DCGI extends shelf life of Covishield from 6 to 9 months

In a letter to the Serum Institute, DCGI said it is permitted to apply the shelf life of nine months to unlabelled vials available on hand

Leaked WHO report says COVID likely passed from bats to humans through another animal

The researchers listed four scenarios in order of likelihood for the emergence of the virus named SARS-CoV-2

Jowar, ragi, papaya, drumstick etc are being grown in organic ways and there is good yield

So far, some 771 variants of concern have been detected from 10,787 samples collected from different states and Union Territories

Officials said the new 'Indian strain' does not match any previously catalogued Variants of Concerns (VOC)

The launch is part of a high-technology project undertaken to develop solutions to environmental challenges and address climate change

It will be integrated with the L-Band SAR Payload of JPL for the Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission

Europe has already witnessed outbreaks in mink farms in Denmark where it was found that the infected animals passed the virus back to people

More than half of the animals that have Covid-19 susceptible ACE2 receptors jostle for space with humans

The scientists checked for antibodies against the virus in people across 30 wards of the city