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Coronavirus: How is NASA dealing with COVID-19? Here’s the space agency’s action plan

Coronavirus: A week ago, an employee at the NASA’s Ames Research Centre in California was tested positive for the virus.




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Large asteroid approaching Earth! How dangerous will it be? NASA answers

The space rock will pass the earth at a distance 4.6 times of distance between the Moon and Earth.




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Delhi targets 66% reduction in air pollution in 5 years; sets aside Rs 30 cr for smog towers

"Green Citizen Awards" will also be instituted to encourage citizens to contribute to environment protection and preservation work, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said while presenting the budget in Delhi Assembly.




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Race for corona vaccine hots up; US, China enter human-trials stage

At least two candidates have already entered the clinical evaluation stage, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).




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PM Modi’s inspiring message on Earth Day: A shout out to all working at forefront to defeat COVID-19

PM Modi also said let us pledge to work towards a cleaner, healthier and a more prosperous planet.




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Huge asteroid 1998 OR2 will fly past Earth on Wednesday, no chances of danger to earth; details

According to NASA, they have identified and tracked over 90 percent of the asteroids near the Earth (NEAs) with a minimum width of 1 km, which is big enough to be a threat to the humans if they line up with the Earth.




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Indian-origin girl gets honour of naming NASA’s first Mars helicopter

Rupani, a high school junior from Northport, Alabama, earned the honour of naming the helicopter after she submitted her essay into NASA's "Name the Rover" contest.




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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to Indian students stuck in US: Stay home, reflect and be part of something bigger

During a virtual interaction, she compared the Indian students' experience to her being in space in a spacecraft “where you don't get to go, see your family and friends and give them a real hug.”




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Massive planet ‘King’ Kepler-88 d discovered! Newly found exoplanet is 3 times bigger than Jupiter

The discovery was made by a group of astronomers led by the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (UH IfA). The new plant was discovered after studying six years of data.




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Super Flower Moon 2020: Last ‘supermoon’ of the year is truly amazing! Check images

Super Flower Moon 2020: Scintillating images of the full moon, also a 'supermoon', are being shared from across the world.




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Court marriage

I am a muslim adult boy. How can marrie my relative who is my niece (elder Brothers daughter)




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Mehbooba Mufti doesn’t meet PDP panel: Kashmir bigger than party issues

Underscoring that the situation in Kashmir is bigger than party issues, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti refused to meet a delegation of her party members.




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Taliban free 3 Indians in exchange for 11 leaders

Three Indian engineers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since May 2018 have been freed by the militant group in exchange for 11 of its top members from Afghan jails, according to an Afghan media report on Monday.




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Singer tests positive, Parliament & Rashtrapati Bhavan rocked

The development is likely to increase pressure on the government to adjourn the Parliament session, which the Opposition has been demanding.




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Lockdown movie strikes eerie note at German virtual film festival

Friederich imagine a world where an oppressive state has locked down all gatherings of people to minimise risk from a nebulous threat



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Top five less travelled hill stations near Delhi for a perfect weekend getaway

There are a number of other hill-stations, excluding the popular ones, which you can consider if you are looking for a perfect weekend getaway. These places, being less travelled, will keep you away from the hustle-bustle and possibly give you the relaxation you have been looking for.




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New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Immigration Changes

Wendy Smith Chief Executive of the South Canterbury Chamber states that the new visa system must provide confidence and certainty to employers that suffer from a skills shortage in regions. Employers in the area can find it easy to bring many temporary…




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NZ Immigration: Work Visa Changes Will Improve Migrant Work Conditions

Work visa rules have modified in a move designed by the government to lessen exploitation and promote migrant worker conditions.The latest rules came into force on 7 October 2019, involve workers having a minimum base salary of $79,560 to be eligible…




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New guidelines for hearing of cases by CAT in Green, Orange and Red Zones

As directed by the Hon’ble Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal, New Delhi, the following Notification is issued:The functioning of the Principal Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal and its other Benches across the Country was sus




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PIL in SC by justice for rights foundation seeking waiver of fees in pvt. university/colleges

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to State Governments pertaining to private and public college for providing relief, waive off, or moratorium on academic fees for the next semester and restrict them from asking lump sum am




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Contingent contracts agreed in advance attract Sec 32 and not Sec 56 of ICA

Case: NAFED v. Alimenta SAThe Supreme Court, in a recent case, held that when parties agree to in advance on contingency, which makes performance of the contract become impossible, Section 32 of Contract Act shall be applied and not Section 56.Facts




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The geometric distribution in SAS

I have written several articles about how to work with continuous probability distributions in SAS. I always emphasize that it is important to be able to compute the four essential functions for working with a statistical distribution. Namely, you need to know how to generate random values, how to compute [...]

The post The geometric distribution in SAS appeared first on The DO Loop.




