Call for startups, techies to scale up vaccine portal
The challenge will also give the participants the option to work on the platform to augment its capacity to track any human resource related constraints as well as tracking enlisted beneficiaries for “any adverse event” after the vaccine dose has been given. December 24, 2020 3:02:45 am
The challenge will also give the participants the option to work on the platform to augment its capacity to track any human resource related constraints as well as tracking enlisted beneficiaries for “any adverse event” after the vaccine dose has been given.
As part of its efforts to find solutions for timely delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Wednesday launched a challenge for startups and technology enthusiasts to “augment and scale” COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN
Compressed bio-gas: Govt to ‘handhold’ first 100 plants
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had said in November that India was set to receive investments of Rs 2 lakh crore in 5,000 CBG plants. December 24, 2020 3:05:26 am
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had said in November that India was set to receive investments of Rs 2 lakh crore in 5,000 CBG plants.
The government is going to handhold and support investors setting up compressed bio-gas (CBG) plants and ensure that CBG is marketed, Petroleum Secretary Tarun Kapoor said Wednesday.
He added that state governments were also coming forward and would help investors in making sure that land and feedstock for CBG plants would be available.
FinMin gets suggestions on reforms, spending push and disinvestment
Sitharaman’s last meeting was with a second group of economists; the first one with economists was held on Saturday. December 24, 2020 3:00:29 am
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman interacts with members of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry. via @nsitharamanoffc
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded her pre-Budget consultations on Wednesday, having held 15 virtual meetings over nine days with more than 170 invitees representing nine stakeholder groups. They presented her with dozens of suggestions from focussing on growth and reforms to deepending the bond market and privatising PSUs for adoption in the Budget for FY22 to get the Covid-ravaged economy back on the high-growth path.
Bharat Biotech, Ocugen team up for developing Covaxin for US
According to the LoI, Ocugen will have the US rights to the vaccine candidate and, in collaboration with Bharat Biotech, will be responsible for “clinical development, registration, and commercialisation” of the candidate for that market. December 23, 2020 3:06:34 am
Covaxin has been evaluated in nearly 1,000 subjects in phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials in India, and is currently part of a phase 3 clinical trial.
Hyderabad-headquartered Bharat Biotech has decided to develop Covaxin for the US market in collaboration with American biopharmaceutical firm Ocugen. The two companies have signed a binding letter of intent (LoI), Bharat Biotech said Tuesday.
Govt, World Bank ink $500 million pact to develop highway corridors
The project will also enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in mainstreaming safety and green technologies, the finance ministry said in a statement. December 23, 2020 3:53:37 am
The $500 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), an arm of the World Bank, has a maturity of 18.5 years including a five-year grace period.
The government and the World Bank Tuesday signed a $500 million project to build national highway corridors in the states of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The $500 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), an arm of the World Bank, has a maturity of 18.5 years including a five-year grace period.