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R Ramachandran

COVID-19 Update

Opaqueness in India’s National Task Force for COVID-19 shows the government did not prepare for the second wave of the pandemic

R. Ramachandran

The fact that India does not know the names of the 21 members of its National Task Force for COVID-19 is emblematic of the colossal failure of both th

COVID-19 vaccines: Trials & errors

R. Ramachandran

As foreign-made vaccines are cleared for emergency use and post-approval parallel bridging clinical trials are waiting to be done, it becomes imperati

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Covid-19 Update

Recent research throws light on the significance of the role T-cells play in immune response against the coronavirus

R. Ramachandran

Recent clinical research work carried out on COVID-19 convalescent patients has shown that the role of memory T-cells is significant in providing prot

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The neutrino observatory in Antarctica sees evidence of Glashow resonance

R. Ramachandran

The giant underground neutrino telescope IceCube in Antarctica sees a phenomenon called Glashow resonance that was predicted more than 60 years ago. T

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Cherenkov radiation and muons in IceCube

R. Ramachandran

WHEN a charged particle passes through any medium at a velocity greater than the velocity of light in the medium, it emits a short flash of bl

COVID-19 Update

Virus mutations of COVID-19 pose a challenge as latest wave of coronavirus infection in India highlights need to ramp up genome sequencing efforts

R. Ramachandran

The rising wave of coronavirus infection, which began in Maharashtra, and is spreading to hitherto unaffected areas, underscores the importance of gre

COVID-19 Update

Promising interim Phase 3 trial data a shot in the arm for acceptance of Covaxin

R. Ramachandran

Following Covaxin’s promising interim Phase 3 results and the WHO’s recommendation on the use of Covishield for the elderly, the pace of vaccinations

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Vaccine confusion

India and COVID-19: Government's vaccination drive a total mess

R. Ramachandran

The government’s vaccination drive has been fraught with deficiencies in communication and delivery of doses, along with doubts regarding Covaxin’s ef

Battle Against COVID-19

Politics drives India's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic even as questions over DCGI's approvals for vaccines persist

R. Ramachandran

The approval process for the two vaccines released for Restricted Emergency Use once again makes it clear that politics, rather than science, is the g

COVID-19 Update

The emergence of two new variants of the virus poses concern amid plans for the roll-out of vaccines

R. Ramachandran

A global second wave of infection spread with the new UK-variant is possible unless the usual precautions are strictly adhered to and other restrictio

COVID-19 Update

Safety concerns delay vaccine approval in India

R. Ramachandran

No vaccine has yet been approved for public use in India on account of inadequate data on safety and efficacy of the candidates, but that has not stop

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COVID-19 Update

Will antibodies be able to protect us from COVID-19?

R. Ramachandran

Researchers try to answer this question by analysing data in a follow-up to the sero-survey conducted in Pune in July-August and conclude that there i

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Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films

Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?

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Captured in time

As independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.