COVAXX is currently conducting a Phase 1 clinical trial for the vaccine candidate, named UB-612; vaccine's main advantage is that it uses normal refrigeration for distribution

Under the special window - Special Window for Affordable and Mid Income Housing (SWAMIH) - a Rs 25,000 crore fund was constituted under SBICAP Ventures to fund completion of those housing projects which were stuck due to paucity of funds

Incident comes close on the heels of a gas leak at LG Polymer plant on the outskirts of Vizag in May, which left 11 people dead; officials say there is a need to check roles and responsibilities of regulatory bodies, particularly the factories department, to plug loopholes

As for the LG Polymers plant, the land belongs to the company but it cannot be used for the current operations, which will have to be shifted to a new location and the company could use the land for any other activity

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the federation, which represents over 50 million workers in 140 countries in the mining, energy and manufacturing sectors, said that the number of such incidents points to Process Safety Management (PSM) failures

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday became the first Indian company to cross Rs 12 lakh crore market capitalisation; India's first coronavirus vaccine candidate Covaxin will be tested on more than 1,100 people in two phases, the first one scheduled to begin next week; India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to contract 6 per cent in the financial year 2020-21 amid rising coronavirus cases, a brokerage said. Watch this and more news on News Blast.BT News Podcast: India's GDP may contract 6% in FY21, says Citi

RIL becomes first Indian firm to cross Rs 12 lakh crore market capReliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday became the first Indian company to cross Rs 12 lakh crore market capitalisation. The aggregate market capitalisation of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led RIL, thus, stands at Rs 12.16 lakh crore, or $163.1 billion, on account of surge in share value after the company bagged 12th foreign investment for its digital arm Jio Platforms on Friday.Coronavirus impact: India's GDP may contract 6...

At the time of the incident, around 30 people were reportedly working at the pharma company. After the leak, six workers collapsed, resulting in the death of two of them

Bombay High Court has directed the Indian drug regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to examine if it can cap per-year increase in N-95 masks at 10 per cent as per rules related to essential drugs

The authority also made allotment to the first five of 64 readymade garment manufacturers who had applied for land as part of an MoU between the UP government and the Noida Apparel Export Cluster

The party leaders and workers in the state will visit every household and visit the prime minister's letter from Thursday, Bihar BJP president and MP Sanjay Jaiswal told reporters here

The IT companies are contemplating over extending this arrangement even after COVID-19 infections reduce. But, most companies agree to cybersecurity threat being a sword hanging over their heads

Ever since the Delhi government introduced a 70 % special corona fee on the MRP of all types of liquor in the national capital, bootleggers have been smuggling liquor from the bordering states into Delhi to be illegally sold at cheaper prices

US International Development Finance Corporation has extended a one hundred percent guarantee to the company's latest round of fundraising, a company statement said

Out of the ten, six were sacked in Shravasti district and four in Bahraich, said officials adding the state's Basic Education Department has issued notices to recover a total of Rs 1.37 crore from six teachers in Shravasti district

PM CARES fund, a public charitable trust, has been especially constituted to collect donations with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation posed by the COVID-19 pandemic

Many Indians are using gold to secure loans, bankers and industry experts say, as banks are otherwise increasingly unwilling to lend during the coronavirus pandemic due to fear of the loan souring

In a telephone call made to the prime minister, Sonowal apprised him of the latest situation arising out of the major blowout and subsequent fire, a CMO official said

As part of 'Unlock 1.0', religious places across the country had opened up on June 8. They were closed since March 25 when the government had initiated the lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus

The Health Ministry made this decision after reviewing the complaints from CGHS beneficiaries which stated that they were facing difficulties during treatment for COVID-19 at hospitals