Antidote against Nipah reaches Kerala; expert panel to decide further action

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district of Kerala, Indian Council of Medical Research has delivered the antibody requested by the state to combat the deadly virus. A mobile......

Coronavirus: What about the Lab in Wuhan?

Why did the Chinese military take over the lab in Wuhan in end January?Did something go wrong?Claude Arpi glances at the mystery surrounding the origin of the coronavirus. IMAGE: Medical workers......

The secret to democracy

In late June the United States declared that talks with the European Union over trading rules for Genetically Modifiedfoods had broken down, and America would seek a formal World Trade Organisation......

Minister to begin talks on Bt brinjal in January

Amid growing opposition to the human consumption of genetically-modified brinjal, also referred to as Bt brinjal, in various quarters, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh will travel......

Bt brinjal, a step towards disaster

The government's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has cleared the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) brinjal (eggplant, aubergine or baingan, known variously as vanga, vangi......

Biotech panel moots regulator

The task force on national biotechnology policy, headed by noted agricultural expert MS Swaminathan, has recommended the setting up of an autonomous National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority with......