News for 'biotechnology'

Australia pledges $25 mn aid to India

Australia pledges $25 mn aid to India

Rediff.com6 Mar 2006

The two countries would be signing an MoU to foster research cooperation in biotechnology, the visiting premier said, addressing Indian industry captains at a conference organised by business chambers CII, FICCI and Assocham. \n\n

Teva opens R&D centre in India

Teva opens R&D centre in India

Rediff.com28 Dec 2005

Global pharmaceutical major Teva is planning collaborations with Indian partners for clinical research and biotechnology.

Big drugmakers step in to develop, import test kits

Big drugmakers step in to develop, import test kits

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

Cadila, Biocon developing rapid antibody testing kits; Eris, Mylan, Gland importing. There are two kinds of testing for the novel coronavirus - the real-time polymerase chain reaction test kit that uses throat or nasal swabs and provides results in a few hours, and the other is antibody-based rapid testing kit that use blood samples and provides results in a few minutes.

'What is the tuition fee for MS in the US?'

'What is the tuition fee for MS in the US?'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

In a weekly series, CollegePond.com provides answers all your queries related to pursuing an education abroad.

Is this Indian Covid vaccine better than Pfizer's?

Is this Indian Covid vaccine better than Pfizer's?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

India's first mRNA platform-based vaccine will remain stable at 2-8 degrees Celsius while Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine needs minus 70 degrees Celsius and Moderna vaccine can remain stable for six months at minus 20 degrees Celsius, reports Sohini Das.

India, Netherlands to partner in biotech

India, Netherlands to partner in biotech

Rediff.com25 Oct 2005

India and the Netherlands on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in biotechnology with an aim to find solutions to problems in agricultural and health

Oxford vaccine doing 'everything expected': Study

Oxford vaccine doing 'everything expected': Study

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

A team at Bristol University used recently developed techniques to validate that the vaccine accurately follows the genetic instructions programmed into it by the Oxford University team.

Making of India's genome valley

Making of India's genome valley

Rediff.com2 Jun 2006

India, US sign vision research agreement

India, US sign vision research agreement

Rediff.com25 Aug 2005

India and America sign an agreement to jointly pursue reasearch in vision care.

India, a powerhouse: ASEAN

India, a powerhouse: ASEAN

Rediff.com13 Dec 2005

NRIs urged to invest in biotech

NRIs urged to invest in biotech

Rediff.com14 Jun 2005

Asserting that India offers unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs in biotechnology industry, Minister of State for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal has invited venture capitalists, experts in the field and non-resident Indians to invest the

Tatas buy 30% in Pune biotech firm

Tatas buy 30% in Pune biotech firm

Rediff.com10 Mar 2006

Health ministry ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine in around a week

Health ministry ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine in around a week

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said healthcare workers and frontline workers need not register themselves as their database has been populated on to the Co-WIN vaccine delivery management system in a bulk manner.

National bio-tech plan soon: Sibal

National bio-tech plan soon: Sibal

Rediff.com24 Sep 2005

Subsidy for jobs creation, IT relief for homes: FM

Subsidy for jobs creation, IT relief for homes: FM

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a new job creation scheme by giving subsidy to those establishments that make new hires. The subsidy would be to cover for retirement fund contributions by employees as well as employers for two years, she said. Employees contribution (12 per cent of wages) and employer's contribution (12 per cent of wages) totalling 24 per cent of wages would be given to establishments for two years, she said. Under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, every Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)-registered establishment taking new employees would get this subsidy.

7 jobs in DEMAND

7 jobs in DEMAND

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

There will be a huge market for healthcare professionals, data and security experts and digital marketers, says Navneet Singh, founder, Avsar HR Services.

'Technology, infra key to second green revolution'

'Technology, infra key to second green revolution'

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Green revolution and technology use should not be region-specific.

Birla set for biotech debut

Birla set for biotech debut

Rediff.com15 Jul 2005

Godrej picks up Avesthagen pie

Godrej picks up Avesthagen pie

Rediff.com26 Aug 2004

3 COVID vaccines under active consideration: Health ministry

3 COVID vaccines under active consideration: Health ministry

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

Over the last four days, the Indian arm of US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Pune-based Serum Institute of India and Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech have applied to the Drugs Controller General of India seeking emergency use authorisation for their COVID-19 vaccines.

Trump administration revokes new student visa order

Trump administration revokes new student visa order

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

The announcement comes as a big relief to international students, including those from India.

Covid Vaccine IP: How Big Pharma lobbied against India

Covid Vaccine IP: How Big Pharma lobbied against India

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Communications between the USTR and the world's most powerful pharmaceutical and trade lobbying groups reveal that many raised concerns about India's push to exempt Covid vaccines from intellectual property.

Top US doctor cautiously optimistic over COVID vaccine

Top US doctor cautiously optimistic over COVID vaccine

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

There are a number of vaccine candidates already in clinical trial and a few out of those candidates have completed phase 1/2 status, he said, adding that there are trials that will be going into phase three sometime at the end of July and then others will follow in the months of August, September and October.

Postgraduate diploma course in bioinformatics

Postgraduate diploma course in bioinformatics

Rediff.com30 Jul 2003

The Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore, announces admissions for its third batch, 2004-2005.

Govt plans to 'promote' GM food rather than regulate it

Govt plans to 'promote' GM food rather than regulate it

Rediff.com12 Jul 2013

The serious glitches in the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill.

MUST READ: Failure lessons from Kiran Mazumdar's life

MUST READ: Failure lessons from Kiran Mazumdar's life

Rediff.com18 Sep 2013

Learn how the founder of India's first and largest biotechnology company dealt with failure and achieved success.

Scant VC hurting biotech industry growth: Study

Scant VC hurting biotech industry growth: Study

Rediff.com1 Aug 2003

Biotechnology industry worldwide is poised to achieve profitability by 2010, offering an opportunity to Indian companies to strike alliances with global firms.

Eminent scientist P M Bhargava passes away

Eminent scientist P M Bhargava passes away

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

Bhargava is a pioneer in the field of biotechnology in the country.

Controversial biotech regulator bill introduced in LS

Controversial biotech regulator bill introduced in LS

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

A bill to establish a statutory independent regulator for biotech sector covering research, transport, import, manufacture and use of organisms and products of modern biotechnology was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.