CHENNAI: The Indian Institute of Technology – Madras has taken the ‘Most Innovative Institute of the Year’ award from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for its disruptive innovations. This award is one of the categories of the CII Industrial Innovation Awards 2020 and was awarded during the DST-CII Technology …
Read More »Government Must Protect Vaccine Manufacturers Against Lawsuits: Adar Poonawalla From IBS
Manufacturers of vaccines against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) should be protected from liability in the event of serious adverse reactions or other claims to their vaccines during a pandemic, said the executive director of the Serum Institute of India (SII). ), Adar Poonawalla. Poonawalla, who made the remarks during a virtual …
Read More »The United States approves Modern vaccine for Covid-19, second injection in the arsenal
The United States added a second Covid-19 vaccine to its arsenal on Friday, fueling efforts to combat an outbreak so dire that the nation regularly records more than 3,000 deaths per day. The much-needed doses are scheduled to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency launch …
Read More »Indian roads will be toll free in two years, says Nitin Gadkari; collection to be carried out using a GPS-based system
The toll will be deducted directly from the traveler’s bank account and the system will generate a toll income of Rs 1.34,000 crore for the NHAI. Nitin Gadkari archive image. PTI The government is considering eliminating toll plazas across the country over the next two years with the goal of …
Read More »US Approves Modern COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
FDA chief says they have taken another crucial step in the fight against this global pandemic Washington: The United States authorized Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, paving the way for six million doses of a second vaccine to begin shipping soon in the worst-affected country in the …
Read More »Survey Reveals How Indians Feel About COVID-19 Vaccine
By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 18, 2020 5:48:48 pm Do you have any apprehensions about the COVID-19 vaccine? You are not alone (Source: Getty / Thinkstock) Around the world, the only topic that is being widely discussed is the COVID-19 vaccine. People who want to go …
Read More »Trump Launches Against FDA, Says Moderna Vaccine ‘Approved’
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has authorized a second coronavirus vaccine, throwing the gun on regulators who have yet to give it a formal green light. “The Moderna vaccine was overwhelmingly approved. Distribution will begin immediately,” he wrote on Twitter. This follows a …
Read More »Apple vendor Wistron ‘labor violations’ – 12 hour shifts, no overtime
A labor bureau’s preliminary investigation into violence last weekend at a factory run by Apple supplier Wistron found several violations by the Taiwanese firm and its suppliers, according to its report reviewed by Reuters. Angry workers complaining about unpaid wages for months smashed computers and iPhone models on Saturday at …
Read More »Trump Launches Against FDA, Says Moderna Vaccine ‘Approved’
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has authorized a second coronavirus vaccine, throwing the gun on regulators who have yet to give it a formal green light. “The Moderna vaccine was overwhelmingly approved. Distribution will begin immediately,” he wrote on Twitter. This follows a …
Read More »RIL and BP find KG Basin’s R group gas, Asia’s deepest offshore field
Reliance and its partner BP today announced the first gas from the R Cluster, an ultra-deepwater gas field in the KG D6 block off the east coast of India. The two companies are developing three deepwater gas projects in the KG D6 block (R Cluster, Satellites Cluster and MJ) that …
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