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The circular law for eigenvalues

I've previously written about how to generate points that are uniformly distributed in the unit disk. A seemingly unrelated topic is the distribution of eigenvalues (in the complex plane) of various kinds of random matrices. However, I recently learned that these topics are somewhat related! A mathematical result called the [...]

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The virus that changed the world

The COVID-19 pandemic has mercilessly exposed the weaknesses of institutions upon which the overwhelming majority of the world’s people rely.




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Pega Diary: We're Selling Change

Taking a deeper dive into how CRM is changing, and how customer engagement or experience, and AI-powered automation, are two sides of the same coin




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One on One: Rethinking CRM as Customer Engagement with Tom Libretto

Tom Libretto of Pega discusses the rapid evolution from traditional CRM to a real-time customer-centric marketing and sales environment




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DMN: A Change is Coming

A new look DMN is coming your way tomorrow. There will be bells to add and whistles to re-tune, but we hope you like the look




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Villagers Hit By Vizag Gas Leak Can't Return Till Chemical Neutralised

The Andhra Pradesh government has today informed that those evacuated from villages affected by the gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam could not return till the impact of the chemical was...




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Guwahati Medical College Shut For New Patients After Doctor Tests +ve

Assam has 'temporarily' shut down the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) - the biggest medical college of the northeast and the B Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati after four coronavirus...




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396 People Recover From COVID-19 With Early Oxygen Therapy In Bhopal

A total of 396 people have recovered from coronavirus infection through early oxygen therapy at Chirayu Hospital in Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal.




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Unable to Overcome Impact Of Tragedy: Aurangabad Train Accident Survivor

A survivor of the Aurangabad train tragedy says that the disturbing images of the death of his companions in front of his eyes were haunting him and left him with the mental trauma that he will never...




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Broadway, doors closed and stages empty, fears an uncertain future

New York needs Broadway to be alive and well, so that tourism, hotels and restaurants do well, observed the spokesperson of a Broadway performers' association, citing a study showing that Broadway contributes nearly $15 billion to the local economy




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WETLAND MITIGATION AT PETERSON WILDLIFE REFUGE, PHASE II

WETLAND MITIGATION AT PETERSON WILDLIFE REFUGE, PHASE II




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BRIDGE PAINTING, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, FY20

BRIDGE PAINTING, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, FY20




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ANCHORAGE WET POND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS

ANCHORAGE WET POND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS




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AMTRAK BRIDGE PAINTING, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, FY20

AMTRAK BRIDGE PAINTING, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, FY20




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LITTLE BALTIMORE ROAD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS

LITTLE BALTIMORE ROAD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS




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Andhra govt to start health survey as COVID19 cases surge

Pensions were distributed to 52.49 lakh pensioners by the volunteers, taking the total number of such beneficiaries to 93%.




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Coronavirus will change how we view privacy

Both China and Russia have been using their social surveillance systems to track people. CNN reports that the Russian state, using 170,000 cameras, even has caught and fined 200 people for violations.




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Coronavirus outbreak: Tamil Nadu to get 1 lakh rapid test kits from China by April 9 for quick screening

These kits will help the state in quick screening of suspected Covid-19 patients. The chief minister said RTKs will be sent to all districts the very next day.




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How can global colleges recruit?

Webinars provide access to a diverse pool of students from the comfort and safety of your office/home. Webinars are essential if you are looking for a niche audience spread over diverse geography.




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Coronavirus lockdown: Gig economy, or gagged economy?

Thanks to the Coronavirus outbreak and the resultant global economic gloom, many freelancers today are out of work and bereft of opportunities, as companies cut losses and shrink budgets to survive.




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How brands are adopting innovative means to drive consumer engagements

From redesigning logo to driving digital campaigns, brands are adapting to the situation by driving sensitive and timely campaigns




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Is the edtech surge here to stay?

The market for edtech products will likely expand.




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The hard road ahead: Stories of sectors facing their own unique challenges amid Covid pandemic

While millions face the disease, almost all are facing economic hurdles. No sector is untouched, and no impact is small. Looking beyond oil and aviation, we bring you stories of sectors facing their own unique challenges.




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Women’s cricket gets a start-up boost

The 2017 women's World Cup in England was the turning point with 180 million watching the game out of which 156 million were from India, says Lahoti.




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Power play: Role gender plays in society, especially politics

With rumours that Kim Yo-jong might take over the leadership of North Korea after Kim Jong-un, we take a look at the role gender plays in society, especially politics.




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Let’s hear a story: Children’s books have undergone a huge transformation

Children’s books have undergone a huge transformation. The latest rage are audiobooks, ensuring there’s a grandma for every kid yearning for a bedtime story.




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Lockdown impact: STEPapp gets 3 lakh new users

The gamified learning app for school students to be relaunched in all subjects.




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Tech boost for frontline workers: How IBM is helping ICMR to manage process of capturing COVID-19 data

The Watson virtual agent is AI-enabled and will be able to understand and respond to queries in English and Hindi.