The woman is a leukaemia patient and received a stem cell transplant from someone with natural resistance to the Aids-causing virus. An umbilical cord blood transplant was done, as a part of her cancer treatment.
The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved a test kit to detect the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The kit is manufactured by Tata Medical & Diagnostics.
The Centre has extended the tenure of Navrang Saini as interim Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for three more months till March 05, 2022.
Ministry of Textiles has extended the timeline for submission of applications under the PLI Scheme for Textiles till February 14, 2022. Earlier this deadline was 31st January 2022. Total financial outlay- Rs 10,683 crore.
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