Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan and HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ''Nishank'' on Thursday launched a ''Drug Discovery Hackathon'' project and invited students and researchers to participate in the exercise, aimed at developing an anti-COVID drug.
The initiative is being jointly carried out by the Ministry of Human Resources Development and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
The CSIR has been undertaking a series of steps in the battle against COVID-19. It has been repurposing drugs to help patients recover from coronavirus.
"#LiveNow Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, S&T and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan launching ''Drug Discovery Hackathon'' along with Union Minister for HRD Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. @HRDMinistry @IndiaDST @DrRPNishank @PMOIndia @OfficeOfSDhotre," Vardhan''s office tweeted.
Principal Scientific Advisor K VijayRaghavan also participated in the launch, which was held through video conferencing.
The initiative is being jointly carried out by the Ministry of Human Resources Development and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
The CSIR has been undertaking a series of steps in the battle against COVID-19. It has been repurposing drugs to help patients recover from coronavirus.
"#LiveNow Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, S&T and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan launching ''Drug Discovery Hackathon'' along with Union Minister for HRD Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. @HRDMinistry @IndiaDST @DrRPNishank @PMOIndia @OfficeOfSDhotre," Vardhan''s office tweeted.
Principal Scientific Advisor K VijayRaghavan also participated in the launch, which was held through video conferencing.