Current Affairs


Stelis Biopharma To Make 200 Mn Doses Of Russia's Sputnik V Covid Vaccine

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Stelis will commence supplies from September quarter of 2021 and will also continue to work with RDIF to provide additio... Read more

L&T-built Interceptor Boat, The 17th In Series, Commissioned At Chennai

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40 Ships are at various stages of construction at different Shipyards in India, says Coast Guard Read more

Patanjali's Coronil, 1st 'proof-based' Drug To Fight Covid, Gets Govt Nod

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Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved had launched 'Coronil', for treating Covid-19 on June 23 Read more

Rise In Onshore Hiring, Covid-19 May Reduce Visa Demand In Tier-I IT Firms

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Last year, Infosys revealed plans to hire 12,000 American workers over the next two years, bringing its hiring commitmen... Read more

Top Headlines: BSE Firms' M-cap Tops Rs 200 Trn, RBI's Plan To Revive PMC

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Walmart-owned digital payments firm PhonePe has distributed ESOPs (employee stock ownership plans) worth $200 million am... Read more

Top Headlines: Security Clearance Policy For PSU Privatisation, And More

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The government is set to amend its security clearance policy for investors participating in privatisation or strategic d... Read more

Zydus Cadila Seeks Nod For Phase Three Clinical Trials Of Covid Vaccine

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The vaccine was found to be safe and well tolerated in tests on more than a thousand healthy adult volunteers in phase 1... Read more

CCMB, Apollo Hospitals Announce Collaboration For Dry Swab Covid-19 Test

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The Direct Amplification rapid RT-PCR (DArRT-PCR) test allows for rapid, safer and more cost-effective testing Read more

Serum Institute To Price Covid-19 Vaccine At Less Than Rs 250/dose In India

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As per SII, the vaccines will be available as early as the first half of 2021 after gaining approvals and qualifications... Read more

US Books 100 Mn Covid-19 Vaccine Doses For $2.1 Bn From GSK, Sanofi Pasteur

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The US government has a further option for the supply of an additional 500 million doses longer term as part of its Oper... Read more

Pfizer, BioNTech To Supply 120 Mn Doses Of Coronavirus Vaccine To Japan

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BioNTech and Pfizer on Monday began a large, late-stage trial of their vaccine candidate to demonstrate its efficacy Read more

Uttarakhand High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Ashok Leyland's Petition

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The high court directed the Union government to file a counter affidavit and rejoinder while listing the matter after fi... Read more

TikTok Anticipates A Loss Of Over $6 Billion From India's Ban: Report

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Besides Tiktok, India banned on Monday 58 other apps with Chinese links, including the popular UC Browser Read more

Astrazeneca Leading In Covid-19 Vaccine Race, Moderna Not Far Behind: WHO

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Soumya Swaminathan said that Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine candidate was also not far behind Astrazeneca's, among more than... Read more

Xiaomi Puts 'Made In India' Banners To Cover Branding At Stores

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Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has begun covering its retail store branding with 'Made in India' logo in white colour amid... Read more

Zomato-acquired TechEagle To Move Into Healthcare-related Drone Deliveries

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The firm, which it is already working on projects like 'Medicine from The Sky Project' with the Telangana Government and... Read more

LG Polymer: What India Should Know About The Company Behind Vizag Gas Leak

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The Korean company took over erstwhile Hindustan Polymers in 1997 from its then owner United Breweries Group Read more

RIL Announces Salary Cuts; Mukesh Ambani To Forgo Entire Compensation

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These pay cuts would apply only to the employees in Reliance's hydrocarbon division and earning more than Rs 15 lakh a y... Read more

From Ramayan To Cricket: What India Watched On TV During Covid-19 Lockdown

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In the week April 4 to April 10, television viewership in India surged 32% over the previous week to 20.4 billion impres... Read more

Race For Vaccine Against Coronavirus Heats Up In India; 6 Firms In The Fray

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With vaccines of some firms already in the animal trial phase, developers say that if all goes well, India can have a va... Read more