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This is what I suspected: Farmers’ protest, events behind Punjab surge: Harsh Vardhan Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said the COVID-19 spread in Punjab was mainly event-driven with marriages, local body elections and farmers’ agitation playing their part. In a virtual interaction with the ...

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Vaccine strategy to remain focused on priority group The next four weeks were going to be critical for India as the situation is serious and the second wave is spreading across the country, VK Paul, member- health, Niti Aayog said on Tuesday at the Union health ministry briefing. There was an upswi...

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India could resume vaccine exports by June: Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla The world's largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new coronavirus infections subside in the country, its chief executive said Tuesday But a continued surge ...

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India’s Vaccination Drive crosses the landmark of 7.5 Crore doses administered across the country More than 6.5 cr get the first Vaccine Dose whereas more than 1cr have received the 2nd Dose Posted On: 04 APR 2021 11:19AM by PIB Delhi The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in t...

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Best wishes to Nsmith and family for speedy recovery.

Remembering from the 70's - Bhilai had a very good hospital for SAIL employees. Hopefully the meical facilities there are still at par with the metro cities.

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vijayk wrote:4.2 million on April 2

Great!

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DRDO develops lightweight bullet-proof jacket for requirements of Army The DRDO has developed a lightweight bullet-proof jacket that weighs nine kg and meets the qualitative requirements of the Indian Army, the defence ministry said on Thursday. Kanpur-based Defence Materials and Stores Research an...

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Finally! This will open up a lot of residential property and industrial development along this expressway from Delhi to Meerut in Western U.P. Delhi-Meerut Expressway open for public, cuts travel time to 45 minutes The much-awaited Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME), pegged as a smart highway, was opened...

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Behind the paywall, but useful information. Bharat Biotech mulls booster dose six months after second shot of COVID-19 vaccine Bharat Biotech, the maker of Covaxin vaccine, is evaluating the option of adding a booster dose to its two-shot jab, amid concerns that emerging variants may weaken the eff...

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Lot of interesting details, hence posting in full: Eyeing a daily target of 5 mn jabs in Phase-3: RS Sharma, CEO, National Health Authority The Centre has set a daily target of 5 million jabs in the third phase of the vaccination drive which will cover all those aged 45 and above from Thursday, Nati...

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Govt may help India's Covid vaccine cos get IFC, ADB funds: Economic affairs secretary Tarun Bajaj The government could help India’s vaccine makers get funding assistance from the International Finance Corporation or Asian Development Bank to lift capacity, said revenue and economic affairs secreta...

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Behind the paywall, but useful information. Bharat Biotech mulls booster dose six months after second shot of COVID-19 vaccine Bharat Biotech, the maker of Covaxin vaccine, is evaluating the option of adding a booster dose to its two-shot jab, amid concerns that emerging variants may weaken the effe...

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Expert panel defers decision on Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, wants more data The wait for Sputnik V in India got a little longer as the expert panel reviewing the application has sought more data on safety, efficacy, and logistics. A source close to the development said, “No approval was given to Sp...

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India indefinitely puts on hold AstraZeneca's vaccine shipment to Canada Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute to Canada have been put on hold for an indefinite period as India has temporarily stopped vaccine exports so as to cater to domestic needs. According to Sputnik, Ne...

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Brazil regulator flags safety issues in Covaxin production, denies certificate Brazil’s health regulator has rejected an application to give Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin a certificate of Good Manufacturing Practices following an inspection of the company’s site in Hyderabad earlier this month. The move...

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Covid-19: To avoid lockdown, states must step up RT-PCR testing; Centre must free up vaccine pricing While the state’s test-numbers have increased sharply, data from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation shows that, over the past 10 days, the increase in Mumbai has largely been on the back of rapid an...

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Only in a few cases people contracted COVID-19 after taking vaccines: Health Minister Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Tuesday said that there are only a few rare cases where people have contracted COVID-19 after taking vaccines. "Even if someone tests positive after taking vaccines, it min...

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Punjab neither conducting adequate tests, nor able to isolate cases: Centre Punjab has been neither conducting adequate number of tests nor been able to promptly isolate COVID-19 positive people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Giving an overview of the COVID-19 situation in states and Union T...

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Everyone older than 45 years will be eligible for vaccine from Apr 1, says India's Health Min The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday announced that from April 1 all people above 45 years will be eligible for vaccination. He stated that advance appointments for vaccination can be booke...

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Less than 13 lakhs today until 7 pm. I think the number of vaccine-eager seniors has tapered off. Given that all 45+ will be eligible from Thursday, I am hoping for a big spike in the number of vaccinations per day. India needs to go above 5 million vaccinations per day and consistently achieve it ...

