Ebola scare: DGCA asks airlines make in-flight announcements, take other measuresAviation watchdog DGCA has issued new guidelines for airlines amid the Ebola outbreak in Africa. Carriers with flights to or from Uganda an...
25 May, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Long-term Investing: Ecosystem with an edge called India; 12 large- mid- and small-cap stocks with upside potential of up to 34%Tactical investing should not be confused with long-term investing. In a world where geopolitical risk, commodity shocks, and uncertainty a...
23 May, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
CDS Gen Chauhan calls for preparedness against bio-threats, radio contaminationChief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan called for preparedness against future bio-threats. He also highlighted the need for training a...
30 Sep, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
Bristol Myers agrees up to $11.1 billion deal with BioNTech to shake up cancer immunotherapyThe deal, which includes $3.5 billion in unconditional payments, underpins BioNTech's ambition to continue a costly long-term focus on expe...
03 Jun, 2025, 12.48 AM IST
No specific inputs available regarding biological attack threat at present: GovtThe Union home ministry had no specific inputs on biological attack threats, the Rajya Sabha was informed. Minister Nityanand Rai assured t...
24 Jul, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
China's pharma firm WuXi AppTec shared US client's data with BeijingThe US government is concerned that certain Chinese biotech companies are contributing technology or research and development for use by Ch...
28 Mar, 2024, 12.08 PM IST
US procures anti-radiation drugs worth $290 million after Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threatsUS President Joe Biden approved the massive purchase of Nplate earlier in the week, right after Vladimir Putin issued threats of a nuclear ...
07 Oct, 2022, 09.24 PM IST
DRDO establishes COVID-19 facility at Defence Institute of High Altitude Research"The facility can also be utilised for training manpower for COVID-19 testing and will be of great help to address future bio-threats and c...
23 Jul, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
Ensure strict compliance of treaty on banning biological weapons: IndiaIn a statement, India said the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the need for international cooperation, including institution...
27 Mar, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
Wipro receives second threat email, beefs up security"Wipro confirms that it has received a second threatening e-mail.... There is no impact on the company's operations," the company said in a...
02 Jun, 2017, 03.39 PM IST
Delhi High Court stays closure of bio-medical waste treatment plantThe plant, situated barely 30 metres from Sukhdev Vihar, is a threat to the health and life to the 10 lakh population living near it, resid...
08 Jan, 2015, 04.10 PM IST
NanoHealth ties up with GVK BIO for healthcare servicesNanoHealth CEO Manish Ranjan said the mission is to prevent premature deaths caused due to chronic diseases in urban slums.
22 Sep, 2014, 05.23 PM IST
CCI clears state oil companies of cartelisation chargesAnti-trust regulator CCI has cleared state-owned oil marketing firms BPCL, HPCL and IOC of charges that they formed a cartel and fixed bio-...
20 May, 2012, 02.39 PM IST
- Infrastructure sitting ducks for tech-savvy terrorists: Envoy
India’s power generation, transportation, water supply, sanitation and communications facilities faces a growing threat from tech-savvy ter...
18 Dec, 2010, 02.19 AM IST
Sikkim Environment, bio-diversity in perilThe Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said that the environment and bio-diversity in Sikkim have been threatened by construction...
27 Apr, 2010, 07.21 PM IST
- Centre likely to set up bio-security system soon
The government is planning to set up a National Agricultural Bio-security System soon based on the recommendations of the farmers' commissi...
29 Dec, 2008, 03.04 PM IST
- Info on GM Crops be revealed in public interest, CIC to Centre
The Central Information Commission asked the Centre to disclose information about bio-safety data on genetically modified crops.
25 Nov, 2007, 11.09 AM IST