SCIENCE & RESEARCH

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Process for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials begins at NIMS Hyderabad

7:52 pm July 7, 2020

Hyderabad: The process of conducting clinical trials for Covaxin, a vaccine candidate for COVID-19, began on Tuesday at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here, a top official of the state-run medical facility said. “We will select healthy individuals and draw blood and send the blood samples to designated labs in New Delhi. They […]

Astronauts perform 2nd spacewalk to swap station batteries

8:02 pm July 1, 2020

Cape Canaveral: Astronauts performed their second spacewalk in under a week Wednesday to replace old batteries outside the International Space Station. Commander Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken ventured out to tackle the big, boxy batteries. For every two outdated batteries coming out, a new and improved one goes in to supply power to the station on the night side […]

Venus spotted during day time in Jaipur: Expert

11:58 pm June 17, 2020

Jaipur: Planet Venus was spotted during day time in Jaipur on Wednesday, the assistant director of BM Birla Planetarium said. Sandeep Bhattacharya, the assistant director of the planetarium here, said he was preparing for the observation of solar eclipse, which is on June 21, when he spotted planet Venus near the sun at around 2 […]

High quality, cost-effective face mask developed at BARC: Dr Jitendra Singh

9:33 pm June 13, 2020

New Delhi: High quality Face mask has been developed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbai which is affiliated to Department of Atomic Energy. The mask was developed using HEPA filter and is expected to be cost-effective also. This was stated by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of […]

Companies hopeful of economic recovery in 2021 but cautious about COVID-19 pandemic

Final tests of some COVID-19 vaccines to start next month

3:44 am June 12, 2020

Washington: The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, while hard-hit Brazil is testing a different shot from China. Where to do crucial, late-stage testing and how many volunteers are needed to roll up their […]