SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may resemble the mild cold-causing coronaviruses that currently circulate in humans if it becomes endemic and most people are exposed in childhood, according to a study.
The modelling study, published on Tuesday in the...
The UK variant of the novel Coronavirus is considered to be 50 to 75 per cent more transmissible than the original strain. In a webinar held on Tuesday, Bernardo Gutiérrez, researcher at the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford...
Researchers have identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus 'package up' their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells.
The findings open up the possibility that drugs or anti-viral agents can be developed that would...
New Delhi, Jan 13 :
Shares of Bharti Airtel on Wednesday zoomed over 6 per cent after the company said it has received approvals for relevant downstream investments post FDI nod from the Department of Telecommunications.
Bharti Airtel further said it...
New Delhi, Jan 13 :
A delay in COVID-19 vaccine distribution could impact GDP growth prospects in the next fiscal year and the Reserve Bank may cut policy rates by 50 basis points by June as inflation cools down, a...
New Delhi, Jan 13 :
The Noida Police has arrested two officials of a consumer goods import-export company accused of duping billions of rupees from thousands of people across the country by tricking suppliers, officials said. The police have impounded...
New Delhi, Jan 13 :
Kerala has become the eighth state in the country to successfully undertake ease of doing business reform thus becoming eligible to mobilise additional financial resources of Rs 2,373 crore through Open Market Borrowings, the finance...
New Delhi, Jan 13 :
Industrial production contracted by 1.9 per cent in November, entering the negative territory after a two-month gap, mainly due to poor showing by manufacturing and mining sectors, official data showed on Tuesday.
The manufacturing sector -...
New Delhi, Jan 13 :
Amazon India on Wednesday announced the launch of Amazon Academy to help students preparing for the JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) to engineering colleges. The online preparation offering will equip students with in-depth knowledge and practice...
New Delhi, Jan 13 :
Petrol price on Wednesday touched a new high of Rs 84.45 per litre in the national capital after state-owned fuel retailers hiked prices after a five-day hiatus. Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 25...
