SRINAGAR: The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations (CIRI) at the University of Kashmir has received a mega Rs 10 Crore DBT-BUILDER grant for promotion of interdisciplinary research and education at the varsity.
An official spokesperson quoted Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad saying the Department of Biotechnology-Boost to University Interdisciplinary Life Science Departments for Education and Research (BUILDER) programme would go a long way in promoting quality interdisciplinary education and research at the university as envisioned under the flagship National Education Policy-2020.
Congratulating Dr Altaf Bhat, Coordinator CIRI and BUILDER team including Dr Ajaz Wani, Dr Ashraf Dar, Dr Abdul Wajid, Dr Rafiq Mir and Dr Javaid Bhat for the achievement, Prof Talat said the project is aimed at addressing local scientific problems through interdisciplinary approaches and establishing high-end research facilities.
Jamia Millia Prof launches book on Covid-19 pandemic, therapy
Compiled by Parveen and her research group, this book is for PhD, MSc students, research scholars
Saturday February 6, 2021 7:43 PM, IANS
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has come out with scientific information and research regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Shama Parveen, an associate professor at Jamia university, has made public this information related to the Covid-19 pandemic through a special book.
The book describes anti-virals and other drugs, natural compounds and corona vaccine.
The coronavirus pandemic has affected almost every part of the world. This has resulted in the loss of lakhs of lives. In these difficult times, the book on
Leading medical professionals have highlighted grave concern over mental health services to children as unpublished figures show a huge surge in distressed kids looking for help in A&E and with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) clinics.
The number of children looking for psychiatric help for mental health issues has soared since lockdown restrictions were lifted last summer.
Paediatric psychiatrists have been describing the pandemic phenomenon as a tsunami which is expected to continue to rise, sparking concern that the HSE s chronically under-staffed CAMHS will struggle to cope with the surge.
Clinicians are seeing increasing numbers of distressed children presenting with suicidal ideation, self-harm and eating disorders.