MoU Signing with Gujrat Biotechnology Research Centre
TIGS and Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC), Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat have partnered to address societal issues...
04Sep
23Aug
Discarded storage containers may be aggravating Bengaluru dengue outbreaks
In this latest piece by Dr. Farah Ishtiaq, Principal Scientist, TIGS in Nature India where she discusses the importance of...
23Aug
Guest lecture on ‘A Roadmap of Wolbachia Research’ by Dr. Sampath Kumar at ICMR-VCRC
Dr. Sampath Kumar, Senior Scientist at TIGS recently delivered a guest lecture at ICMR - Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC),...
17Aug
Antimicrobial Resistance has become a ‘silent pandemic’
Speaking to The Hindu, Dr. Rakesh Mishra, Director, TIGS highlights the threat of Antimicrobial Resistance and how wastewater surveillance coupled...
16Aug
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 &...
26Jul
TIGS ink MoU with Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN)
TIGS and The Central University of Tamil Nadu sign an MoU to Combat Scrub Typhus. Scrub typhus, caused by mites' bites,...
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...