New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Regulatory bodies have issued national guidelines to ensure safe, ethical deployment of CRISPR-based therapies in India, while the BioE3 is accelerating indigenous capacity for cell and gene therapeutics, the government said on Thursday responding to a question on self-reliance in CRISPR and gene editing.The government through various programs has been steadily advancing the precision medicine ecosystem with a strong emphasis on next-generation cell and gene therapies …
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New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) India and the United States can unlock new opportunities in biotechnology and advanced manufacturing by building a structured partnership between India and the US state of Delaware, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Monday.The meeting took place at Seva Teerth and focused on expanding cooperation in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, clean energy and innovation-driven industrial growth.“Science, technology and biotechnology remain key pillars of the India–US com…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) China is planning to send an official delegation to India’s upcoming AI summit in the national capital, in a fresh sign that relations between the two neighbours are gradually improving.According to reports, a vice minister from China’s Ministry of Science and Technology likely to lead the delegation.George Chen, partner and co-chair of digital practice at consultancy The Asia Group, said the Indian embassy in Beijing had reached out to arrange visas for the Chinese r…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Indian scientists at the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have developed a solar-powered energy storage device that can both capture and store energy in a single unit, marking a major step towards clean, self‑sustaining storage systems, an official statement said.Unlike conventional solar systems that require separate units for energy harvesting and storage, the new technology can do both functions, reducing cost and energy losses during conversion, it said.Th…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru-based Dreamfly Innovations to develop advanced thermal materials for aviation batteries.Under the collaboration, advanced thermal materials and thermoelectric devices will be developed for improving thermal management (storage and conversion) in aviation batteries.Th…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Technology is acting as the central force behind space and economic transformation in the country, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology on Friday.Addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Earth Sciences for the year 2025, the Minister said innovation-driven sectors such as space, oceans, biotechnology, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing …