Feluda, First Desi Covid Detector, Gets Regulator Approval | India News

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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The approval of agrarian bills draws new political failures

New Delhi: On Sunday, new political dividing lines were drawn between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition parties, which saw two key agricultural bills win Parliament’s approval amid uproar and great drama. The bone of contention between the two sides is Rajya Sabha’s vice president and the conduct …

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Will the new “free trade” law benefit farmers?

NEW DELHI: Restoring the way agricultural products are traded within India, Parliament on Sunday passed a series of bills aimed at liberalizing agricultural markets. Despite repeated agitations by farmers and the resignation of food processing industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal in protest, the passage of controversial bills marks a new …

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