Bharat Biotech on Tuesday announced that its intranasal covid heterologous booster iNCOVACC (BBV154) is scheduled to be introduced in the country in the fourth week of January and will cost Rs 800 privately and Rs 325 for large central and state government procurements. Earlier this month, Bharat Biotech received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for the use of heterologous booster doses of iNCOVACC. “iNCOVACC is now available on CoWin, and priced at INR 800 for private markets and priced at INR 325 for supplies to Govt of India and state governments,” the company said. iNCOVACC is…
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The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $125 million loan to develop climate-resilient sewage collection and treatment, and drainage and water supply systems in three cities in the state of Tamil Nadu. The signatories to the tranche 3 loan for Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program were Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance who signed for the Government of India, and Hoe Yun Jeong, Officer-in-Charge of ADB’s India Resident Mission who signed for ADB. The financing is the third and the last tranche of the $500 million multi-tranche…
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi participated in a historic programme organised by Ministry of Culture marking ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi on Monday. During the programme, he attended a ‘Shabad Kirtan’ performed by about three hundred Baal Kirtanis. He also flagged off a march-past by about three thousand children in Delhi on this momentous occasion. The march-past was taken out from Major Dhyan Chand Stadium to India Gate (Kartavya Path). On 9th January 2022, the day of the Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Prime Minister had announced that 26th December would…
The ITUC has condemned the prison sentences handed down on officials of the independent trade union centre BKDP 26 December. BKDP President and ILO Governing Body member Aliaksandr Yarashuk, Vice-President Siarhei Antusevich and BKDP employee Iryna But-Husaim were imprisoned for 4, 2 and 1.5 years respectively for “offences against public order” relating to peaceful demonstrations and workplace protests against the Lukashenko regime’s authoritarian and anti-worker policies. Boris Kravchenko, President of the Confederation of Labour of Russia (KTR) and Vice-President of the ITUC, observed the trial and provided testimony. He said “I was able to deliver to the court the position…
Giving a big relief to BJP national leadership, the Telangana High Court has entrusted the investigation into alleged attempts to lure the BRS legislators by offering money, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). This verdict was given by Justice Vijayasen Reddy here on Monday. The Telangana High Court has also quashed the Telangana Government order constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the poachgate and also the probe done by the SIT so far. The order was passed on the writ petitions filed by the three principal accused persons, Ramachandra Bharati, Simhayaji and Nanda Kumar. The trio had…
President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Secunderabad, Telangana for winter sojourn at Rashtrapati Nilayam from December 26 to 30. On December 26, she will visit Srisailam Temple in Andhra Pradesh and inaugurate projects related to the development of Srisailam Temple under PRASHAD scheme of Union Ministry of Tourism. She will also visit Sri Shivaji Spoorthy Kendram at Srisailam, before reaching to Rashtrapati Nilayam. On December 27, the President will address the students and faculty members of Keshav Memorial Educational Society in Hyderabad. On the same day, she will visit Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy to address the Officer Trainees of Indian Police Service (74th RR Batch). …
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, invited students, teachers, and parents to participate in the 6th edition of “ParikshaPeCharcha 2023” expected to be held in January and get a chance to be mentored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a national platform. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceptualized a unique interactive program – ParikshaPeCharcha wherein students, parents, teachers across the nation and from overseas interact with him to discuss and overcome the stress emerging out of examinations in order to celebrate life as an Utsav. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will also interact with parents and teachers to enable the…
The U.K.’s largest grocery chain Tesco is facing a ground-breaking lawsuit alleging forced labor at a supplier factory in Thailand. The lawsuit has been brought by 130 Burmese workers, former employees at VK Garment Factory (VKG) where they made jeans for Tesco’s F+F brand of apparel. VGK’s site is in Mae Sot, on the Myanmar border, a city that over the last decade has garnered the reputation of paying little attention to workers’ rights. The factory relies heavily on migrant Burmese workers to conduct operations. These Burmese workers relied on VKG for their immigration status, documents that were reportedly withheld…
Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar called for collective action from all the nations to tackle the massive challenges of climate change and environmental degradation. Expressing concern about reckless exploitation of natural resources, he said ‘human species cannot take the planet as its exclusive privilege’. He was interacting with the probationers of the 2021 batch of the Indian Forest Service at the Parliament House Complex. Underlining the critical role of the Forest Service Officers, he said ‘you will be dealing with our tribal communities and get first hand experience of their pristine culture. You’ll have a godly opportunity to serve their needs…
A local court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura on Saturday ordered the survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque, which is said to be built on the birthplace of Lord Krishna, by the Archaeological Survey of India. The Court of Senior Division bench had issued an order to survey the disputed site. The report is to be submitted in court on January 20. The court has passed the order on the lawsuit filed by Vishnu Gupta of the right-wing outfit Hindu Sena. The order is similar to that of the Varanasi court that ordered the video survey of Gyanvapi Masjid. On December…