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DBT seeks interest for young innovative biotechnologist award 2017
The attractive, career oriented scheme from Department of Biotechnology is to identify and nurture outstanding young scientists with innovative ideas and desirous of pursuing research in frontier areas of biotechnology...........
Indian scientists isolate vitamin B12 in friendly bacteria
Researchers at the Karnal-based National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) says that such novel vitamin B12 producing strains can be exploited in future for increasing B12 content of the deficient food bases using bio-fortification strategy.........
GM rice to reduce phosphorus fertilizer usage
The new genetically modified rice developed at Delhi-based National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) has improved natural phosphorus utilization capacity that can reduce use of fertilizers..........
CICR study points to quality issues in Bt cotton seeds
The Nagpur-based Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) during a study conducted in 2014 and 2015, has found that there are several issues in the Bt Cotton seeds.........
HIV-1 and the host: A tale of two genomes!
In an insightful scientific article, Dr Partha P. Majumder and Dr Ankita Garg, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, share their interesting perspective on the latest research efforts to track the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1).....
Don’t blame N-fertilizer for global warming: Indian scientists
Contrary to the global view, the scientists from Indian Agricultural Research Institute have reported that net global temperature change potential (GTP) of nitrogen is substantially lower...........
PM Modi inaugurates Patanjali Research Institute at Haridwar
While inaugurating the Patanjali Research Institute at Haridwar, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi while stressed on the need for holistic healthcare and preserving traditional medicine alternatives..........
GIGH to extend national salt reduction programme to school children
The George Institute for Global Health to extend the programme to 15000 school children from Delhi and Hyderabad under a pilot project..........
India to establish world’s first all women agriculture institute in Orissa
While the minister of agriculture will provide financial help to women to strengthen women cooperatives in the country, it has earmarked 30% funds for the women in all of its schemes......
Pharma industry to reach USD 55 bn in 3 years: ASSOCHAM-IITTM...
Owing to the medical tourism rush, the pharmaceutical industry is pipped to grow at the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.92 percent by the year 2020......