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Potential gain: Cow dung paint, a potential income booster for farmers The daunting goal of doubling farmers’ income needs action on multiple fronts. A steady source of additional income for cattle growers is being explored by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) with the innovative t...

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Modi’s Nal Se Jal brings tap water to 4 crore households since launch, 3 states achieve 100% target Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’ scheme has so far provided tap water connections to nearly 4 crore households — over 20% of its target — since its launch in 2019. The sc...

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Covid-19 second wave in Maharashtra: BMC to release asymptomatic patients to ensure beds for needy As COVID-19 cases are going up rapidly in Mumbai, the city civic body on Monday decided to discharge asymptomatic patients at the earliest to vacate beds for the patients with more serious symptoms. T...

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Not Covid-specific, but related to future of vaccine development in India: Bharat Biotech ropes in its related firms to deepen tie-up with IICT for new vaccine platforms & key inputs Bharat Biotech International, the company that in collaboration with select government organisations developed Co...

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Dr Reddy's expects Covid vaccine to get nod from India in next few weeks Pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories expects the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to get approval from the Indian regulator in the next few weeks, a company official has said. Observing that trials of the vaccine have bee...

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Here is the news story I had referred to earlier: Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute seek funds worth Rs 100 crore to ramp up Covid vaccine production Bharat Biotech has written to the central government to seek funds worth Rs 100 crore to ramp up production of the coronavirus vaccine, 'Covaxin'. Sourc...

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Bharat Biotech has asked the Government for Rs 100 crores assistance to be able to scale up. I will find the news story later and post it

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Don't want to be a party pooper, but it looks like it will be a while before SP-25 and SP-26 will actually join IAF service, even though they flew today. On the accounting books, they will probably be transferred to the IAF before March 31st. This happens every year. I hope HAL can even out the deli...

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Interesting information, hence posting in full. Bharat Biotech asked to raise Covaxin production As the Covid-19 vaccination drive in India is set to open up for all people above 45 years from April 1, the Centre has asked Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin, to “significantly raise its prod...

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Story behind a paywall, but the headline is informative: Once approved, Sputnik V will be made in India possibly by five manufacturers: Dr Vinod K Paul, NITI Aayog I think the Sputnik will be the next one to be approved for use in India, hopefully in April. Zydus Cadilla vaccine will be the next aft...

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Govt planning to bring more population groups under COVID-19 vaccination drive: Harsh Vardhan The Centre is planning to widen the scope of the COVID-19 immunisation drive by bringing more population groups under its ambit, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday, days after everyone abov...

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Trial for second SII Covid vaccine begins in Pune The clinical trial for the second Covid-19 vaccine being manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII), developed by US-based Novavax, have started in Pune. The first three volunteers were administered a dose of the vaccine, Covovax, on Friday. The...

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If UP and Bihar can ramp up, the national totals will start moving up significantly.

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State-by-State description of issues affecting the vaccination drive in India: [https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/hesitancy-infra-issues-plague-vaccination-drive/article34172551.ece]Hesitancy, infra issues plague vaccination drive[/url] Seventy days into the Covid vaccination programme, some...

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Private hospitals are already allowed to charge up to Rs. 250 per dose. Supplies are the main constraint at this time just going by published numbers of production capacity. vera ji The Rs. 250 per dose includes Rs. 150 as the cost of vaccine (It is the cost at which the GoI supplies the vaccine to...

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I think the GoI should increase the limit on the service charge being collected by the private facilities to at least Rs 150 per dose. Without some monetary incentive, it will be difficult to ramp up the number of doses administered per day. You need to enlist small private clinics in urban and rura...

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Can Shiv Sena be split ? The split unit can be merged with BJP and that should get BJP extra numbers to achieve majority. I don't think that would be good for the BJP in the long-term. If the MVA splits up, it is better for the BJP to let the President's Rule be imposed on the State. Start clean-up...

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Agri-reforms & food business: A win-win combination Lot of good information from a GoI official The food business environment is undergoing changes owing to various policy initiatives taken by the government. Youth are willing to participate in various food business activities and are also enco...

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Story for those BRFites who say the GoI is not following its agenda in J&K: 170 Rohingyas detained in Jammu, scores flee homes Around 170 Rohingyas have been detained in Jammu for living without valid documents. Fearing detention, scores have left their homes while some also protested, demanding...

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Govt finalises products under scheme to increase farmer income, exports The government on Saturday said it has finalised a list of products from agriculture and allied sectors that will be promoted in a cluster approach in 728 districts across the country as part of its effort to boost farm exports...

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