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COVID-19

HCARD, a robot, to assist frontline COVID-19 healthcare warriors

Healthcare workers at hospitals are risking COVID-19 infection by taking care of those infected by it 24/7. Perhaps the level… Read More

COVID-19 and Toilet-use in India: Why Continued Attention is Needed?

Many policy makers are rightfully focusing on bolstering healthcare facilities, ramping up diagnostic testing and surveillance as social distancing measures… Read More

COVID-19 Outbreak: A Global Health and Financial Catastrophe

Consider a hypothetical scenario—a world leader issues a warning about a global health crisis and the repercussions of being under-prepared… Read More

CIMAP’s Herbal products may boost immunity to avoid infection

Researchers at Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, has developed scientifically proven two herbal products, which can… Read More

Global Scrutiny of India’s Fight against Corona

The spread of corona pandemic brings economic and human cost on a massive scale, raising a lot of anxiety and… Read More

COVID-19: Duty-bound and Disturbing Districts in India

In the backdrop of the novel coronavirus disease crisis, it is worthwhile to discuss the functioning districts of India in… Read More

CSIR-IICT initiatives to reduce dependency for APIs and drug intermediates

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates are the key components of any drug that produces the intended effects. India is… Read More

Herbal decongestant spray on mask can protect from suffocation

Health authorities have been strongly advocating the use of face masks to prevent corona infection. At the same time, wearing… Read More

Odisha Fights Coronavirus and Set Example for Many Other States

Naveen Patnaik’s government has set an example for its disaster management strategy in the last two decades. Even international organizations… Read More

Virucidal coating to prevent COVID transmission

A team of researchers at Faridabad-based Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB) led by Dr Avinash Bajaj has initiated a study… Read More