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Oversupply of Covid shot in Russia but skepticism dogs Sputnik V vaccine drive

Not many are taking the Sputnik V vaccine with the low numbers being blamed on Russians’ distrust of officialdom dating back to the Soviet era and doubts over the vaccine.

Royal purple wool from 3,000 years ago gives a glimpse into King David & Solomon’s wardrobe

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week.

Putin’s first Davos appearance in a decade indicates Kremlin is struggling with Navalny crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed Davos Agenda 2021 Wednesday but did not mention the growing protests in the country against the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny.

Poisoning, arrest and a ‘billion-dollar palace’ fire up Russians

Navalny's call to protest has social media buzzing and has prompted Russia's communications watchdog to clamp down. Several of his high-profile allies have been detained.

Indian military team to visit Russia for S-400 air defence systems training

Russian Ambassador Nikolay R Kudashev said the S-400 programme is one of the flagship projects in further boosting military cooperation between the two countries.

Russia jails Putin critic Navalny for 30 days, defying US, European calls to free him

Navalny, who returned to Moscow after recovering from poisoning, faces about 3.5 years in prison at a hearing set for 2 February on charges he breached terms of a suspended sentence.

India gets Ukrainian engines for its stealth frigates, sends them to shipbuilder in Russia

Construction of two frigates for Indian Navy are going on according to schedule — first one to be delivered by 2022-end & the second 6 months later in 2023.

China’s CanSino Covid vaccine could get its first global approval from Russia

The CanSino vaccine is currently undergoing Phase 3 trials and has been granted military approval in China, which is more limited than emergency authorisation.

Olympics losing public support in Japan, gorillas test positive in US and other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has no peer-reviewed data yet. Question is — would you take it

Russia hasn’t released late-stage phase 3 data on its vaccine. That said, what we do know about Sputnik V and its design should give us some degree of confidence.

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Potassium fertilisers can improve crop yields. Indian farmers must reduce nitrogen usage

Our study presents evidence suggestive of the fact that farmers who demonstrate greater knowledge about the importance of potassium tend to achieve higher yields and revenues.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.