PM to meet 7 Indian Covid vax manufacturers today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet seven Indian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers on Saturday, a meeting that comes in the wake of the country achieving the landmark of administering 100 crore......

Russia reaches out to Kerala for Sputnik V plant

The government may look at areas around Thonnakkal, in Thiruvananthapuram district, for the facility. If successful, this would be one of the few sites of Sputnik V owned by Russian firms......

'Sputnik V provides immunity for a longer duration'

'Its efficacy is 97.6 per cent.'   Morepen India Chairman and Managing Director Sushil Suri in an interview with Uddalok Bhattacharya says the Sputnik V vaccine it is manufacturing in India......

Govt officers living in ivory towers, not alive to Covid situation: HC

COVID-19 has not spared even a single family and still central government's officers are living in "ivory towers" oblivious of ground realities, observed the Delhi high court which on Tuesday was......

Medical devices industry eyes Rs 70,000 cr investment in 5 years

The government is targeting 1,200 technical collaborations between Japanese companies and Indian investors for over Rs 42,000 crore, 200 joint ventures with overseas investors for Rs 14,000 crore,......

Bt cotton turns out to be a disaster for Indian farmers

The whitefly outbreak has intensified a debate over GM crops just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office reviews a proposal to allow farmers to grow GM mustard. Image: Bhinder Kaur, widow of......

Markets continue winning streak; metals rally

Markets maintained winning streak for the eight straight session to end at record closing highs with metal shares rallying the most on the back of upbeat economic data from China. Further, the......

Markets end lower ahead of US Fed meet

Markets ended lower on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as investors turned cautious and booked profit in financials ahead of the US Fed meet which begins later today. The 30-share......