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Moderna plans multi-pronged approach to tackling virus variants The company said it was making new capital investments to increase manufacturing capacity and said that next year it plans to produce 1.4 billion doses, up from an earlier estimate of 1.2 billion doses. (Reuters)Premium . Updated: 25 Feb 2021, 07:15 AM IST Bloomberg Moderna says it had completed manufacturing doses of a new version of its Covid-19 vaccine modified to target the South Africa strain, or B.1.351, and shipped it to ...

Telcos, DoT remain divided over an upfront payment of AGR dues Vi owes ₹58,254 cr in AGR dues, while its estimates are at ₹21,533 cr (Mint)Premium While telcos said they have already made an upfront payment of 10% of the total dues and need not pay more till 31 March, the government is of the view that the 10% should be paid irrespective of the part-payments made by them before the SC verdict Share Via Read Full Story India’s telecom operators and the department of telecommunications (...

Ashok Leyland has entered into a share purchase agreement with Nissan International Holding to acquire 5.85 crore shares for a total consideration of Rs70.20 crore constituting 38% in the paid-up share capital of Hinduja Tech

The variant was also described in research published online this week by the California Institute of Technology

Gold rates have fallen sharply this year and are now down about ₹10,000 per 10 gram as compared to August highs

Covid-19 update: Over 21 crore samples tested in India so far A health worker takes a swab sample of a passenger at Bandra train station (AP)Premium The country crossed the landmark 20-crore total cumulative coronavirus tests mark earlier this month Share Via Read Full Story India has tested a total of 21,38,29,658 samples for Covid-19 after the outbreak in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research said on Thursday. Of the total, 7,93,383 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. TRE...

PM to visit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry tomorrow Premium Share Via Read Full Story Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on February 25. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives in Puducherry and lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects worth over ₹12400 crores in Coimbatore. A PMO release said Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the Neyveli New Thermal Power Project. TRENDING STORIESSee All 1 min rea...

Advisory firm Duff & Phelps to be rebranded as Kroll Premium It operations in India where it provides advisory services to companies across retail, consumer foods & restaurants, energy and mining, real estate, media and entertainment industries, among others 1 min read Since being founded in 1932, Duff & Phelps has added over 30 complementary companies to its portfolio, including the 2018 acquisition of Kroll. The company said these brands have collectively supported its growth from a 10-person...

SHV, NIIF look to buy stake in Fourth Partner Energy Fourth Partner Energy (4PEL) is building solar parks in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.bloomberg 1 min read Share Via Read Full Story Netherlands’ SHV Energy and India’s quasi-sovereign wealth fund National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) are separately looking to buy a stake in Hyderabad-based Fourth Partner Energy (4PEL) for about $150 million, two people aware of the development said. Fourth Partner Energy focuses ...

No proposal to reduce tax on petrol, diesel, says UP govt Premium (Mint) . Updated: 25 Feb 2021, 01:59 PM IST PTI Currently, consumers in Uttar Pradesh are getting petrol and diesel at a lower price than a few other states, Cabinet Minister Satish Mahana said Share Via Read Full Story Lucknow: There is no proposal to reduce tax on petrol and diesel as revenue is needed to ensure the betterment of health services and other development works due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Uttar Pradesh gove...