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IIT-Madras Launches new programme to boost women leadership
New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has launched a new programme to boost its women leadership with an endowment fund raised from its alumni and CSR grants. Named ‘Women Leading IITM’ (WLI), the programme will make grants every year to accelerate the careers of women technologists and provide a supportive environment for women to thrive at IIT Madras. The aim…
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Health & Fitness
Focus on management of adverse events in COVID-19 vaccination
New Delhi (India Science Wire): The operation guidelines prepared by the Central Government for the COVID-19 vaccination programme currently underway, provides a detailed roadmap to ensure a robust surveillance system to monitor adverse events post immunization and better understand the safety profile of the vaccines. The recommended measures take into account the need to rapidly detect and promptly respond to…
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Health & Fitness
Elaborate mechanism to ensure Corona vaccine programme succeeds
New Delhi (India Science Wire): Considering that the highest level of political and administrative ownership, commitment, and support are needed to be sustained for the successful implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Central Government has established an elaborate governance mechanism covering all levels, from the national to State, district, and block levels. At the top is a “National Expert Group…
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