Coronavirus update: India tally crosses 500
Almost the whole country under lockdown
Coronavirus update: India's tally now at 45
Karnataka, Punjab record their first cases
COVID-19: Two new cases confirmed in India
Two new COVID-19 cases were found in Delhi and Telangana
Half a million more TB deaths in 2020 due to pandemic disruptions: WHO
Around 1.4 million people did not receive treatment for TB in 2020
New sub-variant of Covid-19 called JN.1 detected in Kerala
Variant was detected among Indians at Singapore airport 2-3 months ago
DTE Coverage: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022
The WAAW 2022 concluded with the Muscat Ministerial Manifesto on AMR
Coronavirus update: Trains to restart from New Delhi from Tuesday
Only online researvations to open tomorrow; no counter tickets yet
Ebola fear spreads to DRC’s neighbours as millions of displaced people migrate
Humanitarian crisis in DRC is forcing millions to flee to Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania
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About 97 per cent of endangered species threatened by common pesticides: US agency
In 2016, the WHO had announced that malathion and diazinon are probable carcinogens
Breakthrough in tackling zika: scientists identify proteins that make virus deadly
These results give researchers a crucial insight into how Zika affects cells
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India has registered a global first of a plant fungus infecting humans
Fungal infections are expected to pose a more significant threat to human beings in the years to come due to climate change, and reasons such as …
COVID-19: Is second wave less fatal?
The 20-odd countries grappling with a a second spell of increased number of cases amid the pandemic suffered a lower-than-average 2%…
Every second extreme poor in the world is a child
India has some 52 million children in extreme poverty, according to an assessment by World Bank and UNICEF
After humans, antibiotic resistance rises in dolphins
Around 90% of samples taken from dolphins in Florida were found to be resistant to at least one type of pathogen, according to new study
Cataract blindness hits women more than men in India
Women are 69% more likely to develop cataract — clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye — than men
Decoded: What triggers spread of cancer cells
Yale scientists also developed a tool to detect spread in patients with renal, brain cancers
Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant
The variant is a hybrid of the strains first found in India (B.1.6172) and the United Kingdom (B.1.17)
Scientists unlock enzyme that reorganises paternal genome during fertilisation
Enzyme SPRK1 makes way for the first step — folding and packaging the sperm so that it fits in the egg
Coronavirus update: More than 100 infected in India
US President Donald Trump said $50 billion of federal funds would be made available to combat the virus
Changing animal behaviour in different terrain can impact spread of diseases: Study
Pathogens like novel tuberculosis could exploit forms of communication among banded mongooses to spread
India can’t be malnutrition-free by 2022: DTE’s annual report
The government’s Poshan Abhiyaan’s implementation is poor and targets are unambitious, according to the State of India’s …
COVID-19 virus now spreading to second-tier towns in Maharashtra: Health ministry report
Non-adherence to precautions, mutation, super-spreading events may be driving spurt