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India's first vaccine against cervical cancer to be launched tomorrow
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology(DBT) are set to launch India's first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical Cancer on September 1, official sources told ANI.
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Centre pushes for increased exports of tissue culture plants
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) conducted a webinar on "Export Promotion of Tissue Culture Plants such as Foliage, Live Plants, Cut Flowers, and Planting Material" with Department of Biotechnology (DBT) accredi
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Rajesh S Gokhale gets addl charge of DG Council of Scientific and Industri
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Secretary of Department of Biotechnology Rajesh S Gokhale on Friday was given additional charge of the post of Director-General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-cum-Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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Climate change: "India needs to set up solar manufacturing units, prioriti
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): India is at the forefront of making serious efforts towards achieving climate change targets, said Dr Shailja Vaidya Gupta, former Senior Adviser at the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government, Adviser Department of Biotechnology and
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More scientific data required on mixing of COVID-19 vaccine doses: Secreta
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India Dr Renu Swarup said that Drugs Controller General of India has given permission to Christian Medical College, Vellore to start a trial on the mixing of COVID-19 vaccines while adding that th
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Covid pandemic brought strength of our science and technology to forefront
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges, but the country has responded extremely well to all of them, said Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology on Tuesday.
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India working on developing Pan-Corona shot: Dr Renu Swarup
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Dr Renu Swarup, Director of the Department of Biotechnology on Monday said that the Government Of India (GOI) is working on vaccines with the needed modification to fight against any strain of COVID-19 i.e Pan-Corona Vaccine.
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Third Covid-19 wave will come if we invite it: Dr Renu Swarup
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The third Covid-19 wave will come if "invited" by the human behaviour and that of the virus, said Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, on Monday.
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DBT-NII receives Trademark for India's first indigenous tumour antigen SPA
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): India's first indigenous tumour antigen, SPAG9 discovered by Dr Anil Suri, head of Cancer Research Program at Delhi based National Institute of Immunology (NII), an Autonomous Institute of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), in 1998 has received the trademark
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Production of COVID vaccines is being augmented, won't be difficult to mee
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The production of COVID-19 vaccines approved by the government is getting augmented and there is a promising pipeline of vaccine candidates and it will not be difficult to fulfill the obligation of vaccinating those over 18 years of age, a senior governm
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Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine expected to be imported by June-July
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Johnson & Johnson's single-shot coronavirus vaccine is expected to be imported to India for "fill and finish" by June or July this year, said Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology on Thursday.
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R-Day parade: Dept of Biotech showcases Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan throug
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The Department of Biotechnology highlighted the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and showcased the COVID-19 vaccine development process in their tableau at Rajpath on Tuesday.
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