Lumpy skin disease vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech group firm with ICAR gets CDSCO licence

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Biovet says Biolumpivaxin is the first Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals (DIVA) marker vaccine globally for LSD and will be launched shortly. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Animal health vaccine maker and Bharat Biotech group firm Biovet on Monday (February 10, 2025) said it has received the Central Drug Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) licence for the … Read more

Is global warming accelerating? – The Hindu

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The Palisades Fire burns a beach front property, January 8, 2025, in Malibu, California. | Photo Credit: AP The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, according to the European climate service Copernicus. The … Read more

What scientists make of R&D allocations in the 2025 Union Budget

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Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST): The Budget provides an overall and possibly unprecedented thrust on research and innovation by setting aside Rs 20,000 crore for DST towards research in the private sector, including corporates and startups. There is a focused attempt to bring together academia, private sector and startups  to work … Read more

NASA scheduling move poised to bring Starliner astronauts home days sooner

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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams walk at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, ahead of Boeing’s Starliner-1 crewed flight test, Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, June 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling … Read more