IT major Infosys on Wednesday said it will cover the vaccination cost for its employees in India and their family members; Bharat Biotech has announced the Phase 3 clinical trial results for its coronavirus vaccine candidate Covaxin; The COVAX initiative, co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the World Health Organization (WHO), will supply 237 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to 142 countries by May-end. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Canada receives first shipment of 5 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses from Serum Institute

Government data shows that only 10% of about 12.6 million people immunised in India have taken the COVAXIN shot, which was found to be 81% effective in an interim analysis of the late-stage trial, its developer Bharat Biotech said

Digital media norms to be administered by Centre, not states The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry on Wednesday issued memorandum to states and union territories saying that the new rules for digital news publishers and over-the-top (OTT) platforms are to be administered by the Centre, not the states. The government had notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Codes) Rules, 2021 on February 25. Defence equipment sales to India sho...

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Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said citizens can get vaccinated according to their convenience

Flipkart expands grocery services to more than 50 cities; UK to get 10 million doses of AstraZeneca jab from India; Economic recovery lost steam in Jan-Feb, according to a recent report. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Want to go to the moon? Japan billionaire seeks crew for space trip

White House press secretary Jen Psaki also announced Tuesday that the federal government was increasing supply of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to states next week to 15.2 million doses per week, up from 14.5 million previously

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala believes that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a \"true pioneer and entrepreneur\", however, he wasn't sure about his electric vehicle company's valuation; The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday, March 1, said India's economic activity is gaining momentum on COVID-19 vaccination roll out and decrease in infections, but private investment is missing; A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country's immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told Reuters. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: 85% women in India miss out on a raise, promotion because of gender: LinkedIn

The Union Minister was vaccinated at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram by a team of doctors led by Dr Naresh Trehan, according to reports.

The IMA also requested the Centre to provide COVID-19 vaccination free of cost to healthcare workers and people of the nation. The Union Health Ministry had developed Co-WIN to monitor real-time COVID-19 vaccine delivery

While its hospitals in Ludhiana and Mohali have got permission to vaccinate 100 and 200 persons, respectively, in a day, its Shalimar Bagh hospital in Delhi has received 1,000 doses for the first week

Bharat Biotech tweeted on PM Modi's commitment to build an Aatmanirbhar Bharat; Prime Minister shared an image of himself getting vaccinated on Twitter

Maruti Suzuki vehicle exports cross 20 lakh milestone Auto giant Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) announced on Saturday, February 27, that the firm has achieved the milestone of 2 million (20 lakh) cumulative product exports. The country's largest automaker crossed the mark after a batch of its products comprising S-Presso, Swift and Vitara Brezza left the Mundra Port in Gujarat for South Africa. GoAir receives Rs 800 crore credit line from banksLow cost carrier GoAir, owned by Indian business ...

Union health ministry confirmed on Saturday that private hospitals functioning as COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs) may recover a charge subject to a ceiling of Rs 250 per person per dose

NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 5.2 per cent to 22.89. Meanwhile, BSE's market capitalisation stood at Rs 206 lakh crore in today's session

India has vaccinated more than 10.5 million health and front-line workers since beginning its immunisation campaign on January 16

Drug maker Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective as per the data submitted from its ongoing multi-national Phase 3 trials; Top banker Uday Kotak has welcomed the Centre's decision to lift the embargo on grant of government businesses to private banks; Amid recent surge in demand for cryptocurrencies, the Reserve Bank of India has raised concerns that the digital currency may impact financial stability in India. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: RBI working on digital currency, wants to tap on blockchain technology: Das

26 feb Bharat Band: These protests will be held in 1,500 places demanding the Centre, the state governments and the GST Council take back the 'draconian' GST provisions; The AITWA will also hold a 'Chakka jam' on February 26

Adani Enterprises and global data centre operator EdgeConneX have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV), AdaniConneX, to provide data centre solutions in India; The sale of Patanjali's Coronil tablets will not be permitted without \"proper certifications\" in Maharashtra, said the state's Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday; Goa stood out as the most solid market in hospitality sector in September-to-December 2020 period. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Twitter erupts after Motera stadium is renamed Narendra Modi stadium

Stock Market Updates Today: Sectorally, except for IT and pharma index, all the other indices ended with decent gains. Private, PSU Bank and financial indices closed 3% higher today.