Man who caught virus from a monkey in a critical condition — B virus explained

Most cases of B virus infection have involved laboratory workers handling captive animals or monkey tissues

WHO launches ‘CoViNet’ — a global laboratory to monitor emerging coronaviruses

Builds on COVID-19 reference laboratory network established during early days of pandemic to confirm disease

Malaria, dengue detection made easy

Doctors evolve mathematical formula to pinpoint most likely cause of fever

COVID-19: Is India equipped to carry out clinical trials on vaccines?

The country does not have the animals for such pre-clinical trials

NASA Curiosity rover finds nitrogen on Mars

Discovery lends credence to the theory that the Red Planet may once have supported life

Antibody reduces levels of HIV virus in body during clinical trial

Results considered a milestone in the search for more effective treatment of HIV

Return of bird flu in India raises alarm

No confirmation yet on whether virus is a mutant one

James Watson to auction his Nobel Prize for discovering double helix structure of DNA

The money would go to the institutions where he studied and worked

Kerala to form separate authority to screen vegetables and fruits for pesticides

The state imports 60 per cent of its requirement from other states

Water pacifies heat

Soil moisture works as an indicator of weather extremes

Mars Mission: ISRO eyes November 2013 launch

Cabinet yet to approve the mission

Licence revived, production halted

Government-run vaccine units fail to resume supply for immunisation programme

Cold takes south India by surprise

Could be due to cold winds from north India or Arctic Oscillation

COVID-19: What about 1.5 mln UP children who missed vaccination schedule

Summer, monsoon onset increase chances of measles, influenza

Animal health body issues alert on Mizoram pig disease

Disease surfaced in March; outbreak notified as first occurrence for India

World lost 8 per cent of its forests in past 14 years: study

UN plans to restore 150 degraded forests by 2020

Drug trials: Irked NHRC issues notices to Centre and Andhra Pradesh government

Says respond else face action

India bans animal testing for cosmetics

Standards for alternative tests to be set; amendments to acts and laws required

India’s SO2 emissions up by 71 per cent in 5 years, shows US study

'CPCB underestimating pollution from coal-fired thermal power plants'

Freedom from toxins: independent laboratories hold the key

Centre for Science and Environment's Pollution Monitoring Lab has been carrying out research in public interest for more than a decade now. …

Laboratory for improving accuracy of measurement units launched in Delhi

The Apex Metrology Laboratory will define new standards to enable increase in industrial production and improvement in pollution monitoring

Treated but not cured

Ten years after India declared itself leprosy-free, drug-resistant strains emerge. The environment facilitates the spread of the disease

Vaccine Watch: 5 dead in Serum Institute fire; UAE okays Sputnik

PM likely to be vaccinated in March or April, doctor in Shivamogga dies two days after receiving jab and Israel denies vaccine efficacy fears

Ranjit Bharvirkar – Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project

Ranjit Bharvirkar is an independent expert working as an advisor with the Regulatory Assistance Project since 2013. He has conducted research and …

Did the Cow lead scientists to birth of a black hole?

A rare celestial explosion, nicknamed the Cow, has scientists scrambling for an explanation