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......

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......

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......

Prices of key Covid bulk drugs shoot up as demand rises

The API of Paracetamol, a fever and pain medication, has grown 25 per cent from Rs 450-480 per kg in December 2020 to Rs 580-600 per kg in April. When compared to the pre-Covid prices of December......

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......

In times of COVID, how travel firms plan to generate revenue

While Yatra is building a digital services platform to offer skill development training and sourcing solutions to corporate, Thomas Cook has partnered ICMR-accredited labs to offer Covid-19......

How govt plans to distribute Covid-19 vaccine

The procurement and distribution will be centralised though  the government is yet to take a call on the initial number of doses that will be procured. India plans to create a digital......