Obesity & diabetes are world's next health "tsunami", warns ebola discoverer Peter PiotA leading virologist warns of a global tsunami of obesity and diabetes, surpassing viral threats. India faces significant vulnerability as ...
06 Mar, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
Pharmexcil drives global pharma trade through premier healthcare export summitThe 11th edition of iPHEX, India's flagship pharmaceutical export exhibition, will be held in New Delhi from September 4-6, 2025.
01 Aug, 2025, 05.44 PM IST
CRISPR, brighter than AI: India must invest in innovation, ethical use of this transformative gene-editing toolIndia has the chance to lead in CRISPR technology by driving ethical gene editing innovations in healthcare, agriculture, and environmental...
12 Mar, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
Donald Trump administration’s visa ban: What it means for transgender athletes and global sportsThe Donald Trump administration's new visa restrictions may permanently ban transgender individuals from the US for misrepresenting their s...
27 Feb, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
India may have to battle a 'tsunami' of chronic diseases like cancer due to globalisation, predicts US oncologistIndia will have to utilise the tech boom to safeguard her citizens from health scares, suggests experts.
19 Jan, 2023, 09.06 AM IST
Industry captains see optimistic forecasts for Indian digital economyThe 25th edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit was kicked off in presence of tech stalwarts, who talked about the future of the IT industry in I...
16 Nov, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
China drafts new rules to allow gene edited crops to overhaul seed industryGene editing is a newer technology that is seen as less risky than GM because it does not involve adding any foreign genes to a plant. Inst...
25 Jan, 2022, 10.37 AM IST
In first, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patientWhile it's too soon to know if the operation really will work, it marks a step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for l...
11 Jan, 2022, 10.33 AM IST
There's no doubt, number of Omicron cases will go up in India: Dr Shahid JameelIn an interview with ET, Dr Shahid Jameel warns that Covishield, which most Indians have got, will not be very effective as a third booster...
19 Dec, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
India fields technology to boost farmers' crop yieldsBesides mechanisation of farming, technology penetration in Indian agriculture sector is happening at multiple levels: policy interventions...
13 Aug, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
Cathie Wood's ARK funds rally on surge in growth stocksThe ARK Innovation fund, which is managed by firm founder Wood, gained 3.5 per cent on Monday and is now up 4.3 per cent for the year to da...
29 Jun, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
Gene Fang of Moody's explains the rationale behind lowering of India GDP forecast"This being the second such shock in a year, it could be an added burden for consumers and small businesses. We therefore expect that the r...
12 May, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
Telangana's aiming for $100 billion life sciences exports by 2030, says Minister KT Rama RaoSome of the companies that announced expansions and investments include Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Canadian firm Jamp Pharm...
23 Feb, 2021, 10.41 AM IST
China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests worked with Chinese militaryTop U.S. security officials have warned American labs against using Chinese tests because of concern that China was seeking to gather forei...
30 Jan, 2021, 06.47 PM IST
Rapid tests not 100% accurate, but serve well with 70% sensitivity: DST secretary Ashutosh SharmaWhile the vaccine discovery is still a long way off, we have started moving on several preventive measures and healthcare interventions. Th...
06 May, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Government will continue to back GM research: DBT secretaryGene-editing policy for medical, agricultural purpose is also under consideration: DBT secretary Renu Swarup
24 Jul, 2019, 12.17 PM IST
Farmer unions demand that GM event developer be made legally liable for illegal GM crop cultivationA Delegation also met with the GEAC officials in MoEFCC on July 12th 2019 to put forward their demands for regulatory improvements.
15 Jul, 2019, 03.52 PM IST