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Kerala breaks free from centralised testing, sequencing
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala breaks free from centralised testing, sequencing

The Hindu  

When highly pathogenic virus outbreaks such as Nipah take place, contact tracing and isolation of close contacts become critical to contain the virus spread. In a marked departure from earlier four Nipah virus outbreaks in Kerala, on July 20, samples for Nipah testing were sent to NIV Pune and also to the State government’s Institute of Advanced Virology in Thiruvananthapuram. …

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‘Underwhelming Indian genomics research, and gatekeeping’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Underwhelming Indian genomics research, and gatekeeping’

The Hindu  

On March 9, 2024, Dr. Vinod Scaria wrote an article in science page of The Hindu urging for a strong regulatory crackdown to prevent Indian biological samples from being analyzed by foreign commercial entities. However, this article goes over and beyond patient advocacy, and wants a gatekeeping layer to prevent international commercial offerings from accessing any Indian genomics data. Here, …

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Into the artist’s studio: A fluid space for Gigi Scaria’s practice
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Into the artist’s studio: A fluid space for Gigi Scaria’s practice

Live Mint  

Usually artists buy a studio space and then a home, but with Gigi Scaria, 50, it has been the other way around. “I have always had my own home in Delhi, ever since I could afford it,” says the multidisciplinary artist, whose practice spans photography, painting, sculpture, video and installation. It was not ideal, but at that time I couldn’t …

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Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Basith, Sathar shine as Kerala beats Saurashtra by three wickets
1 year, 1 month ago

Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Basith, Sathar shine as Kerala beats Saurashtra by three wickets

The Hindu  

Kerala edged out Saurashtra by three wickets in their opening Group ‘A’ match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Alur Cricket Stadium here on Thursday. Captain and key batter Sanju Samson was the fourth to fall, cutting a short ball from pacer Ankur Panwar to deep point. Akhil Scaria and Abdul Basith put on an 88-run fifth-wicket stand to get …

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Should generative Artificial Intelligence be regulated?
1 year, 2 months ago

Should generative Artificial Intelligence be regulated?

The Hindu  

Generative Artificial Intelligence is like the proverbial genie out of the bottle. Trisha Ray: The U.S. is quite ahead, at least on starting to think about different approaches to how AI would interact with existing copyright law. Copyright Office’s guidance on generative AI only recognises copyright for works created by people. For example, ‘write me a 300-word essay on copyright …

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India conducts nationwide mock drill in hospitals to test COVID preparedness
1 year, 8 months ago

India conducts nationwide mock drill in hospitals to test COVID preparedness

The Hindu  

April 10, 2023 07:41 pm | Updated April 11, 2023 01:10 pm IST - NEW DELHI India began a two-day COVID preparedness mock drill on April 10, amid the continuing surge in cases. “Huge response was seen nationwide, where Ministers and senior officials reviewed the preparations and capacities of hospitals and facilities,’’ said a release issued by the Ministry. The …

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Taj Trapezium Matter : Supreme Court Allows More Flights To Agra, Removes Restriction On Increasing Air Traffic
1 year, 10 months ago

Taj Trapezium Matter : Supreme Court Allows More Flights To Agra, Removes Restriction On Increasing Air Traffic

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has removed the restriction imposed on increasing air traffic in the Agra area. Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AOR Mr. ANS Nadkarni, Sr. Adv. Mr. Jogy Scaria, AOR Mrs. Rachna Gupta, AOR Mr. Nischal Kumar Neeraj, AOR Mr. ANS Nadkarni, Sr. Adv. Dr. Vipin Gupta, AOR Mrs. Rachana Joshi Issar, AOR Mr. Prashant Kumar, AOR Mr. Rajiv Tyagi, AOR …

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Monkeypox strain detected in India not linked to Europe outbreak
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox strain detected in India not linked to Europe outbreak

Hindustan Times  

Genome sequencing reports from two monkeypox patients in Kerala suggests they were infected with the A.2 strain of the virus, different from the one causing the monkeypox outbreaks in Europe, an analysis by scientists at CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology. This A.2 strain, which has largely been found in the US and Thailand, has not been linked to …

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Monkeypox virus mutates at a higher rate
2 years, 6 months ago

Monkeypox virus mutates at a higher rate

The Hindu  

As of June 1, 2022 over 550 lab-confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported from 30 countries, the World Health Organization said at a press briefing. The WHO once again stressed that the large number of cases detected in more than two dozen countries within a short time interval suggests that there “may have been undetected transmission for some time”. “The …

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Here's the Difference Between Delta Variant and Delta Plus Variant of COVID-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Here's the Difference Between Delta Variant and Delta Plus Variant of COVID-19

News 18  

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on June 16 said in a statement that the newly detected Delta Plus Variant of coronavirus is not a cause of concern. The Delta variant The Delta variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was the main reason behind the severity of the second wave in India. Delta Plus is a new mutation …

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Delta Plus: From Severity of Strain to Transmission, All You Need to Know About the Latest Covid Variant
3 years, 6 months ago

Delta Plus: From Severity of Strain to Transmission, All You Need to Know About the Latest Covid Variant

News 18  

The highly transmissible Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has mutated further to form the ‘Delta plus’ or ‘AY.1′ variant. The new Delta plus variant has been formed due to a mutation in the Delta or B.1.617.2 variant, first identified in India and one of the drivers of the deadly second wave. In its latest report on coronavirus variants, updated till last …

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New 'Delta Plus' variant of SARS-CoV-2 identified; here's what we know so far
3 years, 6 months ago

New 'Delta Plus' variant of SARS-CoV-2 identified; here's what we know so far

India Today  

In May, the WHO tagged B.1.617.2 strain as the 'Delta' variant of SARS-CoV-2. Public Health England, in its latest report on coronavirus variants, said the Delta plus variant was identified in six genomes from India as of June 7. Variant frequency for Delta plus variant not much in India A scientist at Delhi-based CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Vinod …

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New immune escape coronavirus variant found in West Bengal, say experts
3 years, 8 months ago

New immune escape coronavirus variant found in West Bengal, say experts

India Today  

After the B.1.617 "new mutant variant" was found in more than 60 per cent of cases sampled for genome sequencing in Maharashtra, a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2 has been found in India. B.1.618 - a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2 predominnatly found in India and characterized by a distinct set of genetic variants including E484K, a major immune escape variant. According …

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