B.1.617.2 variant of COVID-19 is infectious, may become dominant in other countries: CCMB Advisor Dr Rakesh Mishra

May 29, 2021

New Delhi [India], May 29 : The variant of COVID-19 first identified in India - B.1.617.2 - is infectious and there are chances that...

Health expert calls for reducing booster dose gap from 9 to 6 months

Apr 28, 2022

New Delhi [India], April 28 : Director of Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bengaluru, Dr Rakesh Mishra has called for reducing the...

Next three weeks crucial for India in terms of Covid spread: CSIR-CCMB director

Apr 18, 2021

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 18 : The next three weeks are crucial for India in terms of the spread of COVID-19, said Dr Rakesh...

Amid rising COVID cases, top scientist calls for ramping up genome sequencing

Jun 06, 2022

New Delhi [India], June 6 : As India reported its biggest jump in three months on Monday - an increase of 1,730 active COVID...

`Asymptomatic patients need not be scared of coronavirus if they do not feel symptoms'

Jun 04, 2020

Hyderabad (Telangana), June 5 : Rakesh Mishra, Director, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, on Thursday said that asymptomatic patients need not be scared...

ADYPU Announces Veteran Educationist Dr Rakesh Jain as the New Vice Chancellor

Aug 07, 2024

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 7: Ajeenkya DY Patil University (ADYPU) today announced veteran educationist Dr Rakesh Jain as the new Vice Chancellor. He has...