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Proklean secures funding from IIMA CIIE

Proklean secures funding from IIMA CIIE

Proklean Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a probiotic product manufacturing company based out of Chennai, has secured Rs 3.5 crore from India’s premier management institution, IIMA CIIE’s sustainability and cleantech fund Infuse Ventures.IIMA-CIIE is backed by Government

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Reduce greed and monopoly for GM foods to succeed

Reduce greed and monopoly for GM foods to succeed

Some time back the Prime Minister of India, reportedly at the behest of BJP and some of the Civil Society Organisations, halted all trials on GM crops that were ongoing in India. It may be

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’Golden rice is a powerful symbol to stop anti-GMO campaign’

’Golden rice is a powerful symbol to stop anti-GMO campaign’

A strong supporter of GM food, transgenic and biotechnology in agriculture, Patrick Moore is vehemently propagating Golden rice consumption to overcome Vitamin A deficiency among the children, which causes diseases, blindness and death. Claiming to

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Pressure continues to build on Nestle as states decide to test maggi samples

Pressure continues to build on Nestle as states decide to test maggi samples

With more and more states announcing either ban on or testing of Nestle’s Maggi and grocery chains taking the product off the shelves, the controversy surrounding the product is extending much beyond “two minutes” leading

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Share prices of Nestle India on decline

Share prices of Nestle India on decline

The share prices of FMCG major Nestle India have been on decline in the last few days with continuous negative reports in the media over its one of its most loved food brands- Maggi 2-Minute

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Non-compliance serious challenge to life sciences sector growth :Deloitte survey

Non-compliance serious challenge to life sciences sector growth :Deloitte survey

Although the numbers are not available, the economic impact of non-compliance of international regulatory by the life sciences sector in the last five years is very high. The non-compliance due to various reasons is a

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The misnomer of junk food for junk diet!

The misnomer of junk food for junk diet!

The complexities of scientific disciplines working together and interacting as well as interfacing with modern management techniques is well understood. With this multidisciplinary approach, the agenda of health and wellness lies in the combinatorial science

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CSIR succeeds in whole genome sequencing of tulsi

CSIR succeeds in whole genome sequencing of tulsi

The Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, a frontier plant research laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has published whole genome sequence of Ocimum sanctum, the wonder plant ‘Holy basil’

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Investigate the genesis of common diseases afflicting Indians: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Investigate the genesis of common diseases afflicting Indians: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science and Technology, has said that research into Ayurgenomics would get full government support as it holds out exciting possibilities in mankind’s search for low-cost solutions to the global

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Cabinet nods for MoU between India and Mongolia

Cabinet nods for MoU between India and Mongolia

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, gave its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy between