Union Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal has written to Valdis Dombrovskis last week to begin the trade and investment negotiations after a decision in this regard was taken at the India-EU Leaders Summit dated on May 8. This would consist of establishing negotiation groups on different tracks and to commence formal engagement by the…
The Centre on Wednesday declared that overall 5,86,29,000 doses of vaccines against Covid-19, which includes Covishield and Covaxin will be delivered to the states and the Union territories without any charges from May 1 to June 15. The notice also stated that the States also have the option of buying 4,87,55,000 doses of the Covid-19…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday iterated that more pharmaceutical companies should be given the allowance for manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines for the requirement of the country during the pandemic crisis. During a virtual meeting, Gadkari said, “If the demand of the vaccine is more than the supply, it creates the problem. So, instead of one…
China has been extremely supportive towards the proposal by India and South Africa regarding a temporary waiver of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for vaccines against Covid-19, and said that it is inclined to all the measures which ensure fair access to the vaccines. Zhao Lijan, Foreign Ministry spokesman stated on Monday, “China…
A week after Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa launched the OxyBus vehicles, the same will be operational within the next two days. And, for all the 20 buses to be functional for the masses, it will take quite some time. The delay has been due to the limitation in obtaining medical oxygen and other…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa revealed on Wednesday that the decisions for extension of the lockdown in the state will be taken a day prior to the ending of the current lockdown on May 24. While addressing the reporters over the issue, Yediyurappa said, “The government still has time, we will hold discussions and a…
With the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and the worsening situation of the country, India has registered the highest single-day death count of 4,329 in the span of the last 24 hours since the onset of the pandemic. The overall fatalities related to Covid-19 in the country have been raised to 2,78,719. Earlier,…
US President Joe Biden on Monday declared that the United States will initiate the shipping of 20 million doses of vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson for the unspecified needy countries till the end of June along with 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s that have priorly been assured for distribution subjected to…
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is all set to launch “ICU on Wheels” by Wednesday after introducing two oxygen buses. The “ICU on Wheels” will be well-equipped and efficient, consisting of ventilators, ECG and other equipment. According to KSRTC officials, for the people residing in rural areas, where the distance to a hospital…
After a day of banning home isolation protocol for the rural areas, Karnataka government on Monday had told all the Deputy Commissioners and Zilla Panchayats to take the required steps to convert the schools, hostels, meeting and marriage halls in their areas into Covid-19 isolation centres, which facilitate the monitoring of the Covid-19 positive patients…
