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BIRAC to support Dr. Reddy for clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) is collaborating with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and will provide all the required advisory assistance for the clinical trials of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Sputnik V. Dr. Reddy’s is planning to initiate the clinical trials soon. The collaboration will facilitate Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to identify and utilize the clinical…

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HAL and Tech Mahindra collaborate together for ‘Project Parivartan’

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Tech Mahindra have collaborated together and signed a contract with an estimated worth of Rs. 400 crore in Bengaluru to enforce Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in HAL to assist the defence PSU’s “Project Parivartan.” “Project Parivartan” is an extensive business transformation exercise commenced by HAL via technology enhancement and centralised…

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ISRO to launch nine commercial and one earth observation satellite by November

The Indian Space Research Organization will be launching nine commercial satellites and one earth observation satellite scheduled during the afternoon hours on November 7. This will be the debut launch for the year 2020 from the exclusive space port of India, located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. An official statement from ISRO revealed, “India’s Polar Satellite…

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Chattisgarh two districts honored with Centre’s National water Award

Chhattisgarh’s two districts Bilaspur and Surajpur have been honored the National Water Award by the Central Government for their exemplary work regarding the restoration of water bodies and water conservation. According to an official statement, the restoration programme comes under the Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s Narwa Programme, which insured that adequate and quality water was…

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ED takes over custody of suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar in Kerala gold smuggling case

The Kerala High Court dropped the bail application filed by the suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar, who is also the ex-secretary of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was against the bail appeal, emphasizing that he was aware of the smuggling activities of Swapna Suresh. Just as the high court rejected…

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USAID introduces three regional energy programmes for South Asia

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) declared three regional energy projects in South Asia, estimated at a worth of over USD 28 million catered by the US Government’s Asia Enhancing Development and Growth through Energy (Asia EDGE) initiative that would raise the accessibility for affordable, secure, reliable and sustainable energy penetrating via expanded,…

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