States, UTs have reported 5,21,358 Covid deaths till April 4: Government"As on 4th April, 2022, states/UTs have reported a total of 5,21,358 deaths due to COVID-19 in the country. The government of India maintai...
05 Apr, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
After battling Covid-19: How future virus research in humans as well as in animals must move in tandemNIV, a premier institute under the Indian Council of Medical Research, was instrumental in isolating a Covid virus strain as early as March...
20 Mar, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
Origins of SARS-CoV-2: Why the lab-leak idea is being considered againSo far, none of these hypotheses have shown the origins of the virus. One of the first scenarios put forward that the Wuhan seafood market ...
07 Jun, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Why Covid 'lab leak' theory is a concern: Human errors led to spread of human H1N1 virus in 1977, 2004 SARS outbreakExperts want tougher controls on bio facilities over fears of the next pandemic.
01 Jun, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
China to build more bio labs amidst questions over Wuhan lab's role in coronavirus originUnder the new Biosecurity Law, China will continue to build and approve more labs specialising in advanced pathogenic microbiology with a s...
16 Apr, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
Bharat Biotech claims its Covid 19 vaccine Covaxin will work against UK strainHyderabad-based Bharat Biotech said on Monday that its vaccine is efficient against the mutant strain of novel coronavirus found in the UK ...
04 Jan, 2021, 07.58 PM IST
Scarcity of labs may slow down vaccine trialsA scarcity of laboratories equipped to handle necessary tests and meet all safety requirements may delay trials of potential Covid-19 vacci...
25 Aug, 2020, 07.36 AM IST
Tata Steel sales fall 11% to 7 million tonne in Jan-Mar 2020; output up at 7.84 million tonneThe consolidated production during the quarter increased by over 1.5 per cent to 7.84 MT from 7.72 MT in January-March 2019, TSL said in a ...
22 Apr, 2020, 04.22 PM IST
Hit by slump, Tata Steel posts Rs 1,229 crore lossThe company’s India business recorded a net profit of ₹1,194 crore in Q3FY20.
08 Feb, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
Buying Bhushan Steel better than greenfield investment: Tata SteelThe total cost of the BSL acquisition is Rs 35,200 crore for settlement of the debt, which has been paid upfront to the lenders of Bhushan ...
24 May, 2018, 08.34 AM IST
Tata Steel to raise Rs 16,500 cr debt to fund Bhushan acquisitionDomestic giant Tata Steel today said it will raise Rs 16,500 crore through debt instruments to fund Rs 32,500 crore acquisition of Bhushan ...
22 May, 2018, 04.20 PM IST
'Need for high investment, complex nature of virus challenges to finding Ebola vaccine'"It is a highly lethal virus and requires safety measures to be in place. It requires BSL-4 laboratories for carrying out research," Sanson...
12 Jan, 2015, 07.05 PM IST
Stagnant steel demand scenario coming to an end: SAIL Chairman C S VermaIndia's steel consumption grew by just 0.6% last fiscal, its lowest in 4 years, to 73.93 MT, mainly impacted by a slower expansion of domes...
23 Sep, 2014, 05.08 PM IST
How to fix US bio-security leaks? Close some labs"One of the things that we want to do is reduce the number of laboratories that work with dangerous agents to the absolute minimum necessar...
14 Jul, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
- Maharashtra attracts Rs 10k cr of plans
Maharashtra industry minister Narayan Rane said at the MoU signing ceremony that the state continues to attract investment amidst the slowd...
19 Aug, 2009, 01.15 AM IST
- Foot and Mouth disease cause 20,000 crore revenue loss in India
India annually suffers a staggering revenue loss of about Rs 20,000 crore due to Foot and Mouth Disease that afflicts the bovine population...
24 Apr, 2008, 01.16 PM IST
- Asia gets its first Bio Safety Level-4 facility
Biovet has launched Asia's first Bio Safety Level-4 (BSL-4) manufacturing facility, specifically designed to enable product development and...
23 Apr, 2008, 06.19 PM IST