As the new Omicron variant is said to have mutations that may be helping it escape the body’s first line of defence, antibodies, studies have highlighted a bigger role that the immune system’s second line of defence, T-cells, may play. T cells, the body's weapon against virus-infected cells, were primed enough by vaccination that they defended against Omicron, separate studies have found.
The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at IIIT Hyderabad on Wednesday announced the commencement of the 14th cohort of Avishkar Deep Tech accelerator with four startups.
Premier city-based B-school, Indian School of Business (ISB) on Wednesday said it will be working with the government of Jharkhand to empower the state’s forest economy.
The Centre on Wednesday announced the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), 2021. KIIT deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar secured Rank 1 among self-financing/private institutions of the country in this ranking framework.
All primary and secondary contacts of those who tested positive for the virus are being tested, said DHO Dr Nagabhushan Udupa.
The Institution Innovation Council of Panipat Institute of Engineering & Technology (IIC-PIET) achieved 4-star rating given by Institution's Innovation Council, ministry of education's Innovation Cell (Government of India) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for its excellent performance in Innovation activities in 2020-21.
Health experts say we are far better equipped now than a year ago to tame the Covid pandemic, with ballooning stocks of safe and largely effective vaccines and new treatments available.
The admission process in most of the central universities will change from the upcoming academic session as Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET) will come into force for admission to all undergraduate courses in different central universities across the country.
Omicron can evade the immune protection conferred by Covid-19 vaccines and natural infection, according to a peer-reviewed study which also suggests that the new variant of coronavirus is completely resistant to antibody therapies in use today. The study, published on Thursday, also highlights the need for new vaccines and treatments that anticipate how the SARS-CoV-2 virus may soon evolve.
College girls from across the country are participating actively in the programme
The IITs have had an overwhelming placement season. It has been the best hiring season ever. Most of them witnessed historic highs in terms of the number of offers and the average pay scale. Almost 1,400 students from IIT-Bombay secured a job — an all-time high record — in the first phase of campus placements, which concluded on December 18.
Few exceptions have been made by the committee, which will be communicated by month-end.
The new technology will offer a cheaper and quicker solution for the identification of soil strength
