Serum in its reply stated that both the companies operate in different product categories and there is no scope for confusion over the trademark

India has no data on jobs lost and businesses shut; no estimate of how many would have slipped into poverty or how income, health and education inequalities would have risen due to the pandemic. How will the Budget 2021 allocate resources appropriately to revive growth and bring development?

According to the ministry, 213 adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs) were reported till 7 pm on Friday

COVID-19 vaccination drive: Health Ministry Additional Secretary Manohar Agnani informed the states and UTs that the database of frontline workers is being updated in collaboration with respective line ministries

Mumbai Local trains to open from Feb 1: As of now, only a select class of commuters like women and those in essential services are allowed to travel via the local train in Mumbai after getting a special pass

AstraZeneca Plc started domestic vaccine trials last summer, it fell behind its rival Pfizer Inc in the schedule to inoculate the Japanese public after Pfizer sought government approval in December

Similar to the anticipation for the COVID-19 vaccination, the healthcare industry is also looking forward to an incentive booster in the upcoming Union Budget

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Increased budgetary allocation for healthcare, ease of GST regulations, and a commitment by citizens to invest in insurance will position India's healthcare sector to take a giant step forward

Apart from long pending demands of hike in limits under Sections 80-C and 80-D of Income-tax Act, they also expect COVID-linked tax concessions, more attractive new tax regime and simplified capital gains structure

The sera collected from Covaxin recepients (showing 99.6 percent seroconversion following vaccination) neutralised the UK variants, ICMR said

Centre should increase healthcare budget for ramping up infrastructure to fight Covid-19, say healthcare service providers

Both COVID-19 vaccines being administered in India's extensive vaccination programme - Serum-Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin - have a very short shelf life of just six months

The farm laws are completely wrong as they are against federalism since agriculture is a state subject under Schedule 7 of the Constitution, said Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

In a letter to chief secretaries of all states and UT, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla advised them to take penal action against those who are found to be involved in dissemination of wrong and ill-informed rumours regarding safety and immunogenicity of the COVID-19 vaccine candidates

The government gives guaranteed return to private companies in its business dealings and considers their profit-motive good and desirable. Why the same doesn't hold true for farmers?

India had put in place one of the most stringent lockdowns to curb the spread of infections, but it also triggered unemployment, hunger, distress migration and untold hardship in its wake.

In a survey conducted by New Delhi-based online platform LocalCircles, 62% of 17,000 respondents were hesitant to get vaccinated immediately, mainly due to worries over possible adverse reactions

As per the guidelines issued by the health ministry on December 28 2020, initially around 30 crore Indians will be vaccinated, including around three crore healthcare and frontline workers

Coronavirus vaccination drive: According to officials, around three lakh health workers will be vaccinated now as they need to take the second dose after a gap of four weeks