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by Kakkaji
20 Jul 2021 22:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Here is another new press release to counter misinformation in the media: Registration and Vaccination of People Without Access to Digital Technology(CoWIN) All beneficiaries who have received vaccines in India are registered on CoWIN portal. CoWIN portal is single source of truth for vaccination st...
by Kakkaji
20 Jul 2021 22:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Lot of good information in this story. I think the Govt released it quickly to counter misinformation about ICMR: Two-thirds of Indians have Covid antibodies, another 40 crore still vulnerable to infection: Govt Around 40 crore people are still vulnerable to COVID-19 infection as a nationwide survey...
by Kakkaji
20 Jul 2021 21:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Tuesday 20 JUL 2021 Day 186: 415,225,632 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1737332 Monday 19 JUL 2021 Day 185: 411,355,665 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1736930 As of 7PM IST on Tuesday 20 JUL 2021: 3,869,976 doses administered. From the press release today: Cumulative 3...
by Kakkaji
19 Jul 2021 04:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Status of all Covaxin production facilities: Not much Covaxin supply seen from PSUs till early next year India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive is unlikely to get much help from public sector institutions roped in to push up production of the indigenous vaccine, Covaxin, if one goes by the progress repo...
by Kakkaji
18 Jul 2021 06:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Here is more confirmation for the vaccine order quantities I posted earlier: Govt to procure 66 crore more doses of Covishield, Covaxin at revised rates The Centre has placed an order to procure 66 crore more doses of Covishield and Covaxin to be supplied between August and December this year, at a ...
by Kakkaji
17 Jul 2021 22:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Government buying Covishield at Rs 215, Covaxin at Rs 225 “We are on path to achieving the target of 50 crore doses by July 31, this is crucial towards meeting our target coverage by end of this year,” the senior official said. Nearly 40 crore doses were administered across the country till 10pm Fr...
by Kakkaji
17 Jul 2021 21:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5266
Views: 1799975

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

All gaps in Indian borders will be plugged by this year end: Amit Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday asserted that unfenced gaps along India's over 7,500-km-long land border will be sealed by the end of this year, thus covering areas that lead to infiltration and smuggling of arms and narc...
by Kakkaji
17 Jul 2021 21:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Friday at 7pm: 39,93,62,514: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1736284
Saturday at 7pm: 40,44,67,526: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1736458

40,44,67,526 - 39,93,62,514 = 51,05,012 on Saturday

Good number!
by Kakkaji
17 Jul 2021 21:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5242
Views: 1533559

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

BDL looks at next phase of growth, new areas While expanding its product portfolios, BDL, which celebrated its 52nd Formation Day on Friday, is in the process of diversifying into new areas of Mines, Anti- Submarine Warfare Suite and Anti-Drone System. Greeting employees, Commodore Siddharth Mishra...
by Kakkaji
17 Jul 2021 20:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Simple maths estimate. Rs 14505 Cr total order value of 66 Cr doses. 34.5 Cr Covisheild @Rs 215/dose 31.5 Cr COVAXIN @Rs 225/dose Nice linear regression answer, was too lazy to do that myself. Suraj San/ sankumji: Look what I found this morning: https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/cor...
by Kakkaji
17 Jul 2021 05:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Some more pricing information in this story: New price good, but Rs 250 a dose better: Covid-19 vaccine makers These doses are expected to be supplied between August and December and according to sources the government will pay Rs 215 per dose for Covishield and Rs 225 per dose for Covaxin (both inc...
by Kakkaji
17 Jul 2021 04:21
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Covid-19 vaccine: Govt awaiting response from Moderna, says Dr VK Paul The government is waiting to hear from vaccine company, Moderna, on some issues and a response was expected any time now. Talks are going on contractual specifics and has not concluded yet, V K Paul member, health, Niti Aayog, a...
by Kakkaji
17 Jul 2021 04:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Thursday at 7pm: 39.49cr: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1735977
Friday at 7pm: 39,93,62,514: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1736284

39,93,62,514 - 39,49,78,565 = 43,83,949 on Friday
by Kakkaji
17 Jul 2021 02:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

