Dame Sandra Mason takes over as the Head of State of Barbados.
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India Successfully Flight-Tests Aerial Target ABHYAS
India successfully conducted a flight-test of its indigenously developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) now named ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha.
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Sri Lanka imports organic fertiliser from India
Sri Lanka received the first batch of organic fertiliser from India today.
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Immobile Barnacles evolve to become mobile
A barnacle is an arthropod, a crustacean leading a sessile lifestyle. They survive on small particles of food floating near them.
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Gobi Fish camouflage faster & better without friends nearby
Gobi is a small, bottom-dwelling fish found all over the world. They constitute 35% of the total fish on coral reefs in Australia.
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New Species of Moth with Longest Tongue in Madagascar
Xanthopan morgani praedicta (Wallace’s sphinx moth) moth species, found in the Madagascan rainforest, has the longest tongue (known as proboscis or the feeding organ), amongst any known insect.
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First Giant Sea Scorpion Fossil of Silurian Period Found in China
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from Germany and England, have described a new genus and species of sea scorpion (Eurypterid).
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Scientists have developed tougher glass inspired by seashells
Researchers at McGill University have designed a new type of glass that is said to be 5 times more resistant to fracture than standard glass.
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Covaxin vaccine gets emergency use approval for kids
Covaxin is the first Covid-19 vaccine to be tested in the 2-6 years age group. The made-in-India vaccine will be administered in two doses, with a gap of 28 days in between the first and second dose.
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2700-year-old ancient luxury toilet found in Jerusalem
A team of Israeli archaeologists discovered a 2,700 year old toilet in the remains of an ancient royal estate located in Jerusalem.
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