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22 May

Einstein handwritten “Theory of Special Relativity” sells for $1.2 million

editor0 CommentsNorth EastE=mc2, Einstein, history, international, science

Albert Einstein's letter in which he writes out his famous E=mc2 equation has sold at auction for more than $1.2 million about three times more than it was expected to get Boston-based RR Auction said Friday. Archivists at the Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say there are only three other known examples of Einstein writing the world-changing equation in his own hand. This fourth example the only one in a private collection only became public recently according to RR Auction which had expected it to sell for about $400,000. It’s…

22 May

Joe Biden reiterates ‘no shift in commitment to Israel’s security’; backs two-state plan

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US President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to help organize efforts to rebuild Gaza and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the "only answer" to the conflict.Biden also said he had told the Israelis to stop "intercommunal fighting" in the flashpoint city of Jerusalem. However he stressed "there is no shift in my commitment, commitment to the security of Israel" and added that until the region "unequivocally" acknowledges Israel's existence "there will be no peace." US policy under Donald Trump was criticized as being blatantly pro-Israel and ignoring the Palestinians. A Mideast peace plan devised by Trump’s adviser…

22 May

Cyclone Tauktae: 26 still missing, Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies

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With no trace of 15 personnel from barge P305 and 11 from tugboat Varaprada six days after Cyclone Tauktae fury rendered the vessels adrift, the Navy on Saturday deployed specialised diving teams to boost the search and rescue operations (SAR) off Mumbai coast. “To augment the ongoing SAR ops for the missing crew of Barge P305 and Tug Varaprada, specialised diving teams onboard INS Makar with side-scan sonar and INS Tarasa sailed out early morning today from Mumbai,” a Navy spokesperson tweeted. The death toll on barge P305 that sank in the Arabian Sea on Monday reached 60 on Friday…

22 May

Sunderlal Bahuguna, the driving force behind the legendary Chipko movement succumbs to Covid

editor0 CommentsHealthclimate, Covid-19, INDIA, Sunderlal Bahuguna

Gandhian environmentalist, Sunderlal Bahuguna was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh, on May 8, and was on life support. A statement from AIIMS-Rishikesh said he had comorbidities, including diabetes and hypertension, and had contracted Covid pneumonia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Bahuguna’s demise as a “monumental loss” for the nation. “He manifested our centuries old ethos of living in harmony with nature. His simplicity and spirit of compassion will never be forgotten,” he posted on Twitter. President Ram Nath Kovind described Bahuguna as “a legend in his own right” who “made conservation a people’s movement”.…

22 May

COVID crisis in India a warning of possible events in other low- and middle-income countries: IMF

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Observing that the ongoing "catastrophic" second wave of COVID-19 in India is a sign that the worst may be yet to come, the IMF has said that the situation in the country is a warning of the possible events in low- and middle-income nations that have seemingly escaped the pandemic till now. A report co-authored by International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist Ruchir Agarwal and its Chief Economist Gita Gopinath on Friday also said that under the business-as-usual scenario, the vaccine coverage in India is expected to remain under 35 per cent of the population by the end of 2021. The…

22 May

IAF Pilot’s family calls to ban MiG-21 aircrafts after his death in crash

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Dr Anjum, a cousin of Squadron Leader Abhinav Chaudhary said, "Each year, a number of our fighter pilots are being killed during crashes of these “flying coffins” that have been discarded by the Russians in 1980. Yet our government is dilly-dallying the decision to do away with these vintage Soviet air crafts." Abhinav's Father, Satendra Chaudhary said, "I HAVE lost my son but I appeal to the government with folded hands that the MiG-21 fighter planes should immediately be phased out from the Indian Air Force (IAF) so that more parents may not have to bear such an irreparable loss.”…

22 May

Why Microsoft is killing Internet Explorer and what will be its future Edge

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Microsoft is bidding goodbye to Internet Explorer after 26 long years. For a web browser that was once market leader and then one of the holy trinity along with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, it might seem like the end of an era. But the fact is that Internet Explorer’s time had come long ago. Microsoft recently opened up a little about the transition to Internet Explorer-free Windows 10 experience and revealed that Chromium Edge is the future of Internet Explorer on the operating system. After the announcement, changes have already begun to appear in the preview builds of Windows…

22 May

China Earthquake: 3 dead, 12 injured

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At least 3 people were killed and 27 others injured after a series of earthquakes that jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said. Rescue forces have been dispatched to the quake zone, and rescue efforts are underway. However, no casualties have been reported after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Qinghai Province Saturday The quake was felt in all 12 counties and cities of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, with Yangbi being the worst hit, Yang Guozong, the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of the prefecture, said. Two deaths were reported…

21 May

Ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come into effect

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The ceasefire began early on Friday, bringing to an end 11 days of fighting in which more than 250 people were killed, most of them in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas claimed victory in the conflict. The truce faced an early test on Friday when fresh clashes broke out at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP news agency that Palestinians had thrown stones at officers, and that "riot" suppressing measures had been taken in response. The fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza began on 10 May after weeks of…

21 May

Govt makes all-round efforts to ramp up supply and availability of Amphotericin-B drug for Black Fungus treatment

editor0 CommentsNorth EastAmphotericin-B drug, Black Fungus treatment

The government of India has been supporting States and UTs in procuring drugs and diagnostics for COVID19 management through a “Whole of Government” approach. The States and UTs are proactively supported by the Union Government for ensuring adequate availability of various medicines, medical equipment, PPE kits, masks etc., since April 2020. In recent days, several States and UTs have reported an increasing number of patients suffering from COVID complications in the form of Mucormycosis, popularly known as Black Fungus. There is also a reported shortage of Amphotericin-B, an anti-fungal drug used for the treatment of the Black Fungus disease. Union…