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India releases guidelines for mass vaccination drive

From vaccinating 100-200 people during each session per day, to monitoring them for 30 minutes for any adverse event, using Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network to track beneficiaries, the Indian government has released a set of detailed guidelines for the mass vaccination drive, which will commence once the vaccines get emergency use approval form the drug regulator

Covid crisis on way out; vaccine to be available in India 'soon', says minister

Indian Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday that the coronavirus crisis is now "on its way out" and "soon" vaccines would be available in India too

At water summit, major Indo-Norwegian MoU announced

Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research has signed an MOU with cGanga, which is a think-tank of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for development of sludge management framework in India

India's population is stabilising as total fertility rate declines across states

India's population is stabilising as per the Fifth National Family Health Survey as the total fertility rate has decreased across majority of the states

Syringe makers ready to supply a billion syringes as India plans mass vaccination

With India set to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination in a couple of weeks, top syringe makers in the country are eagerly waiting for the licenses so that they can supply the required numbers to avoid the last-minute rush or shortage

IIT-Madras Covid Hotspot: Over 100 test positive

Just when the spread of Coronavirus infection in Tamil Nadu appeared to be receding, the premier technical institute of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has turned into a COVID-19 hotspot

Canadian PM's comments on Indian farmers' protests 'unacceptable': Retired Indian diplomats

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comments on the ongoing protests by Indian farmers were "uncalled for, disconnected with ground realities and served merely to fan the flames", said an open letter by the Indian Ambassadors Group

Agri reforms to usher in new investments, farmers to gain: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that agricultural reforms in India will usher in new investments into the sector

2020s belong to India: Tata Group Chairman

Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran said that the impact of Covid on innovation has been 'all-pervasive' and the models of working from home are making all companies rethink the future of work

India pledges $2 billion philanthropy for Covid care

India pledged $2 billion out of $20.6 billion philanthropy funds for 2020-2021 to strengthen all levels of care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure essential public health functions with an enhanced focus on women, children and adolescents and the most vulnerable

Agri-reforms to usher in new investments, farmers to gain: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that agricultural reforms in India will usher in new investments into the sector

India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine for human trial cleared

India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India to initiate Phase I/II human clinical trial, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Friday

Australia and India partner on COVID-19 research

Australian and Indian researchers will work together to advance COVID-19 screening and study the future health effects of the virus after a nearly $4 million investment by the Morrison government

India positioning itself as economic partner for MENA region

India is positioning itself as an economic partner by investments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, said a senior official of Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) on Friday

India needs to build 'dissuasive deterrence' against China: Chief of Defence Staff

India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat on Friday said the like-minded partners need to build "dissuasive deterrence" against China's attempts at establishing its hegemony in the Indo-Pacific region