The Pune-based Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine-maker, requested approval for the Oxford vaccine, Covishield, on December 6. New Delhi: Serum institute and Bharat Biotech’s proposals for emergency vaccine use were not cleared today over inadequate safety and efficacy data, sources said on Wednesday. The two have been asked by a panel of experts to … Read more
By Uma Sudhir, NDTV Hyderabad Civic Body Election: A total of 1,122 candidates are contesting the civic body election across 150 divisions, spread over four districts. Hyderabad: After more than a week of intense and vitriolic campaign, over 74 lakh eligible voters are set to take part today in the elections to the Greater Hyderabad … Read more
The new trial would be run instead of adding an arm to an ongoing US trial and would evaluate a lower dosage that performed better than a full amount in Astras studies. The company acknowledgment that the lower level was given in error fueled concerns. AstraZeneca Plc is likely to conduct an additional global trial … Read more
Congress veteran Ahmed Patel passes away: The politician had been in a Gurgaon hospital since his health worsened after a Covid infection. Gurgaon: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, one of Sonia Gandhi’s closest political advisers, died at a Gurgaon hospital this morning. He was 71. The veteran politician had been at Medanta Hospital since his … Read more
Kolkata: While October knowledge seemed promising for exports, the scenario will improve additional in the coming months due to collaborative efforts of all the stakeholders, a high official of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) stated on Wednesday. Since April, when there was an enormous downfall in exports, it has made good progress and … Read more
India’s imports contracted 19.6% to USD 30.31 billion in September. It was USD 37.69 billion last year in the same month. The trade deficit has narrowed to USD 2.72 billion, compared to a surplus of USD 11.67 billion a year earlier. Earlier this month, the Ministry published a “preliminary estimate” of trade results, according to … Read more
– Vishwanath Kulkarni, The Hindu Business Line Buying by China, Bangladesh, African nations doubles exports to over 5 mt Exports of non-basmati rice have more than doubled to top 5 million tonnes (mt) in the first half of the current financial year on robust demand. Exporters see shipments touching a new high — even 10 … Read more
The government is reconsidering extension of sugar export subsidies as India has got good opportunity to sell the sweetener in the international market during November-April of the 2019-20 season that commenced this month, according to Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey. India, the world’s second-largest sugar-producing country, had to offer export subsidies during the last two years … Read more
Muhurat Trading 2020: In Samvat 2076, the S&P BSE Sensex index added 4,384.94 points (from 39,058.06 to 43,443.00), marking a return of 11.23 per cent. Muhurat Trading 2020: Domestic stock markets began the first session of the Samvat new year at record highs in a special Muhurat trading session on Saturday, November 14. The S&P … Read more
Former US president Barack Obama wrote in his memoir that Rahul Gandhi was “eager to impress” but “lacked either the aptitude or the passion” to master the subject, according to a review of the book published in the New York Times. Mumbai: Responding to remarks on Rahul Gandhi made by former US president Barack Obama in his … Read more