Air India plane crash: All Boeing 787s to be inspected; DNA testing of victims being done – key takeaways from Centre’s 1st briefing on crash | India News – Times of India

Air India plane crash: All Boeing 787s to be inspected; DNA testing of victims being done – key takeaways from Centre’s 1st briefing on crash | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Two days after Air India flight AIC 171 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing 241 people on board, the civil aviation ministry has launched a sweeping investigation led by the Union home secretary. Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu confirmed that DNA testing is underway to identify victims, as the…

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IIT-Guwahati uses clay particles to develop affordable COVID-19 testing method – The Times of India

IIT-Guwahati uses clay particles to develop affordable COVID-19 testing method – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have found that clay particles interact differently in the presence of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — a finding they used for developing a simple, affordable testing alternative.The approach developed looks at how quickly particles of clay settle in a salt water…

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Bankrupt DNA testing company 23andMe to be acquired by Regeneron for 6 million | – The Times of India

Bankrupt DNA testing company 23andMe to be acquired by Regeneron for $256 million | – The Times of India

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced it will acquire 23andMe, the once high-flying consumer DNA testing company, for $256 million through a bankruptcy auction. The deal comes after 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March amid plummeting demand for its ancestry kits and fallout from a 2023 data breach. Regeneron, a major player in biotech…

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Nuclear Testing Not Advised, Trump’s Nominee Says in Senate Hearing

Nuclear Testing Not Advised, Trump’s Nominee Says in Senate Hearing

Brandon Williams, President Trump’s pick to become the keeper of the nation’s nuclear arsenal, testified on Tuesday that he would not recommend that Mr. Trump restart explosive testing of the deadly weapons. His statement, during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, was unexpected. Other advisers to the administration had proposed that the…

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ETS launches TOEIC Link in India for fast, flexible English proficiency testing – The Times of India

ETS launches TOEIC Link in India for fast, flexible English proficiency testing – The Times of India

TOEIC Link launched in India to offer fast, flexible English proficiency testing NEW DELHI: Educational Testing Service (ETS) has launched its TOEIC Link assessments in India, offering a modern solution for evaluating English proficiency in the workplace and higher education sectors.The TOEIC Link test is designed to meet the changing needs of employers, universities, and…

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Get vax testing facility to Hyderabad: Sridhar Babu Urges Kishan Reddy – The Times of India

Get vax testing facility to Hyderabad: Sridhar Babu Urges Kishan Reddy – The Times of India

HYDERABAD: Telangana industries and IT Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu on Wednesday sought Union Minister and Secunderabad Member of Parliament G Kishan Reddy’s intervention in getting a vaccine testing centre to Genome Valley in Hyderabad.Speaking at the valedictory of the 22nd edition of BioAsia 2025, Sridhar Babu said: “Currently, every batch of vaccines made by our…

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Will standardized testing make a comeback? Trump DOE threatens to investigate 2,100+ test-optional colleges – The Times of India

Will standardized testing make a comeback? Trump DOE threatens to investigate 2,100+ test-optional colleges – The Times of India

President Donald Trump DOE’s new stance threatens test-optional policies at 2,100+ US colleges. (The New York Times) The US Department of Education (DOE) has raised concerns about the growing number of colleges adopting test-optional admissions policies. More than 2,100 institutions have adopted such policies, with many doing so in response to disruptions caused by the…

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Mahakumbh: Devotees flock to Swachh Sujal Gaon’s water testing lab | India News – The Times of India

Mahakumbh: Devotees flock to Swachh Sujal Gaon’s water testing lab | India News – The Times of India

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR: The Jal Jeevan Mission‘s ‘Swachh Sujal Gaon‘ exhibition in Sector-7 of Mahakumbh area is educating devotees about the transformative impact of the mission on rural lives. Visitors are learning how the mission is providing clean drinking water to rural household and how this water is better in quality in comparison to other water…

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CMAT result 2025: National Testing Agency has declared the the Common Management Admission Test Result | – The Times of India

CMAT result 2025: National Testing Agency has declared the the Common Management Admission Test Result | – The Times of India

Representational (AI generated) The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 2025 results have been declared on the official website, exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT. Candidates can access their scorecards by entering their application number and date of birth.The CMAT 2025 exam was held on January 25, conducted in two shifts across 107…

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After ‘rutting’ at Mumbai e-way’s Sohna-Dausa section, NHAI orders testing of SMA material used in other projects | India News – The Times of India

After ‘rutting’ at Mumbai e-way’s Sohna-Dausa section, NHAI orders testing of SMA material used in other projects | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Learning from the “rutting” (permanent depressions) at several portions of the Mumbai Expressway’s Sohna-Dausa section last year, which attracted huge criticism, the NHAI has directed detailed testing of the stone mastic asphalt (SMA) material used in other highway projects.Deficiency in the quality of SMA used on this section was identified as one the…

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