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The Union Cabinet approved on Wednesday production-related incentives (PLI) worth up to ₹Rs 2 million lakh for 10 manufacturing sectors over the next five years. “This move will enhance India’s manufacturing capabilities,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said in announcing the decision. “The scheme will make Indian manufacturers globally competitive, attract …

When Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and expensive system of airport warehouses, refrigerated vehicles, and inoculation points in China. Once they arrive at the vaccination centers, the injections must be …

In the first step to regulate digital content, the government has expanded the powers of the ministry of information and broadcasting to begin regulating OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar videos, and other digital content, including online news. The change is part of a comprehensive exercise at …

The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, has appointed more than 20 Indian-Americans as members, including three as team leaders, to his agency’s review teams (ART) that are responsible for evaluating the operations of the key federal agencies in the current administration to ensure transfer of power. Biden’s transition …

Pfizer’s price may be too high for many developing nations, including India. When Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and expensive system of airport warehouses, refrigerated vehicles, and inoculation points in …

Once they arrive at the vaccination centers, the injections must be thawed at -70 degrees Celsius and injected within five days, if they do not spoil. Then the herculean journey from the warehouse freezer to the rolled-up sleeve must be undertaken again, to administer the second booster injection a month …

WASHINGTON: President-elect of the United States Joe biden has appointed more than 20 Indian-Americans as members, including three as team leaders, to his agency’s review teams (ART) that are responsible for evaluating the operations of the key federal agencies in the current administration to ensure a smooth transfer of power. …

MSCI will add 12 Indian stocks and remove two as part of its semi-annual index review of its MSCI Global Standard Index. Changes to the components of the MSCI Global Standard Indices will take place as of the close of November 30, 2020. Addition ACC ADANI’S GREEN ENERGY APOLO HOSPITALS …

As India hits the peak of its biggest shopping season, the Diwali festival this week, the mogul’s retail websites, including JioMart, elbow their way into a space long dominated by Amazon.com Inc. and the local Walmart Inc. unit Flipkart Online Services Pvt. Increasing competition, Ambani portals offer discounts of up …

Written by Prabha Raghavan, Anil Sasi | New Delhi | Updated: November 11, 2020 7:14:52 am Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE are the first drug manufacturers to show successful data from a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine. While Pfizer and BioNTech await sufficient safety data In late …