Japan has granted fast-track approval to US drug maker Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 pill, the heath minister said Thursday, as the country struggles to slow fast-spreading omicron infections. The approval came less than a month after Pfizer applied in mid-January, an exceptional speed in a country where foreign drug approvals usually take much longer. Health Minister…Continue Reading
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Government approves continuation of Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations with an outlay of Rs. 1575 crore Continuation of the Scheme will give a big boost to country’s quest for achieving a place of pride in sporting arena: Shri Anurag Thakur Posted On: 02 FEB 2022 7:50PM by…Continue Reading
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Government approves continuation of Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations with an outlay of Rs. 1575 crore Continuation of the Scheme will give a big boost to country’s quest for achieving a place of pride in sporting arena: Shri Anurag Thakur Posted On: 02 FEB 2022 7:50PM by…Continue Reading
As the United States is grappling to meet demands for at-home COVID testing kits fuelled by skyrocketing COVID-19 cases coinciding with Omicron, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche’s improved rapid at-home test kits. In a statement released by the company, Roche announced that its at-home COVID test kits have been endorsed for…Continue Reading
French health authorities have approved the use of an anti-body treatment made by AstraZeneca for high-risk people who show resistance to vaccines against coronavirus. The independent public health body HAS Friday night announced “a greenlight for the preventive use of Evusheld… for patients with a very high-risk of contracting a severe form of Covid-19”. Evusheld,…Continue Reading
Competition Commission of India CCI approves acquisition of 71.25% shareholding of ASK Investment Managers Limited by BCP TopCo XII Pte Ltd. Posted On: 15 NOV 2021 6:10PM by PIB Delhi The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of 71.25% shareholding of ASK Investment Managers Limited by BCP TopCo XII Pte Ltd. BCP TopCo XII…Continue Reading
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, including implementation, monitoring and support mechanism, for providing multi-modal connectivity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on October 13, had launched a Rs 100 lakh crore national master plan for multi-modal connectivity to develop infrastructure to reduce logistic costs and boost the economy. It targets to…Continue Reading
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Cabinet approves Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic & Potassic (P&K) Fertilisers for the year 2021-22 (from 1st October, 2021 to 31st March, 2022) Net subsidy of Rs.28,655 crore for Rabi 2021-22 Posted On: 12 OCT 2021 8:32PM by PIB Delhi The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired…Continue Reading
Subject Expert Committee has approved Bharat Biotech’s covid vaccine ‘COVAXIN’ for children in the 2-18 age group. DCGI will now to take the final call. As part of the Phase II/III trial, the two-dose Covaxin was administered to 525 children 28 days apart. Bharat Biotech had received the drug regulators’ nod to conduct the children’s…Continue Reading