One of the news stories also said the price being paid this time by the GOI is higher. About Rs 215/dose for Covishield including GST, and Rs 225/dose for Covaxin including GST. This is compared to the previous price of Rs 157/dose including GST. I can't find that story this morning. I think it was...
by Kakkaji
16 Jul 2021 20:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

One of the news stories also said the price being paid this time by the GOI is higher. About Rs 215/dose for Covishield including GST, and Rs 225/dose for Covaxin including GST. This is compared to the previous price of Rs 157/dose including GST. I can't find that story this morning. I think it was ...
by Kakkaji
16 Jul 2021 20:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

India orders 660 mln vaccine doses amidst warnings over shortages - media The Serum Institute of India, which manufactures Covishield, has raised monthly production to about 100 million doses. The government says Bharat Biotech's monthly output will jump to as much as 70 million doses in July/Augus...
by Kakkaji
16 Jul 2021 20:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Covid-19: Government orders 66 crore vaccine doses worth Rs 14,505 crore NEW DELHI: The government is placing its largest order yet of Covid vaccines at 66 crore doses worth Rs 14,505 crore to procure Covishield and Covaxin shots that will help it to substantially meet the vaccine availability proj...
by Kakkaji
16 Jul 2021 00:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Lot of good information, hence posting in full: Vaccine supplies still a concern, as the pace of vaccination hovers at half-way mark The government has revealed that they are supplying only half of what is required at about 45 lakh doses per day As the Centre and States lob allegations of vaccine in...
by Kakkaji
16 Jul 2021 00:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Replies: 860
Views: 387180

Re: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry

Horticulture production hits record high at 329.86 million tonnes, says Agriculture Ministry According to the second advance estimate of horticulture production released by the Ministry of Agriculture today, India is expected to have the highest ever horticulture production of 329.86 million tonnne...
by Kakkaji
15 Jul 2021 22:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Folks: I would like to draw your attention to the following Health Ministry press release of this morning: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1735781 I check this press release every morning about the current vaccine stocks with the states, and the number of doses in the pipeline. There a...
by Kakkaji
15 Jul 2021 22:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Wednesday at 7pm: 39.1cr: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1735596 Thursday at 7pm: 39.49cr: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1735977 39,49,78,565 - 39,10,53,156 = 39,25,409 I think Suraj San's prediction of 6 crore doses administered in the first half of July has been real...
by Kakkaji
14 Jul 2021 22:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
Replies: 1843
Views: 590185

Re: Project 75I - It Begins

Agree with Barath that not insisting on DRDO AIP reduces complexity an risk. As we have seen in the Scorpene case, there are long delays in execution of contract from originally-agreed deadlines. India is short of submarines, so anything that delays more is not advisable. If you use DRDO AIP on a ne...
by Kakkaji
14 Jul 2021 22:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
Replies: 1843
Views: 590185

Re: Project 75I - It Begins

Huma Siddiqui's take: Indian Navy and the impending issue of AIP import for Project 75 (I) subs “The majority of Indian Naval submarines are from the pre-AIP era but even the recent Scorpene class submarines, three of which have been commissioned and the remaining three are at an advanced stage of b...
by Kakkaji
14 Jul 2021 22:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2071746

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Actually it's criminal disloyalty to demand changes with PLA knocking on LAC. If the gun met the trials then order it. A working gun today is worth more than a super gun ten years from now. Not only did the ATAGS pass the firing trials with flying colors, it also passed the mobility trials all the ...
by Kakkaji
14 Jul 2021 21:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Tuesday at 7pm: 38.5cr: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetai ... ID=1735198
Wednesday at 7pm: 39.1cr: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1735596

39,10,53,156 - 38,50,19,469 = 60,33,687

Good pick-up on Wednesday. Hope they maintain it for the rest of this month.
by Kakkaji
13 Jul 2021 07:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

