SII’s application for emergency use approval of Covid-19 vaccine to be reviewed by expert committee

Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) had applied for the emergency use authorization of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Oxford University and AstraZeneca , which will be considered and reviewed in a meeting by Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of Drugs Controller of India, revealed a government official. After the meeting is over, based on…

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UK grants approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate

The Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca has been approved by Britain on Wednesday, being the first country in the world to approve it amid the challenges with the new variant of the virus having higher transmission ability. The health ministry stated, “The government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines…

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Farmers unions take up the govt’s invite for dialogue on Dec 30

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) which is a joint front of over 40 farmer organizations have written on Tuesday to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare saying that they have accepted the Centre’s invite of having a dialogue scheduled for December 30.  The letter addressed to Secretary, Agriculture Ministry, the framer unions have reinforced…

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Non-judicious use of therapies for Covid-19 triggers the virus mutation says ICMR chief

ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava on Tuesday spoke about the mutation triggers saying the non-judicious utilization of therapies which have not been curated for Covid-19 treatment trigger ‘immune pressure on virus; which causes mutation of the virus. Dr Bharagava stated to ANI, “Those therapies which are being touted as ‘anti-viral’ or ‘anti-COVID therapies, and they…

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World Steel Association Report: India elevates crude steel production with 3.5% growth; 9.245 MT produced in Nov

According to World Steel Association data, India has an elevated growth of 3.5 per cent in crude steel production with 9.245 million tonne in November. In its very recent report, the global industry body, when compared with the crude steel production of the month of November in the previous year, it was 8.993 MT crude…

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Modi government provided financial aid to Himachal based on its strategic, economic importance, says Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated on Sunday stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed Central Government has provided financial assistance to Himachal Pradesh, based on its strategic and economic importance rather than its the size and population of the state. Rajnath Singh said, “In the last three years, the central government and state government improved…

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Jharkhand CM will be giving a lecture on the subject of tribal rights at Harvard

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will be delivering a keynote lecture on the subject of ‘tribal rights, sustainable development and welfare policies in Jharkhand via video conferencing during the 18th annual ‘India Conference’ at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, which will be organized from February 10 to 21, 2021. Soren has accepted the invitation sent to…

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