Cipla, Dr Reddy’s Lab, Mondelez & Unilever lauded for transition to fourth industrial revolution using advanced technologies despite global challenges like Ukraine war & Covid.
Dr Reddy's, through which Russia's Sputnik V is available in India, said the timeline was pushed a little further due to import dependency, quality checks.
Originally intended for cancer, Dr Reddy’s 2-DG works by preventing the supply of glucose molecules to cancerous cells, which need glucose for survival.
The drug was tested on 40 patients during phase 2 trials. But, the govt’s expert panel found the sample size ‘inadequate’ to approve the drug for marketing in India.
Dr Reddy’s had proposed to test Sputnik V in a Phase III clinical trial that generally needs to enroll over 1,000 participants. Govt panel has recommended a smaller trial instead.
RDIF will supply 100 million doses of Sputnik V — the Covid vaccine developed by Russian researchers — in India once it has received all the regulatory clearances.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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