Finally, antiviral drug for dengue in the offing

World’s first botanical drug against dengue is in the final stage of development at the Delhi-based International Centre for Genetic …

Now glucose monitoring through saliva too

This device can work inside the body without using any external electrical energy

Glacial lake keeps disaster managers on toes in Sikkim

Floods caused due to outbursts of glacial lakes are a matter of concern in Sikkim Himalayan region

ICMR expands India Hypertension Control Initiative to 100 districts

The initiative earlier covered just 25 districts in four states

Researchers use metamaterials to enhance detection of defects in large structures

Metamaterials are artificially crafted materials with unique internal microstructures that give them properties not found in nature

Use your phone camera for real-time pollution check

Click an image either through the smartphone camera or by the app camera, uploade on the app to see the air quality index, PM 2.5, SO2, …

Children’s Science Congress promotes scientific way of thinking

The objective is to let children exhibit their creativity and innovation to solve problems they experience locally using the method of science

Land restoration target revised to 26 mln ha: Experts call for strategy overhaul

Due caution must be exercised in setting standards and policies for restoration of degraded lands, say experts

Activists help reduce malaria cases in Odisha

Accredited Social Health Activists’ efforts brought down malaria deaths in the state from 89 in 2014 to 4 in 2018

Study reveals link between teenage pregnancy and child stunting

Adolescent mothers were more likely to be anaemic compared with adult mothers and anaemia was associated with reduced child growth, find the study

Anti-malaria drug may be repurposed to treat Zika

A team of Indian researchers identify a viral protein that can be targeted by an already available anti-malarial drug — hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)

Training health workers can help manage hypertension in villages 

Early detection and management of hypertension is necessary to prevent complications, but shortfall of trained health workforce, particularly in …

IMTech Chandigarh to start novel coronavirus genome sequencing

Two other institutes under CSIR already on the job

Cipla set to launch repurposed drug Favipiravir for COVID-19: CSIR

An off-patent anti-viral, Favipiravir was originally discovered by Fujifilm group, Japan and has shown promise in treatment of COVID-19

COVID-19: Lucknow lab to sequence SARS-CoV-2 strains

The research lab has inked an MoU with King George’s Medical University 

Indian researchers work on novel coronavirus genome sequencing

Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad and Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, New Delhi working together

Union govt flags off ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ scheme to push scientific research

The scheme will strive to boost high-end scientific research and prepare scientific manpower that can venture into research careers 

COVID-19: Researchers develop portable, battery-operated ventilator

The device, called AirBridge, works as a bridge for a few hours to a few days before conventional ventilation is provided