ICMR assured that the fast-tracked vaccine development process adheres to globally accepted norms while negating hindrances due to red tape and \"slow file movement\"

They also said that China is increasingly getting isolated internationally for its aggressive military posturing in Ladakh, South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region, and time has come for India to take advantage of the situation

A week ago, European Medicines Agency gave its go-ahead for remdesivir to be used in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age who are also suffering from pneumonia and require oxygen support

Industry experts say this could be only an aspirational target and directive to speed up the trials, than a realistic move to get the vaccine launched within one and a half months

Coronavirus lockdown news: In an order, the Director General of Civil Aviation said that restrictions will not apply for cargo flights as well as flights specifically approved by the DGCA

Maharashtra Mumbai, Delhi Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Lockdown News Pune, Thane Live Updates: ICMR writes to Bharat Biotech to conclude trials of COVID-19 vaccine in order to launch the results by August 15. India's total coronavirus cases jumped to 6,25,544 on Friday. Maharashtra's tally is past 1.86 lakh while Tamil Nadu and Delhi count stands at 98,392 and 92,175

Coronavirus vaccine update: The DCGI approved the vaccine candidate for human trials after Zydus Cadila's candidate was found to be safe. The company is likely to start enrolment of subjects soon

Google's June trend search report showed some interesting insights. Post the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput on June 14, the late actor was the top trending topic across India

Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (KSDP) expects to start production of ventilators by July-end after getting approval from Kerala Government and ICMR

Coronavirus Vaccine Latest News: With the news of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine in its last stage of clinical trials, hopes are high for an earlier than expected arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine

SBI account holders will now be able to do only eight free transactions--5 transactions at SBI ATMs and 3 transactions at other bank ATMs. This rule is applicable for people living in these metro cities. In non-metro areas, SBI account holders will get 10 free transaction - 5 at SBI ATMS, and 5 at others

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Contrary to popular notion, stock markets have repeatedly demonstrated since the 1929 Great Depression that their performance is not really linked to macroeconomic and business fundamentals

Bharat Biotech isn't committing a timeline, but considering the necessary processes, and if COVAXIN does not fail at any stage, the earliest it could hit the market is late 2021

Cooperative banks, which control less than 4 % of the deposits and advances of the banking system , have outlived their utility . There are more than 1500 cooperative banks which makes it difficult for regulators to do on sight inspection. There are already 10 small finance banks operational in the country. In just 4 years, Small Finance Banks have mobilised deposits of Rs 55,000 crore and advances of Rs 70,000 crore. It's time Cooperative Banks gave way to Small Finance Banks in India. Explains Anand Adhikari, Business Today, Executive Editor.Coronavirus: Public Sector Banks need capital buffers to absorb COVID loan losses

Worldwide, an estimated 14% of working hours were lost in the second quarter, equivalent to 400 million full-time jobs, due to the pandemic, the ILO said

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Tracing contacts of people with coronavirus infections is the most important step in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, and countries that are failing to do so have no excuse, the World Health Organization chief; Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has lauded the government's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps; China's factory activity expanded at a faster pace in June, beating expectations, as the economy continues to recover after the government lifted strict lockdowns and ramped up investment. Watch this and more news on News Blast.Coronavirus vaccine update: India's first vaccine candidate COVAXIN to begin human trials in July

Coronavirus vaccine update: The Hyderabad-based vaccine major's vaccine candidate COVAXIN has received permission for advancing to human trials

TikTok removed from Android, Apple play stores after govt ban on 59 Chinese appsA day after the Indian government ordered a ban on 59 Chinese mobile apps over security reasons amid the India-China border tension, the popular video app TikTok has been removed from Android's Play Store and Apple store. The popular Chinese app has over 120 million active users, mostly those in the 20s, in India alone. Mukesh Ambani's RIL set to acquire Kishore Biyani-led Future GroupMukesh Amban...