Details on the size of the deal or the price per dose COVAX would pay were not immediately clear, but the sources said the allotment would likely be relatively small

MOTN poll: Despite the hardships, Indians continue to retain their faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi with 50 per cent of polled respondents called the government's handling of pandemic good

Indian tech industry body Nasscom hopes the new US administration will bring changes to regulatory policies hurting IT companies while working to find solutions to the STEM skills gap

As many as 1,75,000 persons trained by the Ministry's skilling ecosystem in health sector professionals such as health workers, emergency medical technicians, were made available to the States for utilising their services during the pandemic

The blaze was reported at an under-construction building in the Manjri area of the city. The Serum Institute of India's plant is spread over 100 acres in Pune

Vaccination of priority groups was one of the agenda items in PM-CMs meet on November 24. The Centre is currently conducting phase 1 of the vaccination, under which healthcare workers and frontline workers are getting vaccinated

I expect my own industry, impact investing, to become significantly more mainstream globally

The next two to three years will be transformational for India's start-up ecosystem as many companies will go public

A combination of remote monitoring & tele-consultation can foster a more holistic and effective approach to taking care of health issues

The world's largest online retailer has an agreement with a healthcare provider to administer vaccines at its facilities and will move forward once doses are available, Dave Clark, chief executive of Amazon's worldwide consumer business said

The SSC GD exam is the General Duty Constable examination conducted annually by the Staff Selection Commission for the recruitment of eligible personnel in various government departments and ministries of the country

Union Budget 2021: The FM's Budget speech revolved around the Covid 19 pandemic and boost for sectors affected by the coronavirus pandemic

Bharat Biotech is developing the intranasal vaccine in partnership with the Washington University School of Medicine and US-based vaccine maker Ocugen

Coronavirus vaccination drive: Dr RS Sharma, chairman of the empowered group on COVID-19 vaccination said the average vaccination sessions of 100 were allowed per site but in some centres fewer people were turning up

India COVID-19 immunisation: On Tuesday, 1,77,368 beneficiaries were vaccinated till 6 pm through 3,800 sessions, Union Health Ministry said, adding the final report for the day will be complied by late in the night

Government think tank NITI Aayog's members along with top medical experts have requested the people eligible for vaccination not to fall for rumours on safety. They added that minor adverse effects are common and should not deter people from inoculation

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Tuesday recommended Bharat Biotech's intranasal vaccine for conducting phase 1 clinical trials for the coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccination in Punjab: The reason for low vaccination rate was healthcare workers' concerns over the vaccine's safety along with a glitch in the CoWIN digital platform

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) approved the vaccine on Monday, two days after it had approved the emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

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