Hobby to hustle: Six years ago, the pandemic and lockdowns sparked a wave of micro-entrepreneurs. Here’s how some built to lastIndia’s Covid-era “hobby economy” — spanning gardening, baking, fitness and pet care — has evolved into a ₹1.5-2 lakh cr market, though not...
17 May, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
Take note, parents: Get at-home Covid testing kits for children as schools plan to reopenHere's how to prepare your child for the rapid antigen COVID test.
29 Jan, 2022, 04.55 PM IST
How to order free at-home Covid test in the US, who can get it: Here are the detailsHere is everything about how to place an order for a free test kit, how many test kits you can get, when they will arrive, and more.
20 Jan, 2022, 02.18 PM IST
Kriya Medical Tech gets ICMR approval for Krivida Novus COVID-19 testing kit"KRIVIDA Novus is a one of its kind test that not only differentiates the variants but also detects the sub-lineages of Omicron. The kit is...
20 Jan, 2022, 12.26 PM IST
At-home test kits are on the rise due to Omicron, but how accurately can nasal swabs detect Covid?But the rapid spread of the omicron variant, and questions about the sensitivity of at-home tests, have rekindled a debate over whether the...
18 Jan, 2022, 10.35 AM IST
Stocking up on home-testing kits? Doctors believe the pricier RT-PCR test is a better optionThere has been a surge in demand for self-testing kits as Covid-19 cases rise across the nation.
15 Jan, 2022, 10.12 AM IST
Tata Medical develops fast-testing solution for COVID-19Last year in November, the company had launched its COVID testing kit, 'TataMD CHECK', developed in partnership with CSIR-IGIB (Council of ...
22 Dec, 2021, 02.18 PM IST
Export curbs on Covid diagnostic kits revokedAt a meeting last week, one of the empowered groups on Covid-19 management recommended that export restrictions be lifted from Covid-19 dia...
09 Oct, 2021, 07.19 AM IST
Mylab launches self-use Covid test kits at chemistsThe kits, which will be available at Rs 250, are approved by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR). This is the first test kit for...
04 Jun, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
Mylab to make one crore COVID home test kits before national rollout on June 1The home test kit christened 'COVISELF', which produces a result in 15 minutes for symptomatic patients, was cleared by the Indian Council ...
21 May, 2021, 01.20 PM IST
India aims to double capacity for making indigenised Covid-19 testing kits: ExpertC-CAMP is anchoring a project called Indigenisation of Diagnostics (InDx) to encourage local production of reverse transcription polymerase...
02 Oct, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
Cheaper test kit by IIT Delhi to hit market soonA Covid-19 testing kit developed by IIT-Delhi and costing half the price of a widely used diagnostic tool is set to hit the market this wee...
23 Jun, 2020, 10.02 AM IST
Rapid antigen test set to be key to Covid strategy nowAround 10 million antigen test kits are expected to be ready by July 15. This move will mark a significant shift in India’s testing strateg...
17 Jun, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
Tata Group ties up with SCTIMST for commercial production of COVID-19 testing kitsThe tie with city-based SCTIMST follows Tata Sons partnership with CSIR-Institute of Genomics andIntegrative Biology to produce CRISPR base...
01 Jun, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
Anurag Kashyap, Varun Grover, Kunal Kamra auction their trophies to raise funds for Covid test kitsKashyap took to Twitter and said whoever bids the highest, gets the winning Filmfare trophy.
21 May, 2020, 09.09 AM IST
On global search for supplies, India gets 6.5L kits from ChinaOver two million test kits being procured from China will be sent to India in the next 15 days, Indian Ambassador to Beijing Vikram Misri t...
17 Apr, 2020, 08.18 AM IST
View: Mass-testing has become imperative for India at this junctureThere are serious concerns about the number of test kits available and our capacity to increase its numbers via local manufacture or import...
07 Apr, 2020, 11.10 PM IST