Tag: Ministry of Science & Technology
India is well-poised to reboot the economy through S&T
Delhi, 11 MAY 2020
India’s fight against the Covid-19 is moving fast ahead strongly and steadily. He was addressing a Digital Conference, RE-START – ‘Reboot the Economy through Science, Technology and Research Translations’, organised to celebrate the National Technology Day here. The Conference was organised by the Technology Development Board (T...
Bengaluru develop BiPAP Non-Invasive Ventilator “SwasthVayu” in 36 Day...
The system has been certified for safety and performance by NABL accredited agencies and undergone stringent biomedical tests
Delhi, 11 MAY 2020
CSIR - National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) Bangalore, a constituent of lab of CSIR has developed a Non Invasive BiPAP Ventilator in a record time of 36 days to treat COVID-19 patients.BiPAP Non-I...
COVID 19 crisis demonstrates how DST is rapidly evolving as architect ...
Delhi, 05 MAY 2020
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), has undergone tremendous change in recent times evolving into an architect of profound science as against incremental science and the coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to escalate the process, Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST said in a live webinar conversation with Ele...
MoU for licensing development of a kit for rapid, accurate diagnosis o...
Delhi, 05 MAY 2020
CSIR’s constituent lab, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) and TATA Sons signed a MoU for licensing of KNOWHOW for FNCAS9 EDITOR LINKED UNIFORM DETECTION ASSAY (FELUDA) FOR RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF COVID-19.
The license shall include transfer of the knowledge for scaling up the KNOWHOW in the form of a kit th...
IIT Bombay Professor receives Young Career Award in Nano Science &...
Delhi, 05 MAY 2020
Professor Saurabh Lodha from Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, has received the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020 instituted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. This award recognises his pioneering contributions in the development of logic transistor technologi...
Scientists to culture novel coronavirus in human lung epithelial cell
It willenable in vitro testing of potential drugs and vaccines against COVID-19
Delhi, 05 MAY 2020
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad has tied up with a Bengaluru-based company, Eyestem Research Private Limited, to take up research activities on COVID-19. Through this research collaboration, an attempt will be made to gro...
WIHG reveals 35 thousand-year history of river erosion in Ladakh Himal...
The study by the WIHG team will help to understand river-borne erosion and sedimentation
Delhi, 30 APR 2020
Scientists and students from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science &Technology,Govt. of Indiastudied rivers in Ladakh Himalaya, bringing out 35 thousand-year history of rive...
New simulation code helps study electric field structure in Earth’s Ma...
The study can be useful in planning of future space missions
It can also lead to precisely controlled fusion laboratory experiments for ever-expanding energy needs of humanity
Delhi, 30 APR 2020
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology have developed a genera...
SERB approves funding for study of mathematical & simulation aspe...
Delhi, 30 APR 2020
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB),a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has approved funding for 11 projects under MATRICS scheme for studying Mathematical modelling and computational aspects to tackle the COVID 19 pandemic.
Most of these studies attempt to pro...
DST launches programme on health & risk communication with focus ...
Conveying the authentic best practices on cutting down on the transmission of virus and its management are of paramount significance, Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
Delhi, 30 APR 2020
National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science & Technology (DST) has launched a programme on health and ...
TDB approves support for indigenous company for ramping up production ...
TDB approves support for indigenous company for ramping up production of COVID-19 diagnostic kits
Real-time PCR based molecular diagnostic kit that screens and detects COVID 19 from samples of flu-like symptoms.
Delhi, 21 APR 2020
The Technology Development Board (TDB), a statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has ...
DBT-BIRAC Call on COVID-19 Research Consortium
Proposals sought on development of diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics and other interventions
16 proposals have been recommended for funding support
Delhi, 20 APR 2020
Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council had invited applications on COVID-19 Research Consortium. The first phase of the call end...
DBT/ Anti-COVID consortium- Efforts underway to produce therapeutic an...
Isolating genes encoding antibodies for neutralising the SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19
Delhi, 13 APR 2020
COVID-19 is caused by the novel SARS coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and it is resulting in many deaths. However, a large number of infected people are also recovering despite not having any specific treatment. This is because of antibodies produced wi...
DST supported startup to make natural, alcohol-free sanitizer to comba...
DELHI, 10 APR 2020
Green Pyramid Biotech (GPB), a company working on Food, Agriculture, and Bio-Technology, located in Pune, Maharashtra, is being funded by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), for manufacturing natural, alcohol-free sanitizer for hands and surfaces with long-lasting antibacterial and antiviral effect.
It can be ve...
SCTIMST scientists develop disinfection gateway & facemask dispos...
Delhi, 10 APR 2020
Scientists at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum, Kerala, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, have designed two technologies to fight COVID-19 pandemic.
Chitra Disinfection Gateway is one of the two technology d...