Bangladesh has so far purchased 30 million doses of Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute of India through private Beximco pharmaceuticals under a tripartite agreement.
Punjab, Uttarakhand & Assam plan to publish ads in newspapers, while Delhi is holding awareness sessions & interpersonal discussions to remove doubts over Covid vaccines.
Dhaka’s announcement comes a day after a meeting between the Modi govt and vaccine makers Bharat Biotech and SII to discuss India’s export plan for Covid vaccines.
Several factors, including limited stocks and a global urgency to vaccinate the vulnerable, will mean it will be a while before one can buy the shot at a store.
Covaxin will be sent to 7 countries, including Mongolia and Oman, while Covishield will be sent to Bhutan & Afghanistan, among others, to help ‘meet immediate requirements’.
On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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