Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 will be voluntary, the Union health ministry has said while underlining that the vaccine introduced in India will be as effective as any vaccine developed by other......
Three COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India and Pfizer, are under active consideration of India's drug regulator and there is hope that early licensure is......
Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India an emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine in the country, after its parent......
An estimated one crore frontline health workers will received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine whenever it becomes available, with around 92 per cent of government hospitals and 55 per cent of......
If the advanced clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine succeed, then an effective vaccination is likely to be available by the end of first quarter of 2021, Minister of State for Health Ashwini......
Sun Pharma was by far the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 8.13 per cent, followed by Dr Reddy's at 4.92 per cent. Stocks took a breather on Friday after two sessions of robust gains as......
For India Inc, latest GDP figures signal a turnaround. Corporate houses across the country are pinning their hopes on the latest GDP growth numbers for a turnaround in the economy. Earlier last......
Government on Thursday approved five foreign investment proposals involving an inflow of Rs 6,050 crore (Rs 60.5 billion), including a Rs 5,000-crore (Rs 50-billion) plan of Cadila......
India has extended price caps to 39 more medicines ranging from commonly used diabetes drugs to antibiotics, in the government's latest effort to improve affordability of medicines. The move......
Even as private firms were busy stitching merger and partnership deals, the government also remained active during the year working on a separate policy to promote and strengthen domestic......