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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicPandemics

Topic: pandemics

Pune-based firm receives major international grant to accelerate development of Nipah virus vaccine

Gennova has been working on self-amplifying mRNA vaccine. mRNA vaccines use body’s machinery to make antigenic protein rather than injecting antigen directly into body.

‘100 times worse than Covid’: Scientists warn of bird flu pandemic after rare human case in Texas

Around 52% of humans who have contracted H5N1 since 2003 have died, according to the World Health Organization.

One Health: Mission to prevent diseases will be key focus area of new PSA Sood

One Health, PSA Sood said, will look at humans, wildlife & environment to address gaps in India’s disease surveillance, adding that 6 ministries are already working on it.

New book looks at the ‘Age of Pandemics’ to draw lessons for Covid battle

Chinmay Tumbe's 'The Age of Pandemics', published by Harper Collins India, is due to be released on 22 December on ThePrint's ‘SoftCover’.

How to prevent future pandemics? 22 leading scientists tell us

There are 1.7 million ‘undiscovered’ viruses in mammals and birds, 827,000 of which could infect humans.

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.