Bharat Biotech plans to supply 90 million Covaxin doses a month by Dec

Bharat Biotech is targeting one billion doses in annual production. This is from its own sites alone, reports Sohini Das. India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine to be approved, Bharat......

India's high antibody count could mean less severe Covid 3rd wave

While some experts believe that a large part of India is still vulnerable to the virus that could trigger a third wave, others feel the country is not likely to be engulfed by another deadly wave......

Centre recommends 3-pronged strategy for states to unlock

States should ensure a weekly positivity rate of less than 5 per cent, vaccination coverage of at least 70 per cent among the vulnerable section, and community ownership of Covid-appropriate......

Self-use Covid-19 testing kits to be available at stores for Rs 250

Pune’s Mylab Discovery Solutions’ CoviSelf, which gives results in 15 minutes, gets ICMR nod, reports Sohini Das In what can be a paradigm shift in the way Indians test themselves for......

GST waiver for rare disease drugs brings little relief: pharma sector

India’s pharma sector on Wednesday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s decision to exempt tax on rare diseases drugs is unlikely to benefit the population unless the waiver......

Why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

If you have seen Zwigato, Param Kumar’s story will sound familiar. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Laid off from his job as a repairman at a Gurugram-based water purifier provider, he......

For India's cannabis industry the grass could be greener

'The government wants farmers to diversify from rice and wheat, and create another green revolution. Cannabis can play a big part in that' For long, cannabis has been a contested territory in......

Rise in exports helps India nearly halve trade gap with China

Exports to China saw sustained double-digit growth for the fourth straight month in August, led by eightfold rise in iron and steel shipments. India’s robust double-digit exports growth to......