MoU signing with DBT – National Institute for Animal Biotechnology
TIGS and DBT - National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad got into an agreement to encourage interdisciplinary research &...
16Aug
24Jul
From sewer to safety: Top scientist moots wastewater monitoring in new STPs
Dr. Rakesh Mishra, Director, TIGS speaks to the Hindu Hyderabad on waste water surveillance and why it should be integrated...
30Jun
Talk by Dr. Madhvi Joshi on ‘Learnings from Past: Extending Environmental Surveillance beyond COVID’
We were glad to host Dr. Madhvi Joshi, Scientist and Joint Director, Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre. Had an insightful session...
25Jun
Mosquito surveillance must include non-residential urban environments
Dr. Farah Ishtiaq and teams' recent work on outdoor mosquito surveillance highlights the importance of ‘neighbourhood surveillance’ in public places...
17Jun
Ignoring wastewater is a wasted opportunity to improve disease response
During the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance emerged as a valuable tool to predict disease burden and help public health administrators...
20May
Talk on ‘Importance of Environmental Surveillance in India’ by Dr. Farah Ishtiaq
Dr. Farah Ishtiaq, Principal Scientist at TIGS gave a talk on 'Importance of Environmental Surveillance in India' at the InDx...
09May
COVID-19 in endemic stage, still need to monitor viral load, new variant: Top expert
Coronavirus is in the endemic stage but the viral load and emergence of any new variant still need to be...
06May
Wastewater study detects a large, silent wave in Bengaluru
The XBB.1.16 Omicron recombinant first detected in India on December 25, 2022 has become the dominant variant in the country....
27Apr
MoU with ICAR – National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (ICAR – NIVEDI)
We are pleased to announce an MoU with ICAR - National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (ICAR -...
23Mar
Developing a uniform model to track disease in the drain
TIGS was featured in a news article by the Hindu on waster water surveillance, pathogen and disease tracking. Read it...