Biden administration recently decided to enforce Defence Production Act, which allowed it to boost vaccine production by blocking export of raw material supplies to other countries

People For Animals Trust Faridabad rescued the cow after it met with a road accident in late February. The veterinarian soon noticed that the pregnant cow was struggling

From March 10, travellers undergoing pre-departure COVID-19 tests in Singapore will get their results in digital form as per the HealthCerts standard.

In order to ramp up the COVID-19 vaccination capacity, the government is involving a large number of private facilities. The health ministry had said that around 10,000 hospitals under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY and 687 hospitals under CGHS can be used as CVCs

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

This PSU railway stock has rallied 160 per cent against its 52-week low of Rs 774.85, touched on March 26, 2020

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

Thane has reported 607 new cases and 4 more deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours; 33,044 people were vaccinated in Maharashtra on Tuesday

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

\"People are dying in poor countries,\" Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, new chief of WTO, said on her first day in office

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

Molife notes that Sense 500 is the first smartwatch in the Indian market that comes with a 4.3cm or 1.7-inch infinity display with 2.5D curved edges and a Bluetooth calling feature.

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

Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Sunday hit out at the government capping COVID-19 vaccine price at Rs 250 at private hospitals; ISRO has lined up 14 missions for launch in 2021, including the space agency's first unmanned mission later this year; Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited (RSBVL) has acquired additional equity stake in the US-based technology company skyTran Inc for $26.76 million. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Maruti auto sales grow 11.8% YoY to 1.64 lakh units; WagonR, Swift continue to shine