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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicAdar Poonawalla

Topic: Adar Poonawalla

Adar Poonawalla sets aside fund of Rs 10 cr to support Indian students travelling abroad

Poonawalla said a few countries are yet to approve Covishield as an acceptable vaccine for travel so he will be supporting students abroad who may have to incur costs on quarantine.

‘Taken this up at highest levels’, Poonawalla assures India as EU Green Pass excludes Covishield

EU's Green Pass, which will be available for use from July 1, includes 4 vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency.

Serum Institute manufacturing 1st batch of Covovax Covid vaccine this week, says Poonawalla

SII CEO Poonawalla said the vaccine, developed by US company Novavax, has great potential to protect those below the age of 18 and trials are ongoing.

Adar Poonawalla thanks Biden, Jaishankar for policy change to boost Covid vaccine production

Confident of the availability of Covid vaccines in the US, the Biden administration has removed Defense Production Act priority ratings on AstraZeneca, Novavax and Sanofi vaccines.

Bombay HC seeks Maharashtra govt’s reply on plea seeking Z+ security for Adar Poonawalla

The petitioner also sought direction to carry out a probe into alleged threat to Serum Institute CEO Poonawalla, who already has Y category security, over the supply of vaccines.

Vaccine manufacturing specialised process, can’t ramp up production overnight: Adar Poonawalla

The CEO of Serum Institute says population of India is huge and to produce enough doses for all adults is not an easy task.

Covishield production in full swing, will return to India in few days, says Adar Poonawalla

Poonawalla made the announcement soon after he spoke out about pressures he was under over the production of Covid vaccines to meet India's ever-increasing demand amid shortages.

On Camera

Op Sindoor awardees don’t fit traditional gallantry criteria. Redefine parameters for modern wars

The casualty list of the personnel killed or wounded during Op Sindoor has not been formally published. The public has been denied the opportunity to stand by and honour the families of the fallen.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.