The challenge of extra-pulmonary TB Sub: Science and tech Sec: health Tags: extra-pulmonary TB, Multidrug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB), Mycobacterium Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) reports over 10 million new cases of TB every year and India alone accounts for 27% of the global TB burden. What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious […]

    National Science and Technology Management Information System Subject: Polity Section: National body Department of Science and Technology (DST) was setup in 1971, and by virtue of its responsibility in S&T policies, implementation and funding involving multi-agencies/ministries, the department has been acting as the nodal agency to establish S&T statistical system and collect national […]