HEALTH

CSIR-CMERI develop new indigenous ventilator

1:23 pm June 4, 2020

New Delhi: Researchers at Durgapur-based Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) have indigenously developed a ventilator amid rising cases of COVID-19. The new ventilator was unveiled in the presence of Prof. (Dr) Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI, and Dr Arunangshu Ganguly, Chairman and Managing Director, Health World Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Durgapur. “The bellow design, controllers and […]

NCVTC to develop of host-directed antivirals for COVID 19

1:08 pm June 4, 2020

New Delhi: Support for a study, which will screen library of 94 small molecule chemical inhibitors for antivirals against coronaviruses, by the National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures (NCVTC), ICAR-NRC from Hisar in Haryana has been approved by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). The molecules are known to inhibit cellular kinases, phosphatases, and […]

RML Hospital giving out erroneous COVID-19 test results: AAP

8:40 pm June 3, 2020

New Delhi: The AAP on Wednesday claimed that the Centre-run RML Hospital was giving out “erroneous” COVID-19 test results and violating government norms of submitting the same within 48 hours. No immediate reaction was available from the hospital. Addressing a press conference here, AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha said the Delhi government re-tested 30 samples from […]

Tips on how to live with COVID-19

12:47 pm June 2, 2020

New Delhi: After seventy days of lockdown, the unlock 1.0 is put into action. Officially designated lockdown 5.0, from June 1, 2020, the economy and ordinary life are returning to normalcy in a controlled and phased manner. This is the beginning of a new normal. It is going to be a long haul. Experts and […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

CMAM Association to address scourge of severe malnutrition in India

6:18 pm May 23, 2020

New Delhi: The critical need to contain the incidence of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) amongst children in India, has galvanized the formation of a new industry group in the country. The Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Association of India has come into existence to fast-track the process of bringing acutely malnourished children out […]