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Drug-resistant superbug spreading in hospitals: Study

September 4, 2018

Researchers from University of Melbourne, Australian have found that superbug resistant to all known antibiotics and can cause severe infections or even death is spreading undetected through hospital wards across the world. They have discovered three variants of multidrug-resistant superbug ..

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Department of Biotechnology inks MoU with IAE on Enhancing Innovation for Clean Energy Transition

August 31, 2018

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under Union Ministry of Science and Technology has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Energy Agency (IEA) for enhancing innovation for Clean Energy Transition.  The MoU seeks to deepen co-operation in support of clean energy ..

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Call for Code initiative: IBM partners with Indian IT companies to build global solutions for disaster management

August 30, 2018

Global IT giant IBM has partnered with Indian IT companies  for its ‘Call for Code’ initiative that aims to build global solutions for disaster management.  Indian IT companies that will partner with IBM for Call for Code initiative include Persistent ..

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Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO unveils plans for India’s manned space flight mission

August 29, 2018

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) unveiled details of its first indigenous human space mission dubbed as Gaganyaan to be launched in 2022. The mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 72nd Independence Day speech. Under it, three ..

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Government constitute 21-member Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council

August 29, 2018

Union Government has constituted new 21-member advisory panel on science, technology and innovation called Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). It will be headed by Principal Scientific Advisor to government K Vijay Raghavan. It will replace earlier ..

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Horizon 2020: India, EU join hands for research programme to develop a next generation influenza vaccine

August 29, 2018

Union Government and European Union (EU) have collaborated for research programme named Horizon 2020 to develop Next Generation Influenza Vaccine to protect citizens across the globe. For this research programme, India’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and EU have committed Euro ..

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NVIDIA made deep learning technology partner of NITI Aayog for MoveHack

August 29, 2018

Union Government’s premier think tank NITI Aayog has made computer chip manufacturer NVIDIA its deep learning technology partner to support its MoveHack event. MoveHack is global mobility hackathon event organized by NITI Aayog to crowdsource solutions aimed at the future ..

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India’s first biofuel flight was powered by jatropha seeds

August 28, 2018

India’s first first-ever environment friendly biofuel powered flight between Dehradun and Delhi was propelled by blend of oil from jatropha seeds and aviation turbine fuel. The 43-minute flight was operated by SpiceJet’s Bombardier Q-400 aircraft, with 20 officials and five ..

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