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Northeast India to get third international airport by March; connectivity first with Bangladesh

After Guwahati and Imphal, Agartala's Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport is set to become the third international airport in the northeastern region, after a Rs 438 crore project under construction is completed in March 2021, Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials said on Monday

India's Bharat Biotech gets permission to manufacture indigenously-developed Covaxin for sale

India's Central Licensing Authority on Sunday granted permission to Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech to manufacture Covaxin for sale and distribution after the indigenous coronavirus vaccine received regulatory approval for emergency use, IANS said

A decisive turning point: PM Modi on Covid vaccine approval

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded scientists of the country after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) gave approval to Serum Institute of India's Covishield vaccine and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for emergency use, paving the way for its roll-out and administration to millions

Drug Controller asked to withdraw approval for Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

The All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN) said it is shocked to learn of the SEC's recommendation to grant REU approval to Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN in "clinical trial mode" and "specially in the context of infection by mutant strains"

COVID-19 vax: Dry run across India

As India gears up to launch the world's largest immunisation drive, almost all states and Union Territory (UT) governments, including the national capital, on Saturday conducted a dry run at 285 session sites spread across 125 districts to assess the ability and readiness of authorities to administer COVID-19 shots to hundreds of millions of people, including many in remote corners of the country

100 million Indians' card data selling on Dark Web: Researcher

Independent cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia claimed on Sunday that data of nearly 10 crore/100 million credit and debit card holders in the country is being sold for an undisclosed amount on the Dark Web

Eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone losing war against pollution

Nearly three decades after the Supreme Court's intervention and the continued war against environmental pollution to secure precious world heritage monuments in the Taj Trapezium Zone, conditions are far from improved

India-UK trade deal on the anvil

India is set to look at a bilateral trade deal with the UK as the latter quit the European Union single market on Thursday

Start-ups should build future Indian multinationals, give Brand India a new global identity: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a call for start-ups be set up in all sectors for building future Indian multinationals which, he said, would give 'Brand India' a new global identity in the times to come

India to UK flights from Jan 6, UK-India services from Jan 8: Minister

Flight services between India and UK will resume from January 6, while those from UK to India will recommence from January 8, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday

ISRO's 10-year plan : Reusable rockets, satellite constellation for broadband

Stepping into 2021, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has chalked out its decadal plan which includes development of a heavy-lift rocket, reusable satellite launch vehicle, semi-cryogenic engine, among other progressions in satellite technology, said a top official

Sourav Ganguly, former Indian cricket captain, cricket board chief is stable in hospital

Former India skipper and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly, admitted to a Kolkata hospital on Saturday after he complained of chest pain, is stable and out of danger, said sources close to his family

Transforming India's urban landscape through Light House Projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone of the Light House Projects (LHP) under the Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC-India) and said the worldwide challenge of COVID-19 has given the scope to innovate and incubate with new technology

India's agri exports expected to surge over $25 bn-mark in 2021

India's agricultural exports are set to rake in more than $25 billion in 2021 on the back of healthy demand from Middle East and China

Indian IT sector's return to office will be gradual, not 100% in 2021

Information technology companies' return to office in 2021 will be gradual with no perceptible change by end of March