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PM calls for cross-utilisation of research, institutionalisation of innovation

7:50 pm January 4, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for cross-utilisation of research and innovation so that the works of scientists can be used in various fields. Highlighting the role of research in different knowledge sectors at length, Modi said the impact of research can be commercial or social and it also helps in expanding knowledge and understanding. ”It […]

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

Herculean efforts paid off, Vardhan to scientists on COVID-19 vaccine approval

7:42 pm January 4, 2021

New Delhi: Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the Herculean efforts of scientists have finally paid off as two coronavirus vaccines have been developed at a record-breaking speed and granted authorisation in India. Vardhan, who also holds the charge of Union Health Ministry, said new diagnostic tests can detect the virus within minutes. Massive open science […]

Diljit Dosanjh shares income tax certificate to refute reports of IT probe

7:26 pm January 4, 2021

Mumbai: Don’t spread so much hate, Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh said while sharing his certificate from the Ministry of Finance amid reports of an income tax probe against him. Dosanjh has been actively supporting the ongoing farmers‘ protests against the new agri legislations. There were reports that the income tax department had initiated an investigation into the finances of […]

Paused by COVID-19,India’s Arctic expedition to resume in June

6:18 pm January 4, 2021

Panaji : After a gap of a year due to COVID-19 pandemic, India‘s annual expedition to the Arctic will resume this year in the month of June, a senior Union government official said on Monday. Talking to reporters in Vasco town, about 30 kms away from here, M Ravichandran, Director, National Centre for Polar and Ocean […]

Vaccine approval hailed as decisive turning point in India’s fight against pandemic; Leaders laud scientists, corona warriors

10:46 pm January 3, 2021

New Delhi : The approval given to two COVID-19 vaccines is a ”decisive turning point” in the spirited fight against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as the development was greeted with a sense of relief and hope in the country that has been reeling from the impact of the virus for […]