Sohini Das &Amp; Samreen Ahmad

Stories by Sohini Das &Amp; Samreen Ahmad

COVID vaccine: States to use bank guarantees

COVID vaccine: States to use bank guarantees

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2020

Each of the larger states may need less than Rs 10,000 crore each to finance the exercise.

Wistron: 'We made mistakes as we expanded'

Wistron: 'We made mistakes as we expanded'

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2020

iPhone SE 2020 is one of the popular phones like Apple 11, which is the biggest seller in the domestic market.

Centre may not get costly Pfizer vaccine

Centre may not get costly Pfizer vaccine

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2020

At $37 per dose, the Pfizer vaccine is much more expensive compared to $3 per dose for the Covishield.

Can Malavika Hegde turn Cafe Coffee Day around?

Can Malavika Hegde turn Cafe Coffee Day around?

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2020

V G Siddhartha's wife has the support of the employees. But the challenges ahead of her are tough.

Vaccine will be available to all

Vaccine will be available to all

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2020

The vaccine would be first made available to the vulnerable population and eventually, it would be available in the private market for all.

Wistron unit may restart in 15-20 days

Wistron unit may restart in 15-20 days

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2020

Wistron, which earlier pegged the losses at Rs 437 crore, later notified the Taiwan stock exchange that the total losses were around Rs 50 crore.

 Covaxin shows robust response

Covaxin shows robust response

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2020

Bharat Biotech is in the middle of conducting a phase 3 trial with 22,000 subjects.

COVID-19 vaccines likely to have longer shelf life

COVID-19 vaccines likely to have longer shelf life

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2020

A longer shelf life is critical, given many makers have started manufacturing vaccines and stockpiling them, so as to make them available in the market immediately after approval, reports Sohini Das.

Is this Indian Covid vaccine better than Pfizer's?

Is this Indian Covid vaccine better than Pfizer's?

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2020

India's first mRNA platform-based vaccine will remain stable at 2-8 degrees Celsius while Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine needs minus 70 degrees Celsius and Moderna vaccine can remain stable for six months at minus 20 degrees Celsius, reports Sohini Das.

Covishield volunteer decides to move court against Serum Institute

Covishield volunteer decides to move court against Serum Institute

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2020

'Our client is suffering due to the ill-effects of the vaccine. He has to be compensated for his suffering. Further, a detailed investigation has to be done on the Covishield vaccine and its side-effects,' says the volunteer's advocate.

Why Modi visited Serum's Covid vaccine unit

Why Modi visited Serum's Covid vaccine unit

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2020

The PM's visit would signal a strong intent towards making sure India becomes a beneficiary as vaccines become a massively traded commodity in the coming years.

Serum Institute set to sign deal with Centre for Covishield

Serum Institute set to sign deal with Centre for Covishield

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2020

By January-February, it's expected to have at least 100 million doses for the Indian government, reports Sohini Das.

How Indian pharma bounced back from lockdown lows

How Indian pharma bounced back from lockdown lows

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2020

From rising prescriptions to the pharma sales force back on the field with full vigour and companies finally finding their feet with the digital marketing strategies - Indian drug makers have shown that medicine sales is certainly a sunshine sector.

Covid: How Pfizer plans to resolve cold storage issues in India

Covid: How Pfizer plans to resolve cold storage issues in India

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2020

The company has developed detailed logistical plans and tools to support effective vaccine transport, storage, and temperature monitoring. Sohini Das and Ruchika Chitravanshi report.

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

Employees or contractors? Gig workers face social code dilemma

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2020

The Code on Social Security, 2020 gives a lot of comfort to gig firms which recognise cab drivers or food delivery executives as 'independent contractors' who directly do business with customers with the help of their digitised platforms.

From January, consumer goods are likely to cost more by 3-5%

From January, consumer goods are likely to cost more by 3-5%

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2020

Prices of all metals - from steel to copper, aluminium, zinc and lead - have shot up by about 5-11 per cent in the past month. Commodity inflation is raising its head, forcing companies to consider price hikes.

How states are preparing for Covid vaccine distribution

How states are preparing for Covid vaccine distribution

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2020

Each state has its own weak areas that need attention. Some states have already identified the gaps and sought the Centre's help. Vinay Umarji, Ishita Ayan Dutt, Samreen Ahmad and Sohini Das report.

India may get first Covid-19 vaccine by February

India may get first Covid-19 vaccine by February

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2020

The government plans to immunise 30 million people in the first phase, starting February, and by July, the target is to vaccinate 250 million people, reports Sohini Das.

Wipro rewrites growth strategy under new chief Thierry Delaporte

Wipro rewrites growth strategy under new chief Thierry Delaporte

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2020

Under the new model, the IT services firm will replace the current structure of its various strategic business units, service lines and geographies with four strategic market units and two global business lines.

Indian Immunologicals to set up new vaccine plant, raise capacity by 35%

Indian Immunologicals to set up new vaccine plant, raise capacity by 35%

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2020

The company has a pipeline of viral vaccines including Zika, dengue, varicella, as well as a potential Covid-19 inoculation.