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More sci-tech development plans to be built in 2021 15:38 | 07/01/2021 The MoST meeting on sci-tech development  Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Xuan Dinh made the statement at a meeting held on January 6 to review performance in 2020 and set key tasks for 2021. According to Dinh, 2021 is an especially significant year for Vietnam as the country begins to implement the 2021-2025 Socioeconomic Development Plan and the 2021-2030 Socioeconomic Dev...

Scientists consider slashing a leap second from time as Earth spins at its fastest in half a century Timekeepers around the world are debating whether to add a negative leap second to time, in a would-be historical first. Jan 07, 2021 11:48:51 IST Scientists have now revealed that that Earth is rotating faster than normal and as a result, the length of each day has become slightly shorter than 24 hours. Timekeepers around the world are reportedly debating whether to delete a second from time to...

Fifty percent of elderly suffer from chronic diseases, 40 percent are disabled: LASI Wave 1 report The LASI Wave 1 field survey, conducted across 35 states and UT from April 2017 to December 2018, was released by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. Jan 07, 2021 11:25:33 IST Around 55 percent people above the age of 60 years suffer from a chronic disease, according to the wave, one of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) released on Wednesday. According to the report, around 40 percen...

National cow science exam for students, general public to be held on 25 February, annually The exam will cover the unexplored potential and business opportunities a cow can offer, even after it stops giving milk, as per the RKA chief. The cow is a holy animal in India. The government on Tuesday announced a national-level voluntary online exam on gau vigyan (cow science) to be held on 25 February, in a bid to generate interest amon...

World Health Organization investigators have been denied entry into China, despite Beijing agreeing to the probe in December.

National cow science exam for students, general public to be held on 25 February, annually The exam will cover the unexplored potential and business opportunities a cow can offer, even after it stops giving milk, as per the RKA chief. Jan 06, 2021 09:12:33 IST The government on Tuesday announced a national-level voluntary online exam on gau vigyan (cow science) to be held on 25 February, in a bid to generate interest among students and general public about the indigenous cow and its benefits. A...

Turns out a stick in the arm is a great way to ring in the New Year.

It’s an insight into ecosystems that existed more than 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth. A new study from the University of Auckland looks at the animals’ roles in moving seeds from one place to another. Evidence from fossils ...

COVID-19 vaccine will very likely work on UK mutation, Fauci says, as California reports case A more contagious variant of the virus, discovered in Britain, has now been detected in California, a day after it first appeared in the US, in Colorado. Listen - 02:29 Dr. Anthony Fauci, right, discusses the new variant of the coronavirus with California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Screenshot by Corinne Reichert/CNET ...

Researchers developed a super-thin sensor that can be applied directly on a fingertip to take accura