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New Delhi: An indigenous paper-strip COVID-19 diagnostic test, named after one of India’s most famous fictitious detectives 'FELUDA', recently received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India for a commercial rollout. This test…

Can the plastic waste from discarded PPE (personal protective equipment) kits, masks and disposable testing equipment be recycled and gainfully used? Well, four Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) institutes and a number…

New Delhi: Leading pharmaceutical company Cipla has sought permission to launch Favipiravir, an anti-viral drug, in India to fight against COVID-19. Sources said the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) had developed an…

New Delhi: The chief of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Shekhar C Mande, on Tuesday confirmed that the airborne transmission of coronavirus is a “distinct possibility” and said that the use of masks is a must in…

New Delhi: India registered the highest single-day surge of 27,114 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total caseload past the 8 lakh-mark to 8,20,916 on Saturday. The death toll rose to 22,123 with 519 more succumbing…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched a multi-dimensional pilot project for livelihood and income generation of the farmers in Nabarangpur district, via video conferencing at the Lok Seva Bhawan here. Speaking on…