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NEW DELHI: Coronavirus genomes in India have 5.39% mutation similarity to 72 countries, according to a study by a group of researchers trying to identify genetic variability and potential molecular targets in the virus and humans to find the best possible response to combat COVID. 19. Mutations in the genetic …

Scientists said Monday they have detected in the acidic clouds of Venus, a gas called phosphine, which indicates that microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth. The researchers did not discover real life forms, but pointed out that on Earth, phosphine is produced …

By: Reuters | Washington | Updated: September 14, 2020 10:34:49 pm The presence of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus is something that was not expected and is “inexplicable”. (NASA / File photo) Scientists said Monday they have detected in the acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that …

Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high up in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus – hinting that there may be strange microbes living in sulfuric acid-laden clouds on the greenhouse planet. Two telescopes in Hawaii and Chile detected in the dense Venetian clouds the chemical signature of phosphine, …

Written by Arnab Mitra | New Delhi | Updated: September 14, 2020 2:18:47 pm JEE Laksh Gupta main topper. Image source: special arrangement Main results of NTA JEE 2020: Laksh Gupta scored a perfect 100th percentile and All India rank (AIR 9) on the Main Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), the …

Written by P Vaidyanathan Iyer | New Delhi | Updated: September 14, 2020 7:13:41 am On the list: Families of key politicians: Gandhis to Pawars, Scindias to Sangmas and Badals; at least 70 mayors; legislators from J&K and the Northeast. In the overseas key information database (OKIDB) developed by the …

This is the 157th installment of a daily column on coronavirus disease that I began writing on March 19. I started writing it because I thought pompously that there had to be a voice of reason about a disease that was convinced that it would change the world. It is …

Dehradun’s Bashar Ahmed with a 99,993 percentile emerged as the state leader in Uttarakhand, in the 2020 Joint Primary Entrance Exam (JEE), the results of which were declared Friday night. Despite being the first in the state, the 18-year-old was not celebrating his achievement the next morning; preferred to re-prepare …

Written by Jay Mazoomdaar | New Delhi | Updated: September 14, 2020 1:41:47 am These include Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat, at least 60 senior and retired army officers, including at least 14 former heads of the three services and scientists from the Atomic Energy Commission to the Research …

Written by P Vaidyanathan Iyer, Jay Mazoomdaar, Sheriff M of Kaunain | New Delhi | Updated: September 14, 2020 1:42:04 am Not only influential individuals in the political and official establishment, the Indians who are monitored cross disciplines. They include bureaucrats in key positions; judges; scientists and academics; journalists; actors …