Kenneth Mohanty
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EXPLAINED: How A Human Got A Pig's Heart And Why World's Watching The Case With Bated Breath
Days after the surgery, experts are closely monitoring the patient to assess how his body is responding to the foreign organ → Read More
EXPLAINED: As Philippines Eyes BrahMos Deal, A Look At The Missile And India's Defence Exports Game
The supersonic cruise missile is a key component of India's target of hitting USD 5 billion in defence exports by 2025 → Read More
EXPLAINED: You May Never Forget The Omicron Variant, Here's Why Your T Cells Certainly Won't Anytime Soon
Researchers in South Africa have found that the Omicron variant cannot escape this element of the body's so-called second line of defence → Read More
Explained | Best Choice For Booster? Why There Are Calls for India to Get mRNA Shots, How They Work
While India has not okayed Covid-19 booster shots so far, it has been suggested that the country should explore new vaccines for the third dose → Read More
EXPLAINED: Nuke Capable, 1,000-2,000-Km Range. All You Need To Know About Agni P Missile
A test last week in Odisha saw the Agni-P missile follow a "text book trajectory meeting all mission objectives with high level of accuracy" → Read More
EXPLAINED: Should Covid-19 Booster Dose Be Different From The Initial Vaccine?
Experts are of the view that a separate vaccine for a booster dose than the one used for primary vaccination is more effective in providing protection → Read More
EXPLAINED: How Search For Omicron Origin Has Put HIV Under Lens, And Why It All Points To Need For Vax Equity
Though there is no conclusive evidence, it is suspected that Omicron's rise could be linked to an HIV patient who may have carried the infection for a long time → Read More
EXPLAINED: What Is So 'Extraordinary' About Point Of Order, Why Is It Called A 'Vexatious' Practice
A point of order is related to the rules of procedure and concerns “a breach of order or a transgression of any written or unwritten law of the House" → Read More
EXPLAINED: The Route A Bill Has To Take Through Parliament Before Finally Becoming Law
“The basic function of Parliament is to make laws". But this statement, simple as it is, can hardly convey the complexity of the law-making process → Read More
How 'right to repair' movement has picked up steam and why activists say it matters
To own a device is to have the right to take it apart and fix it whenever the need arises, instead of being forced to junk it when it conks, say activists who argue that the 'right to repair' is crucial for the environment, too → Read More
EXPLAINED: Why Meta's Going Off Face Recognition And What Happens To Tagging Photos On Facebook
Meta, Facebook's parent company, has said that it's dropping the use of face recognition on the social networking site even as it tries to scrub clean its image → Read More
EXPLAINED: More Than 30 Yrs In The Making, How Malaria Vaccine Finally Got WHO's Nod
At a time when the world is contending with a hitherto unseen and unknown foe in the novel coronavirus, you might wonder why a vaccine for malaria is making news. → Read More
EXPLAINED: Jail Term, Fines Based On Amount Seized: All You Need To Know About Stringent NDPS Act
Over 72,000 cases were registered across the country under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, that is, more than 8 cases every hour through the year. → Read More
EXPLAINED: Third-Time Lucky. The Air India Story And How It Finally Comes Full Circle
After a process that went round and round for decades, the Air India story comes full circle as India's national carrier is reportedly set to return to the house of the Tatas about nine years shy of the 100th anniversary of its launch. → Read More
EXPLAINED: To Give Or Not To Give Boosters. Why Experts Say We Need To Go Easy On Extra Shots
Scared by fresh surges that the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus is fuelling around the world and in light of findings that vaccines may be less effective against it, many countries across the world are lining up booster shots for people to augment the protections offered by the general course of inoculation. → Read More
EXPLAINED: Ahead Of US Quad Meet, Here's All About The Group And Why China Calls It 'Asian NATO'
It is a grouping that includes the world's oldest and largest democracies and represents a combined GDP of $34 trillion, or 40 per cent of the global total. → Read More
EXPLAINED: Why US Hopes Full Approval For Pfizer Will Make Sceptics Junk Doubts And Choose The Vax
The view in the US since late July has been that the Covid crisis as it exists in the country now is a "pandemic of the unvaccinated". → Read More
EXPLAINED: What Is Covovax, Which Could Be Another Shot In The Arm For India's Vaccine Race
It is the first protein subunit vaccine that is reportedly ready for roll-out, pending approvals. → Read More
EXPLAINED: What The British Have To Do With Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute And Why Problem Keeps Flaring Up
The border dispute between Assam and Mizoram goes back to the colonial times and hinges on constitutional and historical perceptions of territorial lines → Read More
EXPLAINED: World's Richest Man Is Getting Ready For Tryst With Space. Here's How He'll Fly There And What It'll Take
As he gets set to zoom into space, here's what you need to know about Jeff Bezos's maiden spaceflight → Read More