Having spent more than $30 million to help elect their allies to the U.S. Congress, major drug companies are looking to capitalize on their electoral success by securing favorable new legislation and
The absence of a proper patent scrutiny system in the country has led to a large number of 45,000 patent cases collecting dust on the shelves of three patent offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
Aimed at emerging as a one-stop destination for research and development in modern biology, the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) here proposes to set up a major facility for
Three Machi - The Starfish Initiative - a UK-based charity organization plans to launch its maiden venture in Assam on November 24. The organization, led by Ms Helen Taylor and a dedicated team of
The Madan Mohan Cornea Society organised a seminar on
The All India Doctors Association owing allegiance to the Indian systems of Medicine has alleged that a "baseless campaign" was on to create a fallacious image of Ayurvedic drugs that they contain
The Vadodara based Aembic Ltd. has received the approval of the drug Controller General of India to manufacture and market cefetamet pivoxil, a third generation Cephalosporin. this is the first time
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the government was contemplating constituting the 'Andhra Pradesh legislators forum on the lines of parliamentary forum in Delhi, to discuss and
The fight in the anti-cancer biotech drug Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (D-CSF) - commonly known as Gratim -segment is getting fierce. Close on the heels of Ranbaxy Laboratories approaching
The US proposed new World Trade Organisation rules to stop export credits being used to subsidise farm exports, and lambasted Japan and the European Union for failing to produce detailed proposals
Within a year or two, India may have it's own first genetically modified crop to come out of a publicly-funded research institute. It's a transgenic, protein-rich potato developed by a team headed by
The country's crop protection industry which has suffered the impact of erratic monsoon during the kharif sowing season may not find much solace in rabi sowing, industry sources say. This is
For the second day the roads leading to Uttaranchal from Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh were under siege by angry cane farmers. They were seeking announcement of procurement price and commencement
The National Cooperative Development Corporation, the apex body for providing development finance for the co-operative sector, has sanctioned setting up of a new chemical and fertiliser units at
With the dependence on biopesticides catching the minds of farmer, usage of eco-friendly insecticides and pesticides are spreading more than the synthetic pesticides for any crop to check
The Indian government's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) is slated to meet by December 10 to discuss the issue of approval of three genetically modified (GM) hybrid mustard seeds
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF), Udaipur, recently unveiled a solar-powered auto-rickshaw in Mumbai. The autorickshaw, large enough to accommodate four, is powered by solar panels.
The Himachal Pradesh Government, which had formulated the new industrial policy guidelines-1999, has given a top priority to industrial development to achieve the twin objectives of employment
Smoking cannabis increases the odds of suffering from depression and schizophrenia, doctors say. The occasional joint may not be harmful, but people who start using cannabies in their teens have a
JNU researchers are developing an edible plant vaccine for malaria. They are testing antigens on the carrot plant and are sure to make a breakthrough soon. With the synthetic peptide vaccine
