I-T minister fact-checks Zuckerberg on Lok Sabha poll results

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hit back at Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Monday for making a 'factually incorrect' statement that the incumbent government in India lost the election in 2024......

Covid vaccine to cost Rs 290 to govt; Rs 585 in pvt mkt: Serum

Coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford will cost $3-4 per shot (Rs 219-290) to the government and will be priced at double that rate in private market once such......

India pledges $15 million for global vaccine alliance

India on Thursday pledged $15 million to the international vaccine alliance Gavi, the Prime Minister's Office said.   THE WAR AGAINST COVID-19 The amount was pledged as Prime Minister......

India's New Silk Route

The enduring legacy of trade routes lies in shared stories and religious diversity. Can the India-Middle East-Europe Economic corridor harness this legacy to empower nations, asks Arundhuti......

How India is gearing up to distribute Covid-19 vaccine

A model being considered is to have a combined cold chain approach - where the agricultural cold chain would be combined with vaccine cold chains. As we inch closer to getting a vaccine for......

Key mantra for India's pharma sector in 2023

Reinvent and innovate will be the key mantra for the Indian pharma industry in the New Year as the 'pharmacy of the world' looks to move from volume to value leadership, amid emerging challenges of......

Bill Gates' $750 mn donation

Bill Gates, chairman of IT behemoth Microsoft and the world's richest man, has donated $750 million to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) which helps fight deadly......

Child vaccine: UK, Gates pledge $2.3bn

Britain and Bill Gates on Monday joined hands to pledge more than $2.3 billion to vaccinate over 80 million children against preventable conditions such as pneumonia and diarrhoea in poor nations......