Source of Malappuram fever still elusive
The Health Department in Malappuram district, Kerala, is striving to identify the origin of a fever outbreak in different parts of Malappuram district that claimed five lives between March and …
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Quick, cheap diagnostic test for Haemophilia A
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s National Institute of Immunohematology, Mumbai, has developed a cost-effective Point-of-Care (POC) rapid diagnostic test for severe Haemophilia A and Von Willebrand Disease (VWD). …
Read MoreISRO hosts first batch of teen scientists
Indian space Research Organization (ISRO) is hosting first batch of students under the Young Scientists Programme, also known as YUva VIgyani KAryakram (YUVIKA). In January 2019, ISRO had announced “Young …
Read MoreExplained: Human body mapping— how cells, tissues react when in a disease stage
Department of Biotechnology(DBT) has launched ‘MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative’ towards improving knowledge on human physiology. It is a project for mapping every tissue of the human body to help better …
Read MoreHong Kong culls 6,000 pigs after African swine fever found
Hong Kong has decided to cull 6,000 pigs after its first ever case of African swine fever was found in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with …
Read MoreCCMB scientists sequence Asiatic lion genome
Scientists from CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology has for the first time sequenced the entire genome of Asiatic lion. Genome sequencing means determining the order of the four chemical …
Read MoreFast neutrino oscillations may hold key to supernovae formation
According to a study from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,fast neutrino oscillations could be the driving force behind why some stars explode forming supernovae at the end of their lives. …
Read MoreChandrayaan-2 will carry 14 payloads from India
A mission update of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that Chandrayaan 2 which is planned to be launched during July 9-16, will have 14 Indian payloads or …
Read MoreIn big boost, IAF gets first Apache Guardian attack helicopter
US aerospace company Boeing has handed over to India the first AH-64E (I) – Apache Guardian helicopter at Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona,USA. The Indian Air Force(IAF) will induct …
Read MoreNASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid in 2022
NASA is planning to launch Double Asteroid Redirection Test(DART).It is a spacecraft designed to determine whether an asteroid can be redirected with a high-speed collision. It will be launched with …
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