A pioneering open source effort on development of new drugs promises to breathe new life into treatment of TB. (Editorial)

The project comprehensively maps the genome of mycobacterium tuberculosis

Two student researchers from the city have been honoured by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for their contribution to the Central government

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The government's Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) initiative released the results of its

New Delhi: Indian scientists have mapped the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome, an achievement that gives hope of discovering a cost-effective drug for the disease that kills 3.3 lakh Indians and 17 lakh globally every year.

Pune In two years, the city-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) hopes to come out with clean energy fuel to generate electricity.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is working on the project. Director-General of CSIR Samir K Brahmachari said this was under CSIR

BHUBANESWAR: Koraput will soon be connected to the nationwide network of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) laboratories as it is chosen as an extension centre to have a pool of master trainers to train grassroots-level people in applied technologies in various fields.

Science has a position of great respect in this country. One of the first engagements of the year in the Prime Minister

KOCHI: With the Indian Meteorological Department stating that last year was hotter than the previous years, the focus has once again turned to climatic changes due to global warming.

One of the most comprehensive papers that looked at the various factors has been from the scientists at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) plans to take interactive research programmes to another level and make them a regular feature in their yearly calendar.

That Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh

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