Researchers from IIT Mandi and inStem Bengaluru have discovered the molecular reasons behind the ability of Aedes Aegypti mosquito eggs to survive without water for long periods. The study found that the eggs enter an altered metabolic state, increasing the production of polyamines, which help them withstand water loss. The eggs also use high-calorie...
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A visually impaired student has been admitted to the Indian Institute of Information Technology in Lucknow. Bhuvika Agrawal, a 19-year-old BTech student from Mumbai, overcame her disability to excel in coding and secure a place at one of the country’s top engineering institutes. With a 100% blindness, Bhuvika used technology and her own hard...
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For starters, the duo could not have been more different from each other, with Deepika exclaiming that she is married to Rocky Randhawa in real-life! A loud, boisterous, full of life Sindhi boy falls in love and marries a South Indian girl, (as her father would say from a ‘boring’ family) – poised, polished...
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K-Pop singer G-Dragon has denied allegations of being involved in a drugs controversy. The popular artist issued a statement through his legal team, stating that he has no connection to the substance abuse scandal that has affected the Korean entertainment industry. G-Dragon has promised to extend co-operation to to the police investigations.
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Reliance Jio has demonstrated India’s first satellite-based giga fibre service, called JioSpaceFiber, at the India Mobile Congress. The service aims to provide high-speed broadband access to previously inaccessible areas across the country at affordable prices. Jio is partnering with SES to access medium earth orbit satellite technology, making it the only company in the...
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The government of Haryana, India, has renamed 17 villages with “embarrassing, outlandish or outrageous” names. Villages like Ganda, Kinnar, and Kutia Kheri have been given new names like Ajit Nagar, Gaibi Nagar, and Veerpur. Muslim-sounding village names have also been changed, such as Mustafabad becoming Saraswati Nagar and Mohammadheri becoming Brahampuri. The renaming process...
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