ISW Desk

A new chapter in the fight against the ongoing epidemic of COVID-19 has begun with the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) giving the approval for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the world’s first and India’s indigenously…
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Air pollution resulting from the rising levels of particulate matter, nitrous oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon oxides, and other toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is a major concern. Long-term exposure to even a few parts per million of…
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Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, launched on Tuesday the fifth edition of the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) organised by Bengaluru-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms…
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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured a patent registration for an innovative plastic-mixed handmade paper developed to fight the menace of plastic waste. The patent certificate was issued to the Commission’s…
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A mega two-day All India Seminar with the theme of `Role of Science Communicators during the Indian Independence Movement’ is to be organised to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. The conference is being organised by the…
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Two new chairs to support research activities especially in the area of micro-electronics & VLSI design and Geotechnical & Geo-Environmental Engineering have been established at the IIT Delhi. An IIT alumnus Saurabh Mittal has…
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Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology has drawn up an ambitious programme to celebrate the contributions of Indian scientists, science communicators, and teachers during India’s independence…
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Colon cancer is one of the most common types of cancer – both in India and worldwide. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), it is the third most common cancer in men (6, 63,000 cases in 2014, 10.0% of all cancer cases)…
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A new way of handling diseases could soon be in the offing with a team of researchers gaining new insights into the molecular mechanism of living organisms. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is a protein that plays a significant…
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Mangroves are tropical trees and shrubs found along tidal-estuaries, in salt marshes, and on muddy coasts. They are the only species of trees in the world that can tolerate saltwater. Mangroves are an ecosystem of incredible bio-diversity,…
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