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Topic: ICMR

With hospital-based surveillance programme, ICMR looks to fix India’s big data gap on STDs

There is a lack of recent epidemiological data on STIs in India, with ICMR’s own 2002-03 estimate of a 6% incidence rate still the most quoted number.

ICMR journal sees Covid boost, paper submissions up 2.5 times, cited by peers more often too

Indian Journal of Medical Research has been flagship journal of ICMR since 1913. According to ICMR’s own assessment, it is one of Asia’s oldest medical journals.

ICMR received Rs 171.74 cr in royalty from sale of Covaxin till 31 Jan, govt tells Rajya Sabha

ICMR and Bharat Biotech developed Covaxin together, and MoS Health Bharati Pawar says in written reply that the research body spent Rs 35 crore on its development.

Vaccination significantly reduces risk of death from Covid, finds ICMR study 

Study analysed patients admitted in 37 hospitals under the National Clinical Registry of Covid 19. An overwhelming number of people who died had comorbidities.

18 papers co-authored by ICMR ex-researcher flagged for ‘image manipulation’, 2nd case this month

The latest allegations have taken the total number of flagged papers co-authored by Das to 28. The other ICMR researcher accused of misconduct in January had denied allegations.

Govt details use of drugs and therapies for Covid treatment in revised guidelines

The new guidelines continue to recommend emergency use of remdesivir in patients with 'moderate to severe' disease and those with no renal or hepatic dysfunction.

Delta was predominant Covid variant among children too during 2nd wave, ICMR study finds

ICMR study, yet to be peer-reviewed, analysed paediatric samples collected between March & June 2021 and highlighted importance of genomic surveillance among Covid-infected children.

Doctors alarmed by ‘strange’ new ICMR rule that makes Covid test optional for hospital patients

New ICMR testing strategy, notified Monday, comes as Covid infections among doctors soar. In Delhi alone, 750 doctors at six major hospitals are reportedly infected with Covid.

ICMR changes testing strategy, now Covid patients’ contacts needn’t get tested unless ‘high-risk’

The new govt advisory states that persons undertaking inter-state domestic travel don't have to get tested & a positive home test is to be considered confirmatory, with no repeat testing.

Govt clears air on precaution dose — it will be the same as the first two shots

As Omicron becomes predominant strain in cities, government warns against complacency based on perception that it is mild. First death from Omicron confirmed in Rajasthan.

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Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.