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The 104th birthday of Indian physicist and meteorologist Anna Mani, one of the nation's first female scientists, is being commemorated via a Google Doodle on August 23. Anna Mani's life's work made it possible for India to provide precise weather forecasts. The doodle stated, "She excelled so much in this male-dominated field that by 1953, she became head of the division." She perished in Kerala on August 16, 2001. 

Coronavirus has produced yet another hyper contagious omicron mutant, and scientists believe the version known as BA.2.75 may be able to spread quickly and prevent protection from vaccinations and prior infection. It is unknown if it causes more severe illness than other omicron variations. The most recent mutant has been discovered in various remote Indian states and ten additional nations. It appears to be spreading quicker in India. 

World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan has praised India for becoming the pharmacy of the world in the last 75 years. She enumerated India's four major successes that are eradication of polio, a few other vaccine-preventable diseases, the reduction of maternal and child mortality, and universal health coverage. However, she said, "The Covid-19 pandemic has also increased the poverty rate...so...we'll need to...take… read-more

Everywhere on the moon, innumerable tiny iron nanoparticles are being found and scientists are delving into the matter to understand the reason behind it. According to the Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science discovered solar radiation can be the principal source of lunar iron nanoparticles. Scientifically, asteroids and solar radiation break down lunar rock and soil forming nanoparticles, especially on… read-more

Researchers have developed a “speech neuroprosthetic” that enables the brain waves of a paralysed individual to be decoded to appear on the computer screen. The device transfer the thoughts that the individual intends to speak. This is done with the help of implanting electrodes on the brain’s surface, over the area that controls speech. Scientists term it as a major step towards developing communication of paralysed people.