ISRO, NASA in talks to place Indian on ISS next year

India and the US on Friday said they have started talks to put in place a strategic framework for human space flight by year-end as they plan to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space......

Govt expects speedy launch of single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine

The government is hopeful of a speedy launch of single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light in India and all stakeholders, including the Russian manufacturer and its Indian partners, have been......

Top US doctor cautiously optimistic over COVID vaccine

America's top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that he is cautiously optimistic over the results from the current clinical trials and the possibility of developing a vaccine for......

India's COVID-19 Crisis May Get Worse

'As people have moved from cities to small towns and villages, they have carried the infection into new territories.''Poor healthcare infrastructure in these places should be a big worry in the......

Indians win Global Indus Technovators award

Ten young innovators and entrepreneurs of South Asian origin have been honoured with 2005 Global Indus Technovators Awards by the Indian Business Club at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This......

Go for hybrid rice, feed the world

Faced with a huge food shortage and rising prices, the world has to tackle the situation with better planning. Concerned over the issue, a multi-year assessment of international agricultural......

IFC to give Rs 100 cr for AP biotech venture fund

The International Finance Corporation is considering assistance of Rs 1 billion for funding the biotech start-ups in Andhra Pradesh.Disclosing this at the three-day 'Biotech Invest 2003: Global......

Hyderabad: India's Genome Valley

"If Bangalore is the Silicon Valley, Hyderabad is the Genome Valley. India's future is in biotechnology," Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy is excited as he makes a......