How a raita served at a funeral sparked a rabies scare among 200 villagers in UPPanic gripped Piprauli village after raita served at a funeral was made from milk of a buffalo that later died from rabies-like symptoms. N...
29 Dec, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
Ozzy funeral: Where does Sharon Osbourne want to bury the iconic singer? Here's the place she has identifiedOzzy Osbourne, the iconic rock star, passed away at 76 after battling Parkinson's disease. Surrounded by his family, including his wife Sha...
26 Jul, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
Man dies after bat bite in Australia; what is Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV), which is 100% fatalA man in New South Wales has died from Australian bat lyssavirus. He was bitten by a bat months ago. This is the state's first confirmed ca...
03 Jul, 2025, 12.13 PM IST
SC to hear PIL seeking right to passive euthanasia for rabies patients on MondayThe Supreme Court will hear a PIL on the right to passive euthanasia for rabies patients, filed by NGO All Creatures Great and Small. The N...
08 Feb, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
Rabies: Is it curable, what are the first signs, what happens in case of infection. Here is all you should knowThere is no known cure for rabies once severe symptoms appear. Prompt medical attention is crucial after a dog bite, including cleaning the...
10 Sep, 2023, 02.26 PM IST
Three local cos working on antibody drugs for CovidBharat Serums, Intas Pharma and Biological E along with ICMR are working on antibody therapies for Covid-19 in India.
13 Oct, 2020, 11.59 PM IST
GSK collaborates with Germany's CureVac, set to take 10% stake for $163 millionBritain's GSK said on Monday it would invest 130 million pounds ($163 million) in German biotech firm CureVac for a 10% stake to work toget...
20 Jul, 2020, 12.17 PM IST
Covid-19: The frantic search for a cure continuesThough vaccine makers are jumping the usual loops of trial development, regulatory agencies are stepping in to ensure that the companies ar...
10 Jul, 2020, 11.29 PM IST
View: Alarmist numbers based on dodgy assumptions shouldn’t be used to prolong lockdown in its present formAn extension will mean the informal sector, daily wage workers and MSMEs bearing the brunt of the lockdown.
13 Apr, 2020, 03.43 PM IST
A problem of plenty: India's onion messWhat the government is doing is hurting farmers rather than resolving the country’s onion mess.
12 Oct, 2019, 06.27 PM IST
Serum eyes Rs 10,000 crore revenues by 2022, unveils new vaccinesThe company is also developing vaccine and drug for dengue fever. It has commenced first phase of trials in Singapore and hopes to launch v...
31 Oct, 2017, 07.25 PM IST
Why we still don't have an Ebola vaccineAmid emergency WHO meetings and frenzied containment efforts, where is the Ebola vaccine?
06 Sep, 2014, 01.51 PM IST
Government mulls to provide 50 essential drugs free by year-end, Health ministry seeks Rs 500 cr for schemeThe ministry is planning to formulate the Free Drugs Scheme by August 10, receive proposals from the states by November and roll out the sc...
29 Jul, 2014, 09.46 AM IST
New government may have to take timely decision to allow onion imports to avoid crisisPrices of essential vegetable likely to spike again after unpredictable rains nearly destroy crops
10 Apr, 2014, 12.56 PM IST
- Why big errors in farm output estimates are costly
Govt knows farm output is measured wrong but bitterly disagree on correctives. Farmers and consumers are paying the cost of an endless deba...
08 Jan, 2012, 02.05 AM IST
- Punjab: Rice output unaffected for now, water depletion a concern
Punjab may show no dip in terms of foodgrain output this year compared to 2008-09 but that will come at a very hefty long term cost that co...
14 Aug, 2009, 05.34 PM IST
- UAS studies GM seeds for anti-diabetic drug
University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore is working on transgenic or genetically-modified groundnut and Colius Forscoli as an e...
17 Nov, 2006, 05.50 PM IST