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"Facts Remain Unchanged": Tylenol Maker After Trump Links It With Autism
Kenvue, the Johnson and Johnson spinoff that sells Tylenol, issued a statement on Tuesday against US President Donald Trump linking the painkiller with autism, saying there is "no credible science" behind it.
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G20 Chief Scientific Advisers' Meet To Be Held In Gandhinagar On August 27-28
The first meeting of the G20-Chief Scientific Advisers' Roundtable was held recently in Uttarakhand.
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Amazon Prime Video Announces Business Reality Series 'Mission Start Ab' in Partnership With Government of India
Amazon Prime Video has collaborated with the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to announce a new business reality series. The show will highlight promising entrepreneurs who are working on made-in-India solutions to impact socio-economic change in India.
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Centre To Unveil New Space Policy Soon For "SpaceX Like Ventures": Report
Seeking to further increase private participation, the government will soon unveil a new space policy that could see the rise of India's own "SpaceX-like ventures", Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood has said.
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'Omicron' Could Be Dominant In France Within Weeks, Says Adviser
Omicron could become the dominant COVID-19 variant in France by the end of January, the top scientific adviser said on Thursday, after both France and the United States reported their first cases and countries around the world tightened curbs.
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'Omicron' Could Be Dominant In France Within Weeks, Says Adviser
Omicron could become the dominant COVID-19 variant in France by the end of January, the top scientific adviser said on Thursday, after both France and the United States reported their first cases and countries around the world tightened curbs.
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France May Need More To Work-From-Home, Says Top Advisor Amid Covid Surge
The French government's top scientific adviser Jean-Francois Delfraissy said on Wednesday he could not rule out authorities asking companies once again to make a greater use of home-working, amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in France.
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90% Students Go To Colleges Where Little Research Done: Centre's Scientific Adviser
Ninety per cent of the country's students go to colleges and universities where there is little research done despite being so close to premier research institutes, and this has to be rectified, Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre said.
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"Project O2 For India" Initiated To Meet Rising Oxygen Demand Amid Pandemic
The office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government said ''Project O2 for India'' has been initiated to ensure supply of critical raw materials such as zeolites, setting up of small oxygen plants, and manufacturing of compressors.
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Up To 300% More Antibodies When Second Dose Delayed, Says Study
Faced with a limited supply of shots and anxious populations waiting their turn, more countries are turning to an initially controversial strategy that's now been vindicated by scientific studies: doubling or tripling the intervals between the first
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Top Virologist Shahid Jameel Quits Covid Panel After Criticising Government
Senior virologist Shahid Jameel has resigned from a forum of scientific advisers set up by the government to detect variants of the coronavirus, he told NDTV on Sunday, days after questioning the authorities' handling of the pandemic.
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UK Advises Under-40s Get Alternative To AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine
The scientific committee overseeing Britain's coronavirus vaccination programme on Friday recommended that under-40s are offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab.
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If We Take Strong Measures, Third Wave Of COVID-19 May Not Happen: Government
India may manage to dodge a deadly third wave of the coronavirus if necessary steps are taken, the government's top scientific adviser said on Friday, two days after asking the country to brace for following spikes in COVID-19 infections.
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Third Wave Inevitable, Says Centre: 10 Facts On Centre's Covid Update
A third wave of the coronavirus is "inevitable", the government's top scientific adviser said on Wednesday, warning that vaccines will need to be "updated" to deal with the new strains that have overwhelmed hospitals and left thousands dead.
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Scientific Advisers Say Centre Ignored Warning Of Surge: Report
A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country, five scientists who are part of the forum told Reuters.
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"Facts Remain Unchanged": Tylenol Maker After Trump Links It With Autism
Kenvue, the Johnson and Johnson spinoff that sells Tylenol, issued a statement on Tuesday against US President Donald Trump linking the painkiller with autism, saying there is "no credible science" behind it.
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G20 Chief Scientific Advisers' Meet To Be Held In Gandhinagar On August 27-28
The first meeting of the G20-Chief Scientific Advisers' Roundtable was held recently in Uttarakhand.
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Amazon Prime Video Announces Business Reality Series 'Mission Start Ab' in Partnership With Government of India
Amazon Prime Video has collaborated with the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to announce a new business reality series. The show will highlight promising entrepreneurs who are working on made-in-India solutions to impact socio-economic change in India.
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Centre To Unveil New Space Policy Soon For "SpaceX Like Ventures": Report
Seeking to further increase private participation, the government will soon unveil a new space policy that could see the rise of India's own "SpaceX-like ventures", Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood has said.
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'Omicron' Could Be Dominant In France Within Weeks, Says Adviser
Omicron could become the dominant COVID-19 variant in France by the end of January, the top scientific adviser said on Thursday, after both France and the United States reported their first cases and countries around the world tightened curbs.
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'Omicron' Could Be Dominant In France Within Weeks, Says Adviser
Omicron could become the dominant COVID-19 variant in France by the end of January, the top scientific adviser said on Thursday, after both France and the United States reported their first cases and countries around the world tightened curbs.
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France May Need More To Work-From-Home, Says Top Advisor Amid Covid Surge
The French government's top scientific adviser Jean-Francois Delfraissy said on Wednesday he could not rule out authorities asking companies once again to make a greater use of home-working, amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in France.
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90% Students Go To Colleges Where Little Research Done: Centre's Scientific Adviser
Ninety per cent of the country's students go to colleges and universities where there is little research done despite being so close to premier research institutes, and this has to be rectified, Principal Scientific Advisor to Centre said.
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"Project O2 For India" Initiated To Meet Rising Oxygen Demand Amid Pandemic
The office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government said ''Project O2 for India'' has been initiated to ensure supply of critical raw materials such as zeolites, setting up of small oxygen plants, and manufacturing of compressors.
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Up To 300% More Antibodies When Second Dose Delayed, Says Study
Faced with a limited supply of shots and anxious populations waiting their turn, more countries are turning to an initially controversial strategy that's now been vindicated by scientific studies: doubling or tripling the intervals between the first
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Top Virologist Shahid Jameel Quits Covid Panel After Criticising Government
Senior virologist Shahid Jameel has resigned from a forum of scientific advisers set up by the government to detect variants of the coronavirus, he told NDTV on Sunday, days after questioning the authorities' handling of the pandemic.
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UK Advises Under-40s Get Alternative To AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine
The scientific committee overseeing Britain's coronavirus vaccination programme on Friday recommended that under-40s are offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab.
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If We Take Strong Measures, Third Wave Of COVID-19 May Not Happen: Government
India may manage to dodge a deadly third wave of the coronavirus if necessary steps are taken, the government's top scientific adviser said on Friday, two days after asking the country to brace for following spikes in COVID-19 infections.
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Third Wave Inevitable, Says Centre: 10 Facts On Centre's Covid Update
A third wave of the coronavirus is "inevitable", the government's top scientific adviser said on Wednesday, warning that vaccines will need to be "updated" to deal with the new strains that have overwhelmed hospitals and left thousands dead.
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Scientific Advisers Say Centre Ignored Warning Of Surge: Report
A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country, five scientists who are part of the forum told Reuters.
