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A Star with A Heartbeat & Without A Magnetic Field Discovered

A group of Indian and international scientists have spotted a peculiar binary star that shows heartbeat but no pulsations contrary to the norm of binary stars of sporting both heartbeats as well as pulsations. This star is called HD73619 in Praesepe (M44), located in the Cancer constellation, one of the closest open star clusters to the Earth.

New Study Raises Prospect of Zika Virus Therapy

In the new study, a team of researchers led by Prof. Sunit K. Singh, Professor of Molecular Immunology & Virology at the Molecular Biology Unit at BHU’s Institute of Medical Sciences, has found that the virus interacts with a set of cells called microglial cells, which protect the brain from infections and that a protein in the virus called ZIKV-NS1 plays an important role in its replication and immune evasion.

IIT Madras to Launch Master’s Program on Electric Vehicles

The students graduating from this program will have the skill sets required to pursue job opportunities in electric vehicle product development including electric vehicle integration, vehicle aggregate engineering, communication and calibration, verification and validation, and product and portfolio planning.

Electric Vehicles Sales in India to Touch 1 Million Units This Year: SMEV

The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) said on Thursday that total electric vehicle sales in India are likely to reach around 10 lakh units this year, about equal to what was sold in the previous 15 years, owing to the high traction seen by electric two-wheelers. SMEV claimed in a statement that sales of electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) in the country more than doubled in 2021 to 2,33,971 units, driven by a robust traction of high-speed scooters, compared to 1,00,736 units in 2020.