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Feluda! India's first pocket friendly, paper testing kit delivers COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): 'Feluda' a paper-based testing strip developed indigenously by a team of young scientists of the Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) can now within minutes let people know whether or not they are infected with COVID-19.
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CSIR IGIB and TATA Sons sign MoU for licensing 'KNOWHOW' for rapid diagnos
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi[India], May 6 (ANI): For rapid diagnosis of COVID-19, an MoU was signed between Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's (CSIR) constituent lab, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) and TATA Sons for licensing of 'KNOWHOW' for FNCAS9 Editor Linked Unifor
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Too early for comparisons between Hydroxychloroquine and Remdesivir in COV
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): It is too early to say whether Hydroxychloroquine or Remdesivir works better against COVID-19, as it can be ascertained only after conducting trials, according to the Director-General (DG) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Shekhar C M
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Combating COVID-19: Dr Harsh Vardhan discusses progress on antibody drug -
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday discussed among other things the progress over Remdesivir -- antibody-drug recently approved by the US-FDA for emergency use to treat COVID-19 patients -- with the heads of Council of Scientific and Industria
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Mycobacterium w has trial started: CSIR Director
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director Shekhar Mande on Monday said that trial of Mycobacterium w (Mw) has started.
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CSIR labs provides hand sanitisers, disinfectants to mitigate COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Several laboratories of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have manufactured and distributed hand sanitisers and disinfectants among people amid the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
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Combating COVID-19: High-level task force to work on vaccines, drug testin
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): In order to defeat the coronavirus, a high-level task force has been formed to work on "frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing," said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Sunday.
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CSIR testing anti-leprosy vaccine Mw for COVID-19, says DG Shekhar Mande
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (SCIR) Director-General Dr Shekhar C Mande on Sunday said that the institute is currently testing Mycobacterium w (Mw), which is a vaccine for leprosy, to treat COVID-19.
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India working with global partners to develop vaccines to fight COVID-19:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday said that India is working with global partners so that effective vaccines can be developed to fight against COVID-19.
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Core Strategy Group deals with issues related to COVID-19: Health Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): A Core Strategy Group on COVID-19 is working on digital and molecular surveillance, rapid and economical diagnostics, new drugs, repurposing of drugs and associated production processes, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on
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TN church distributes food to civic body workers on Easter
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 12 (ANI): On the occasion of Easter, members of CSI Immanuel Church in Chennai distributed food among the municipal corporation workers amid coronavirus outbreak.
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CSIR-NCL innovates Digital IR Thermometer, OEU to assist in coronavirus mi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune on Thursday announced two innovations -- Digital IR Thermometer and oxygen enrichment unit -- that can help in the mitigation of the coronavirus ou
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