A new variant of coronavirus B.1.1.28.2 has been detected in India through genome sequencing conducted by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. The variant was isolated from nasal and throat swabs from international travellers from Brazil and the UK. The pathogenicity of the isolate was assessed in Syrian hamster model and compared with B.1 […]
The All India Medical Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, began screening of children for the trial of Covaxin, India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, among those aged between 2 and 18 started on Monday. The trial on children has already started at AIIMS Patna to see if the Bharat Biotech jab is suitable for […]
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story acquired a position in the IMDB’s Top Web Series & TV Shows in the world. Col Needham, IMDb Founder, and CEO said worldwide interest in the Indian steaming series “hit an all-time high this year” with fans rating their favorites and helping others discover breakout shows. Rating of 9.5 […]
The only Indian company Zydus Cadila which claims to have developed neutralising monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)-based cocktail for the treatment of COVID-19 has been given permission to conduct clinical trials by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), according to sources. “SEC gives a recommendation for the Phase I and II […]
After Pfizer and Moderna, Covishield-maker Serum Institute of India (SII) has asked for indemnity from liability, according to sources. All vaccine makers, whether Indian or foreign, should be granted the same protection, the Adar Poonawalla-led company has reportedly told the government. As per company sources, the Adar Poonawalla-led SII, which manufactures Covishield (the Indian name […]
Tests on mixing doses of vaccines and the effectiveness of a single dose of Covishield will begin soon in the government’s new strategy at a time of shortage of Covid shots. All the vaccines currently authorised for use in India — Covishield, Covaxin and Russia’s Sputnik V — are two-dose vaccines. Sources say a study […]
Amid criticism over the ongoing construction work for the Central Vista redevelopment project, the Delhi High Court on Monday said it is an “essential national project”. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh dismissed a plea seeking a halt on the ongoing construction amid the pandemic, and fined the petitioner […]
Hariman Sharma, a farmer from Himachal Pradesh, has developed an innovative self-pollinating apple variety that does not require long chilling hours for flowering and fruit setting. This cultivation has spread to plain, tropical, and subtropical areas in various parts of India, where the temperature is as high as 40 to 45ºC during summer. Hariman Sharma, […]
Toll collection on national highways is likely to fall by 25% to 30% in May as a fall out of the lockdown and restrictions imposed by several states to contain the spread of coronavirus, according to rating agency ICRA. In April too, toll collection fell by 10% over March. However, with fall in number of […]
The Central Government on Friday extended the ban on international commercial flights till 30 June, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a circular. The ban on scheduled overseas flights was to end on 31 May after a 14-month gap. “In partial modification of circular dated 26-06-2020, the competent authority has further extended […]