Ministry of Science and Technology

India’s first indigenously developed vaccine for cervical cancer

Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh has launched India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer. Vaccine name: CERVAVAC DCGI had granted market authorisation to Serum Institute of India to manufacture an indigenously-developed vaccine against cervical cancer. Cervical cancer in India ranks as the second most frequent […]

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Union Minister releases National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr Jitendra Singh will release the second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment

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Union Minister Jitendra Singh launches World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics ‘SWADESH’

SWADESH was inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology on 19th November 2021. The project SWADESH is a first of its kind large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for Indian population. The unique brain initiative has been developed by the DBT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC), Gurgaon, Haryana. DBT-NBRC

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Department of Biotechnology launches India’s first ‘One Health’ consortium in post-COVID times

The Department of Biotechnology, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, on Thursday launched India’s first mega consortium on ‘One Health’. The ‘One Health’ project was launched by Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT through video conferencing. The Consortium is comprised of 27 organizations and will be led by the DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad. The ‘One Health’ is “where

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