Centre Gears Up For WTO Patent Battle
The government has virtually ruled out the possibility of using compulsory licensing as a tool to speed up vaccine production due to execution challenges while...
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Japan Opens Mass Vaccination Centres Ahead of Olympics
Japan opened two mass vaccination centres on Monday as the country races to vaccinate most of its elderly population against Covid-19 before the start of...
Trump Sued For Calling Covid-19 ‘China Virus’
Former US President Donald Trump has been sued by a Chinese-American civil rights group for calling Covid-19 the “China virus”. The complaint, filed in a...
White House Says US Provided Over $500 Mn in Covid Relief to India
The US has so far provided over $500 million in COVID-19 relief to India, the White House said on Wednesday, adding it would soon make...
Govt to Waive Import Duty on Medical Equipment in PLI Scheme
The center to permit the duty-free import of parts used in the manufacturing of oxygen concentrators and other delivery-related equipment in the existing Production Linked...
1st Batch of DRDO’s Anti-Covid Drug 2DG Launched
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched the first batch of Anti-COVID drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose developed by the Defence...
Health Ministry Says India Got Remdesivir, Cylinders as Foreign Aid
The health ministry on Sunday said 11,058 oxygen concentrators, 13,496 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen generation plants, and about 5.3 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global...
Vaccine Makers Invited To Produce Covaxin
The central government and Bharat Biotech are willing to invite other companies which want to produce Covaxin to help scale up its production, a top...
ESIC Extends Deadline to File Returns For April by a Month
In a move that will benefit over 12 lakh employers, the Employees State Insurance Corporation has extended the deadline to file returns under its schemes...
Sofina-Led Funding May Value Mamaearth At $700 Million
Belgian investment fund Sofina is at an advanced stage of negotiations to lead new funding round in personal care brand Mamaearth, according to two people...