Initial data indicate that ADG20 could provide both rapid and durable protection against COVID-19 for up to one year, Biocon Biologics said.
Month: July 2021
** Bihar youth seeks AI’s help to spread climate awareness
A keen observer of global climate-related occurrences since his school days, he is set to launch a podcast in Bhojpuri dialect called ‘Dharti Maiya’.
Bihar-born Siddhant Sarang, 21, is an undergraduate student of history at Delhi University’s Satyawati College. A keen observer of global climate-related occurrences since his school days, he is set to launch a podcast in Bhojpuri dialect called ‘Dharti Maiya’
** Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota among 13 contenders for fiction’s Booker Prize
Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel ‘China Room’, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers.
The 2021 longlist or “The Booker Dozen” of 13 novels was unveiled on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, after judges evaluated 158 novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021
** Harappan-era city Dholavira in Gujarat inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
Gujarat so far has three world heritage sites – Champaner near Pavagadh, Rani ki Vav in Patan and the historic city of Ahmedabad.
** Telangana’s historic Ramappa Temple receives UNESCO World Heritage site status
“Today, because of a historic decision taken at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, Ramappa temple now belongs to the whole world, to the entire humanity. I congratulate the people of Palampet,” India’s representative at the session said, expressing excitement over the inclusion of the 12th-century Kakatiyan architectural marvel among the list of World Heritage sites.
** BDR Pharma inks license agreement with DRDO to produce COVID-19 drug 2-DG
Last month, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had approved the oral medication for emergency usage as adjuvant therapy in mild to severe COVID-19 patients.
** Fuel from chicken waste! Kerala vet doc gets patent for biodiesel
A veterinary doctor in Kerala’s Wayanad claims to have invented a type of biodiesel from slaughtered chicken waste.
John Abraham, an associate professor at the Pookode Veterinary College, near Kalpetta says he has received the patents for inventing the biodiesel that offers mileage of over 38 km a litre.
** Column | A look at Kerala’s almost forgotten Jain heritage
** Indian Wrestler Priya Malik Wins Gold At World Cadet Wrestling
Indian wrestler Priya Malik today won a gold medal at World Cadet Wrestling Championship which is held in Budapest, Hungary.
She won gold in the 73kg category by defeating Belarus 5-0.