Why govt placed low vaccine orders

There was the mistaken belief that there was no risk of a second wave anytime soon, reports Subhomoy Bhattacharjee. IMAGE: A policeman receives a shot of the Covid vaccine at a vaccination centre......

Modi meets 7 Covid vaccine manufacturers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Indian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers who said his leadership was a key factor in India being able to administer 100 crore doses of the jabs in just......

India to produce 850mn Sputnik doses annually: RDIF

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has said more than 850 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine are going to be produced annually in India, which has also given approval for the emergency......

In the works: Priority list of who will get Covid vaccine first

The Centre has also contacted five domestic and three multinational vaccine makers to understand how soon a candidate vaccine against Covid-19 will be ready. Image used for representational......

Hepatitis vaccine firms get a shot in the arm

Domestic Hepatitis-B vaccine manufacturers, which were on the verge of closing down their huge capacity manufacturing plants owing to adverse market conditions, have a reason to smile.The union......

Hepatitis vaccine proves a bitter business

The Hepatitis-B vaccine market, which is shared by more than 13 players, has not grown beyond Rs 120 crore (Rs 1.2 billion) against the projected Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion) by 2004-05.Retail......

Nanotechnology: Great opportunity for innovators

The next time you buy a shirt or trouser that claims to be stain- and wrinkle-free, thank nanotechnology for it. This is not all. Some of the scratch-free paints, sunglasses offering better UV......

Serum's H1N1 vaccine to hit market

Pune-based Serum Institute of India will soon become the second company to get manufacturing approval for a vaccine for the H1N1 virus (swine flu) . The company's intra-nasal swine flu vaccine is......