ICMR confirms Nipah antibody presence in bat samples collected from Kozhikode, says ministerState Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday that the ICMR had conveyed this information to the state government via email. "We have...
19 Oct, 2023, 09.59 PM IST
ICMR, AYUSH ministry sign MoU for collaboration on health researchThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the AYUSH ministry have signed an agreement for collaboration and cooperation for researc...
11 May, 2023, 06.03 PM IST
'Media Reports on Admission of Vax Side-effects by ICMR Erroneous'Citing an RTI (Right to Information Act) response, the news report had claimed that ICMR and CDSCO officials have admitted to side-effects ...
18 Jan, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
Media report on 'multiple side-effects of Covid vaccines' ill-informed, erroneous: Health MinistryIn line with the policy of the Union Ministry of Health of proactive disclosure aligned with global scientific evidence in the public domai...
17 Jan, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
ICMR announces new standard treatment norms for 54 common illnesses for use by physiciansWith growing new scientific evidence and rising healthcare costs, the healthcare providers regularly require simple standard treatment guid...
13 Jul, 2022, 11.55 AM IST
Aviation Ministry grants ICMR conditional permission to use drones for vaccine deliveryThe ICMR has got the permission for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) vaccine delivery in Andaman and Nicobar Isl...
13 Sep, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
Over 50-cr samples tested for COVID-19 in India till now: ICMR"ICMR has been enhancing COVID-19 testing capability across the country by expanding and diversifying testing capacity by leveraging techno...
19 Aug, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
India achieves milestone of conducting 40 crore COVID-19 tests: ICMRProf Balram Bhargava, Director General, ICMR said exponential increase in testing has led to early identification, prompt isolation and eff...
26 Jun, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Health ministry launches web portal for updates on Covid-19 vaccine developmentThe ''vaccine web portal'' and the ''National Clinical Registry for COVID-19'' have been developed by the Indian Council of Medical Researc...
28 Sep, 2020, 09.21 PM IST
ICMR says move to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine is in accordance with global normsICMR said that the letter sent by the DG was meant to cut 'unnecessary red tape'.
04 Jul, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
Sero survey findings not shared with ICMR’s panel: DCS Reddy“The findings of the data have not been shared with the ICMR epidemiology and surveillance working group as yet,” DCS Reddy, chairman of th...
10 Jun, 2020, 08.24 AM IST
No major side-effects of HCQ, should be continued as preventive treatment for COVID-19: ICMRThe ICMR's statement came against the backdrop of the World Health Organization (WHO) suspending the testing of the drug in COVID-19 patien...
26 May, 2020, 07.08 PM IST
ICMR teams up with Bharat Biotech to develop COVID-19 vaccineThe vaccine will be developed using the virus strain isolated at the ICMR's National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, a statement said. T...
09 May, 2020, 10.43 PM IST
ICMR partners India Post for delivery of COVID-19 testing kits to labs"Indian Council of Medical Research has set a target of carrying out around 1 lakh tests across the country per day. For this crucial work,...
07 May, 2020, 08.12 PM IST
80% coronavirus patients will only have mild cold and fever: ICMRBalram Bhargava, DG, ICMR said that about 5 per cent of these patients need to be admitted and needed to be supportive treatement. Citig ex...
22 Mar, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
India-African Union sign MoU on strengthening cooperation in healthcare sector: MEAThe MoU will pave the way for the cooperation in the areas of research and development, capacity building, and health services among others.
27 Mar, 2019, 08.22 PM IST
Startup Soothe Healthcare acquires ICMR's tech to develop low-cost health kitsAt the first stage, the company will bring out kits for diabetes and oncology, slated to be in the market in a year.
14 Mar, 2015, 12.14 PM IST