#Metoo: Post-allegation, top academic of IISc set to quitThe complaint, sources said, alleges that the academic made sexually coloured remarks to the student. Also, that he allegedly persisted wit...
15 Oct, 2018, 06.48 AM IST
Government says PET bottles fine for medicines but NGT decision awaitedDrug companies use PET as it’s lighter and cheaper than glass besides being less prone to breakage, making pharmaceuticals a key market for...
11 Aug, 2016, 10.25 PM IST
Prime Minister should step in to revamp MCI, say ex-bureaucrats & doctorsA parliamentary panel had recommended restructuring MCI, stating that its current composition is "biased" against larger public health goal.
14 Apr, 2016, 02.39 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged to revamp Medical Council of IndiaIn a letter to the Prime Minister, the former members of MCI, health secretaries and prominent doctors, also urged Modi to revamp the curri...
14 Apr, 2016, 03.20 AM IST
AIDS vaccine effort boosts Indian scienceIndia’s recent success in producing an indigenous vaccine for rotavirus will cost less than $1 per dose, in contrast to the $300 per dose v...
18 May, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Science education and research in India undergoing a quiet but potentially huge transformation
A quantum jump in public funding and a team of institution-builders are leading the charge in science education.
04 Dec, 2011, 04.03 AM IST
- Government decides against Bt Brinjal for now
The genetically modified version of the vegetable has been developed by US-based firm Monsanto and India-based Mahyco.
09 Feb, 2010, 04.34 PM IST
- WB soon to have a world class research facility for cancer
West Bengal will soon house a world-class research facility for cancer.
25 Jul, 2009, 09.48 PM IST
- National biotech policy in 7 months
The Centre will announce a comprehensive National Biotechnology Policy in the next six to seven months, Union Biotechnology Secretary MK Bh...
11 Jul, 2004, 10.03 PM IST