Tag Archives: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CSIR touts dubious ‘Ayurveda’ product for diabetes
At 6 am on September 13, the CSIR handle on X.com published the following post about an “anti-diabetic medicine” called either “Daiba 250” or “Diabe 250”, developed at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM): Its “key features”, according to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayurveda, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Diabe-250, drug patent, Indian Institute of Integrated Mecicine, Innoveda Biological Solutions, Ministry of AYUSH, nutritional supplement, Salacia, type 2 diabetes, α-glucosidase inhibitors
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Ram temple at science ‘festival’
The Surya Tilak project had courted controversy in the past with Trinamool Congress’s Mahua Moitra flagging it on social media in November 2021. The CSIR officials, however, defended the project arguing the scientific calculations that went into making the system. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayodhya, Bharatiya Janata Party, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Science and Technology, India, India International Science Festival, Indian Science Congress, Ram temple, Ram temple consecration, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, religion, Surya Tilak, Vijnana Bharati
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The March for Science, ed. 2018
K. VijayRaghavan, India’s new principal scientific advisor to the Government of India, has brought a lot of hope with him into the role as a result of his illustrious career as a biologist and former secretaryship with the Department of … Continue reading
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Tagged Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Science and Technology, Economic Survey, gross expenditure on research and development, K VijayRaghavan, March for Science, pseudoscience, Sundar Sarukkai, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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