The SII has already told the government that it will be able to manufacture and supply 10 crore Covishield doses in June and is also manufacturing the Novavax vaccine.
The shipment of 56.6 tonnes of vaccines is the single largest import shipment of Covid vaccines handled in India to date, the GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo declared.
Dr Reddy's urged everyone to beware of unauthorised individuals offering fake deals or procurement of the Sputnik V vaccine and has has initiated legal action against any entities.
Apollo Hospitals will administer the vaccine from the second week of June. An official of the Apollo Group said Rs 995 will be the vaccine price & Rs 200 administration charges.
Delhi CM Kejriwal said the quantity of Sputnik V supply is yet to be decided. He also urged the Central govt to procure Moderna and Pfizer jabs to vaccinate kids.
The Indian envoy to Russia, Bala Venkatesh Varma, informed that Sputnik will be produced in three phases, the first of which is supply from Russia that has already started.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had floated global tender for procurement of 10 million doses of Covid vaccines. Extends deadline for receiving bids to 25 May.
Dubai-based travel agency Arabian Nights Tours has been inundated with calls after a draft flyer of their Delhi-Moscow vaccine tour package was leaked on social media.
Dr N.K. Arora, who heads the Covid-19 working group of NTAGI, says once sufficient doses of Sputnik V are manufactured in India, the vaccine may be given to all age groups.
Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Speaking at tri-service seminar, Major General SP Vishwasrao also said farmers’ protest, anti-CAA agitation & situation in Manipur was part of ‘larger ploy’ to destabilise India.
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