The Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DGCI) on Saturday approved the country’s first Covid-19 Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic (CRISPR) test for commercial launch. This is developed by Tata and developed by CSIR-IGIB (Institute for Genomics and Integrative Biology) FELUDA (an acronym for FNCAS9 Editor-Limited Uniform Detection Assay). “The …
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NEW DELHI: Health researchers, apparently under instructions from ICMR chiefs, removed a crucial part of the first national serosurvey study conducted to assess the true extent of the spread of Covid-19 before it was finally published, it has compiled this newspaper. The omitted data showed that between 15 and 48 …
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People in England who refuse to isolate themselves to stop the spread of the coronavirus could face fines of up to £ 10,000 ($ 13,000, 11,000 euros) under the strict regulations announced on Saturday to address an increase in cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this week that Britain was …
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New Delhi: Amid a growing number of coronavirus cases, the Rajasthan government led by Ashok Gehlot has decided to impose Section 144 of the CrPC in 11 districts of the state. Read Also: IPL 2020, Match 3 Preview: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore In an official notification, the government …
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CHANDIGARH: Following the guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of the Interior (MHA), Punjab Government Sunday allowed students in classes IX through XII to visit their schools in areas outside of the containment zones on a voluntary basis to receive guidance from their teachers. However, this permission would be subject …
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Punjab schools, universities will be closed until October | Photo credit: iStock Images The Punjab government has allowed the reopening of higher education institutions for PhD students, as well as for graduate and PhD students as of September 21, 2020. The government has been particular to open only those technical …
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ISLAMABAD: Deposed Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz sharif on Sunday he made a political comeback by criticizing the mighty army and said the opposition was not against the prime minister Imran khan but against those who brought an “ineffective” man to power. Addressing the All Parties Conference (APC) hosted by …
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Responding to questions from social media users during his weekly Sunday Samvaad show, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that only 10 states are reporting the maximum number of active Covid-19 cases in the country. The minister was responding to a question asking if India is in the …
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The proposal is part of a bill introduced at the Lok Sabha on Saturday. Companies with no fewer than 300 workers will soon be able to hire and fire workers without seeking prior permission from the government, and the Labor Ministry will propose changes to the rules in a bill …
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NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: An indigenously developed test using state-of-the-art CRISPR gene editing technology to accurately, inexpensively and rapidly detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 infection has been approved for its commercial launch by Drugs Comptroller General of India. Developed by scientists from IGIB (Institute for Genomics and Integrative …
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