NIV shares H5N1 genome data in a public database

According tothe World Organisation for Animal Health, as of February 20, 2025, H5N1 has been found in 99 cats and has killed 18 cats. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) has shared the H5N1 genome sequence data with the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID), a public database,…

Residents pitch for improved transport infra, new bus routes

Social media posts by residents’ associations in the past few days have pointed to an increasing demand for improving bus transport infrastructure and introduction of new bus routes on roads under the Chennai Corporation, the Highways Department, and the National Highways Authority of India. This summer, residents have demanded improvement to the Corporation bus shelters,…

Will Bangkok fall out of love with skyscrapers after earthquake rocks city? | Earthquakes News

Bangkok, Thailand – In the teeming metropolis that is central Bangkok, Methinee Phoovatis monitored a small computer screen, hoping to find signs of survivors. Surrounding Methinee, other members of Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) coordinated the dozens of rescue workers shuttling along a path that led to an enormous mound of debris….

How to sustain India’s vaccine success

Polio eradication became one of the earliest and most prominent successes for Indian healthcare | Photo Credit: MUSTAFAH KK Vaccines are one of the most effective tools in modern medicine and one of humanity’s greatest achievements. India’s immunisation journey began over two centuries ago when the country’s first smallpox vaccine was administered in Mumbai in…

Work on NHAI’s Vijayawada Western Bypass picks up pace, second stretch to be ready by August

Work on the Vijayawada Bypass, connecting Chinna Avutapalli in Krishna district and Chinna Kakani in Guntur district is reaching completion, say NHAI officials. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI After many hurdles, work on the six-lane Vijayawada Western Bypass, a National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) project undertaken to decongest Vijayawada, seems to have picked up…