How & why India checkmated Chinese giant Huawei's salami-slicing moves in top tech schoolsA note of caution by the director of a leading IIT woke up Government of India on deep inroads that Chinese company Huawei had already made...
Can coronavirus particles in air infect humans? New study confirms airborne transmissionScientists found that the virus could be frequently detected in air around COVID-19 patients.
Neglected infectious diseases may be tomorrow's pandemic: Bharat Biotech chief Dr Krishna EllaBharat Biotech's Covaxin is credited to be India's first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine to be approved and administered to a sizeable populati...
6 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to 76 nations, 4.5 cr doses administered in India: Harsh VardhanIn a major boost to entrepreneurship in life sciences, Vardhan, the Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, inaugurated IMT...
Six crore COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to 76 nations, 4.5 crore doses administered in India, says Union Health Minister
Coronavirus can be transiently air-borne but masks can keep one safe, says CCMB studyThe scientists worked with hospitals -- three in Hyderabad and three in Chandigarh -- to find if the virus particles can be found in air sa...
CSIR submits 53 genome sequences of coronavirus to global body; to share 450 more by May 15CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and Institu...
30 per cent of India's total cases are linked to Nizamuddin cluster: Lav AgarwalAntibody positives to be confirmed by RT-PCR (reverse transcription-PCR) using throat/nasal swab, and antibody negatives to be quarantined ...
India may be first to go for simplified TB treatment plan"TB remains a significant challenge in India, killing approximately half a million-people in 2015 alone," said Anil Koul director, CSIR-IMT...
Nobel laureate Roger Kornberg to help India develop dengue, TB drugsKornberg said that after processing necessary documents, his laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine, will transfer RNA molecules to be t...
Your insulin, hepatitis B vaccine may get cheaperScientists at the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, have for the first time in India developed indigenous technology ...
Ganga water can fight microorganisms that cause tuberculosis, pneumonia: StudyScientists of Imtech, Chandigarh have for the first time come forward with scientific evidence that the water of Ganga does not putrefy eas...
Reinventing CSIR: New head faces the tough task of making it an innovator againBy the time Sahni took charge at the CSIR headquarters, he had some clear ideas about what to do with this chain of laboratories.
Now, practice of awarding prizes to spur innovation makes its way to IndiaAwarding prizes to spur innovation is a deeply-rooted practice in the US, and it is now making its way to India.
Pharma sector to soon showcase new drugs: Harsh VardhanThe Minister announced that CDRI is carrying out IND studies on lead molecules for fracture-healing, cancers, thrombosis, malaria and hyper...
Indian scientists develop clot-busting drug for heart patientsIndian scientists have developed a clot-busting cost-effective drug for heart patients which can also reduce the risk of internal bleeding.
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Food processing major Kraft Foods, Calvin Klein, the Volkswagen Foundation and Tate & Lyle might not be household names in India, but they ...