India sees slowest weekly fall in Covid-19 cases in 2nd wave NEW DELHI: Covid-19 cases continued to fall in India but the rate of decline slowed considerably in the week ended Sunday, with five states led by Kerala registering an increase in fresh cases as compared with the previous seven days whil...
by Kakkaji
13 Jul 2021 06:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Documents for Covaxin nod submitted to WHO; decision soon: Bharat Biotech Bharat Biotech on Monday said it has submitted all documents required for the emergency use listing (EUL) of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to the World Health Organization and expects a nod at the earliest. Last week, World He...
by Kakkaji
13 Jul 2021 01:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Sputnik V second dose shortage to delay India's full rollout: Dr Reddy's India's full rollout of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will have to be put on hold until the Russian producer provides equal quantities of its two differing doses, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd said on Monday. Dr. Reddy's had r...
by Kakkaji
13 Jul 2021 00:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Yahoo.com is very anti-India. It is almost a clone of the BBC. I don't click on their stories anymore.
by Kakkaji
12 Jul 2021 22:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Monday 7am: 37.73cr: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1734693 Saturday 7pm: 37,57,10,173: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1734470 37.73cr - 37.57cr = 16 Lakh doses on Sunday July 11th Monday at 7pm: 38.11cr: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1734890 Therefore M...
by Kakkaji
12 Jul 2021 20:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3219
Views: 2071746

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Why did the gun have the systems it did. Was it because DRDO people didn't care about the army's inputs. Or is it because the army asked for it and now they are refusing to accept the end result. Sure would be nice to know. Looks like the ATAGS has been effectively 'Arjun-ed'. They have used the sa...
by Kakkaji
12 Jul 2021 06:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Average daily vaccinations drop on supply, hesitancy issues NEW DELHI: There is a dip in average daily vaccination against Covid-19 which fell to 37.2 lakh doses in the week starting June 21 and nearly 42 lakh doses in the following week (June 28-July 04), CoWin data shows. While the decline in vac...
by Kakkaji
11 Jul 2021 00:59
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
Replies: 5318
Views: 2146224

Re: Indian Military Helicopters

The way I read it in the article, the $11M figure is for the local production of the KA226 in India, compared to $6M for the units that will be directly imported from Russia. The cost of land acquisition etc is for a new factory for the Indo-Russian Helicopters Ltd, a joint venture of Rosonoboexport...
by Kakkaji
11 Jul 2021 00:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Saturday Day 176: 37,57,10,173: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1734470
Friday Day 175: 37,19,25,602: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1734323

37,57,10,173 - 37,19,25,602 = 37,84,571
by Kakkaji
10 Jul 2021 05:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

With Covishield 'running out' and Covaxin left for a day, Punjab wants enhanced supplies CHANDIGARH: With Punjab running out of coronavirus vaccine Covishield and left with only one day's stock of Covaxin, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday reiterated the need for enhanced supplies from the Cent...
by Kakkaji
10 Jul 2021 03:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Friday Day 175: 37,19,25,602: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1734323
Thursday Day 174: 36,85,76,352: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetai ... ID=1733862

37,19,25,602 - 36,85,76,352 = 34,49,250

The numbers are low so far this week. :(
by Kakkaji
10 Jul 2021 03:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

The current vaccination availability is n ot good. Covid resurgence worry rising, with cases up, vaccination down Kerala, Maharashtra cause for concern; States report shortage of jabs even as more variants surface Smoke signals of trouble are visible from different parts of the country, in the incre...
by Kakkaji
10 Jul 2021 03:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Covid-19: In Mumbai, no vaccination on Saturday too due to dose shortage The COVID-19 vaccination drive will remain suspended at civic and government-run centres in Mumbai on Saturday due to a shortage of doses and no inoculation will take place on Sunday on account of weekly off of staffers, the B...
by Kakkaji
10 Jul 2021 01:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2338
Views: 832886

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

If this is what passes for make in India then let's not make in India please. Pure fraud. Every time one thinks in terms of things getting better. News like this pull to the ground in a brutal fashion. BEML has a habit of squeezing such 'buy from abroad and put your label on' deals from the GoI.
by Kakkaji
09 Jul 2021 22:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2830470

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Two cases of Kappa variant of COVID-19 detected in Uttar Pradesh Two cases of Kappa variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Uttar Pradesh, according to an official statement issued on Friday. Genome sequencing of 109 samples was done at King George's medical college in Lucknow in the past few day...