ICMR to study effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19

The Indian Council of Medical Research will conduct a study to find the efficacy of BCG vaccine against COVID-19 and till any definitive result is reached it will not recommended the vaccine even......

WHO doesn't recommend BCG vaccine for Covid-19

The World Health Organisation on Monday played down studies suggesting that the Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine may be effective in the prevention of the highly contagious coronavirus infection.......

'Use BCG vaccine immediately. No time to waste'

'We should start giving this vaccination immediately to doctors, nurses etc and also to the elderly.' IMAGE: A lab technician collects a swab for a COVID-19 test. Photograph: PTI Photo "We are......

Padma Bhushan for Indian vaccine makers

Founders of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developer Bharat Biotech -- Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella, along with Cyrus Poonawalla, the chairman and MD of another vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute......

Emami has built itself through acquisition, but...

Two young men jostle in a rickshaw as it clatters along a narrow, bustling lane of North Kolkata, each with a leg dangling over the side of the vehicle, a bulging sack of cosmetics nestled between......

Nirma to tap into own funds, debt to buy Glenmark Life Sciences

Detergent to chemicals major Nirma Ltd is planning to tap into its own funds and raise debt to fund its Rs 5,652 crore acquisition of Glenmark Life Sciences. The firm has roped in BCG and KPMG to......

ER&D software firms navigate Q2 bends with growth arrows in sight

BCG and Nasscom's signposts point to 8-9% annual growth through 2030, India's share to take express lane Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The July-September quarter results of software......

The Big Mac Inflation Index

The ever-astute Ravi Matthai, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1971, offered me a basic salary of Rs 1,000 per month on my return from the United States.I doubt if IIMA......