
The Hindu Morning Digest, October 14, 2024
An ambulance drives near the scene where a drone from Lebanon attacked Israel, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, at Binyamina Israel, on October

An ambulance drives near the scene where a drone from Lebanon attacked Israel, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, at Binyamina Israel, on October

A biobank is a repository of biological samples, such as blood, DNA, cells, tissues, and/or organs alongside their genetic data. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

The body of former Delhi University professor G.N. Sai Baba, as per his wishes, will be donated for medical research and education, family members and

A salesman holds a packet of emergency contraceptive pills at a chemist shop in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: AFP There is no change

I finished B.Sc.Maths in 2022 and began preparing for competitive exams. Now I want to drop the exams and do a PG. Is this a

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said Kannada flag should compulsorily be hoisted at all educational institutions, businesses and factories, including in the information

Admissions and scholarships JS Institute of Design (JSID), New Delhi, has opened applications for the 2025 cycle of its undergraduate programmes in Visual Communication, Game

The story so far: In a significant advancement for health data research, Ben Goldacre and his team have developed the OpenSAFELY platform, enabling access to

Bengaluru used to be among the favourite destinations of Ratan Naval Tata, veteran industrialist, philanthropist, and former Tata Group chairman, who passed away at 86

Among the observations, the commission found that illegal claims and excess claims were settled under the AB-ArK in empanelled hospitals without necessary facilities. | Photo

Ratan Tata at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, February 2002. | Photo Credit: NCBS Archives With the passing of Ratan Tata, we have

The State intends to utilise the Kochi-Bengaluru industrial corridor project (KBIC) and the industrial smart city project that is being developed at Palakkad as part

It is alleged that there were irregularities of ₹7,223.64 crore in COVID-19 management during the erstwhile BJP government. | Photo Credit: file photo The State

Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata at the unveiling of the plaque for the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Cancer Care and Advanced Research in Tirupati on

Asserting on the need to strengthen primary and secondary care, especially in rural areas, Vikram Mathews, director of Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, on Wednesday

Three researchers at the Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat), have secured a patent for the development of an adjuvant formulation

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam, has made significant progress in the latest World University Rankings by the London-based Times Higher Education, advancing to the 401-500

In a bid to find solutions to the water and sanitation issues in rural areas through the adoption of innovative ideas and relevant technologies, Karnataka

India, the sixth largest global contributor of core funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO), has now committed to give more than $300 million for

In this Sept. 2, 2019 photo, a silverback mountain gorilla named Segasira walks in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. The Spanish government has announced plans to ban

Security personnel stand guard ahead of the counting of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, at Polytechnic College in Jammu on Monday. | Photo Credit:

A diet rich in advanced glycation end products (AGEs) – which includes ultra processed and fast foods – is among the leading cause of India

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during the ‘DefConnect 4.0’ programme, in New Delhi, on October 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Andhra University will participate in the Globeheal Conference on Public Health in Bangkok, Thailand in February 20, 2025. The Globeheal Conference brings together academics, researchers,

As the U.S. gears to elect a new President in a month, the head of a leading organisation for Indian-origin physicians has called for the

United Kingdom-based biotechnology company Microbira Limited and University of Hyderabad-based startup SCIINV Biosciences on Friday announced the launch of their joint venture to combat antimicrobial

CSIR-CFTRI scientist Pushpa S. Murthy receiving Dr. Kalpana Chawla award from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru recently. Bharat Ratna renowned scientist C.N.R. Rao and other

The SIPCOT industrial estate in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: File Photo The story so far: On September 28, Tata Motors Group, producer of

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday its 2024 class of fellows often known as recipients of the “genius grant.” Among them

The Kerala High Court on Friday adjourned to October 11 the hearing on a writ petition filed by Asha Lawrence, daughter of late Communist Party of

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with two start-up companies and two innovators for undertaking high-end research on

This membership will also enable Indian medical device manufacturers to meet the regulatory requirements of IMDRF member countries. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Fevicreate IdeaLabs Pidilite Industries, through its art and craft platform Fevicreate, is hosting the fifth edition of its nationwide science-based crafting contest, Fevicreate IdeaLabs. The

CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) is getting prepared to tackle the next viral outbreak or a probable pandemic-like scenario by building a full-fledged

Industries and IT Minister D.Sridhar Babu, IT and Industries Secretary Jayesh Ranjan with other senior officials and leaders of pharma industry at the launch of

Representatives of SRMIST and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy signing an MoU on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Central Council for Research

Kerala is poised for significant growth in the life sciences sector, aiming to establish itself as a hub for medical device manufacturing, biotechnology, Ayurveda, and

With more cases of amoebic meningoencephalitis surfacing in the State, the Health department has given the directive to all clinicians that cerebrospinal fluid samples of

Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Monday stressed the importance of environmental protection for ensuring a sustainable future. Speaking at the inaugural of an symposium at

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Principal of Government Medical College, Ernakulam, to preserve the body of veteran CPI(M) leader M.M. Lawrence until

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File. | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will meet his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken on Tuesday (October

The fire that broke out at the Tata Electronics facility at Nagamangalam in Denkanikkotai in Krishnagiri district being put out by 10 fire vehicles |

Dinesh Gundu Rao, Health Minister | Photo Credit: Based on the success of the Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyothi Yojane that is currently being implemented in

Vaccine maker Indian Immunologicals is developing a bivalent monoclonal antibody of human origin for rabies. “This fully human monoclonal antibody has the potential to revolutionise

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy reviews the progress of work on Digital Health Cards in the State with ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy,

Delegates taking a look at ‘Mother Wrap’ developed by Keltron pavilion at an exhibition organised as part of BioConnect 2.0 conference in Thiruvananthapuram on September 28.

‘The core feature of today’s geopolitical manoeuvres is that they have both eastern and southern implications’ | Photo Credit: AFP In 2022, Moscow cut its

: Nineteen professors of Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, have made it to the list of top 2% of scientists in the world, placing it among first

Tamil Nadu’s 50th SIPCOT industrial park will go live at Panapakkam along with the Tata Motors-JLR project this week. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will inaugurate

Scientists at the Biotechnology & Innovation Council — Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (BRIC-CDFD) here in Hyderabad, have identified a new molecular mechanism for