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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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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Former Union Minister Dilip Ray convicted with three years imprisonment in coal scam case

Former Union Minister Dilip Ray was announced three-years imprisonment by the court on Monday regarding involvement in coal scam case. Ray was sentenced in the case which applies to inconsistency in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block which happened in 1999. Earlier in this month, Delhi court had assigned October 26 after considering the…

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PM Modi addresses the nation in “Mann ki Baat”, appeals for low key Dusshera celebrations during the Covid-19 pandemic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation for the 70th edition of the monthly radio programme on Sunday. In his address, he reemphasized on digressing to domestic goods by saying, “we must not forget to be vocal for local during this festive season.” Talking about the recognition of the Indian goods worldwide, Modi spoke about…

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Phase-3 trials of Oxford Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate will commence shortly

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has finished the second phase clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate led by Oxford-AstraZeneca. BMC further plans to commence third phase clinical trials once the first batch of volunteers have finished 28 days post consuming the vaccine. The vaccine candidate, termed as COVSHIELD, was administered on total count of…

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