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While the device used comes with six different size channels — 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, and 10.0 microns ( 1 micron is a millionth part of a metre) — a lot of the dust is so fine that aerosols in that range cannot really be measured. More than 98% of the dust, in fact, is contained in the first two channels (smallest particles) of size 0.3 and 0.5 microns. The study did not consider particles in these channels for the aerosol assessment. “But there’s a reasonable sized range where you c...

in Antarctica, the pandemic has reached every continent. And a mutant virus has emerged in the United Kingdom, which threatens to shut down the world yet again — a world just beginning to recover from lockdowns and movement restrictions. The mutation of viruses The genetic material or genome of SARS-CoV-2 is a ribonucleic acid (RNA) made up of over 30,000 units (called nucleotides). Among the families of RNA viruses, the coronaviruses have the largest genome. Most other RNA viruses have on a...

Explained: Why many heard of Eswatini for the first time in a PM Modi tweet © Provided by The Indian Express When Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered a condolence message following the death of Eswatinis Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, who had tested positive for Covid-19 four weeks ago, the name of the country came as news for some Indian social media users. Although officially renamed Eswatini in 2018, the landlocked country in southern Africa, is more well-known in India by its f...

Explained: India’s caution as US sanctions Turkey over the S-400 deal © Provided by The Indian Express The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey on Monday over Ankara’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems. Ankara acquired the Russian S-400 ground-to-air defenses in mid-2019 and says they pose no threat to NATO allies. Washington has long been threatening sanctions on Turkey and had removed the country from an F-35 jet program last year. With India set to get the consi...

Explained: Why are Punjab arhtiyas under the I-T dept scanner? There have been I-T raids on the premises of the seven arhtiyas, including the district presidents of arhtiya associations and the president of state level-association of commission agents. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba , Edited by Explained Desk | Chandigarh | Updated: December 23, 2020 12:17:47 pm Arhityas and labourers protest against the I-T raids, at Sunam mandi on Monday. (Express...

Explained: India’s caution as US sanctions Turkey over the S-400 deal © Provided by The Indian Express The United States has imposed sanctions on Turkey on Monday over Ankara’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems. Ankara acquired the Russian S-400 ground-to-air defenses in mid-2019 and says they pose no threat to NATO allies. Washington has long been threatening sanctions on Turkey and had removed the country from an F-35 jet program last year. With India set to get the consi...

Explained: What will India’s team combination be in the absence of Kohli, Shami? How can India restrict Australia to a total that they can overcome with their tweaked batting line-up for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne? Written by Vishal Menon , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 23, 2020 12:24:09 pm Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the series against Australia. (AP Photo/File) The absence of Virat Kohli, the b...

Explained: The row in UK around breastfeeding mothers getting Covid-19 vaccine The National Health Service (NHS), Britain’s national public health programme, has, while asserting that “the coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective” and “gives you the best protection against coronavirus”, issued an “advice if you’re of childbearing age, pregnant or breastfeeding”. Updated: December 23, 2020 12:37:27 pm “You should wait to have the COVID-19 vaccine if yo...

Explained: What next after stay on Uddhav’s Metro move at Kanjurmarg? In October, Thackeray overturned his former ally and predecessor Devendra Fadnaviss contentious decision of building the project’s car shed at Aarey Milk Colony and relocated it to Kanjurmarg. Updated: December 20, 2020 2:16:44 pm At Kanjurmarg, where work for the metro car shed project is underway. (Express Photo: Deepak Joshi) On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court stayed further imple...

Explained: Why Vipul Chaudhary has been arrested in Amul bonus scam Who is Vipul Chaudhary and why is he an important figure in Gujarat dairy politics? Written by Vaibhav Jha , Edited by Explained Desk | Ahmedabad | Updated: December 23, 2020 12:24:03 pm On Friday, an Ahmedabad Sessions Court granted relief to Vipul Chaudhary, former Home Minister of Gujarat and former chairman of GCMMF also known as Amul, in an alleged bonus scam of Rs 14.8 crore. (...