An iceberg the size of the Spanish island of Majorca has broken off the coast of Antarctica, with measurements taken from satellites and planes confirming it’s now the world’s largest. The finger-shaped iceberg, which is about 4320 square kilometres in size, isn’t thought to have been caused by anthropogenic climate change. By comparison New York […]
Cyclone Tauktae that intensified into an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’ made a landfall on Gujarat coast late on Monday evening with windspeed between 150kmph and 160kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, leaving a trail of destruction behind. Tauktae (pronounced Tau’te) means “gecko” in Burmese. Gecko is a highly vocal lizard in Burmese dialect. The […]
Long working hours led to 7,45,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic (restriction in blood supply to tissues) heart disease in 2016, a 29% increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization published in Environment International on Monday. In a first global analysis of the loss […]
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021 were held at the Palladium in Los Angeles on Sunday and the star-studded evening saw several major celebrities walking the red carpet together. With some of the most popular shows and movies nominated for the Golden Popcorn award, it was a big night for Marvel as both WandaVision and […]
Nike has launched a new campaign called ‘Play New’ that strives to bring innovation and inspiration to every athlete. By athlete, they mean everybody, because to them, if you have a body, you are an athlete. The campaign emphasises the joys of moving the body, even if you are bad at it. Nike shows basketball […]
The gap between two Covishield doses should be increased to 12 to 16 weeks from the existing 6-8 weeks, suggested the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration (NEGVAC). The NEGVAC in its meeting also suggested that Covid positive persons defer their vaccination for six months after recovery as against the current period of 14 days […]
A Louis Vuitton bag that is shaped like a plane has become the subject of ridicule on social media. As part of its Autumn-Winter 2021 collection, it launched a bag designed by American designer Virgil Abloh in the shape of an airplane for the modest amount of 39 thousand dollars, that is around ₹28.6 lakh. […]
Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR), a research institute in India, has conducted a serosurvey in India to determine which blood groups are more vulnerable to the deadly coronavirus. The research paper indicated that people with AB and B blood groups were more susceptible to Covid-19 compared to other blood groups. It further said that […]
Chinese scientists allegedly investigated weaponising coronaviruses five years before the Covid-19 pandemic and may have predicted a World War III fought with biological weapons, according to media reports referring to documents obtained by the US State Department. According to ‘The Sun’ newspaper in the UK, quoting reports first released by ‘The Australian’, the “bombshell” documents […]
Micro-blogging site Twitter has rolled out a new feature known as ‘Tip Jar’, which allows people to send money to their favourite users. Tip Jar will be available to select groups of users including creators, journalists, experts, and nonprofits. It will be available to only those who use Twitter in English and Twitter will not […]