An expert panel of India’s central drug authority on Monday recommended granting restricted emergency use authorisation to Biological E’s COVID-19 vaccine, Corbevax, for age group 12 to 18 years subject to certain conditions, official sources said.The government has still not not taken a decision on vaccinating those aged below 15 years. NITI Aayog member (Health)…Continue Reading

PSEB recommends Yogendra Shukla for HOCL’s Director Finance post

The government’s headhunting body PSEB has recommended NTPC’s DGM Yogendra Prasad Shukla for the post of Director Finance at Hindustan Organic Chemical Limited. Shukla, at present, is serving as a Deputy General Manager (DGM) in the finance department of NTPC’s 1,760 MW Thermal Power Project located in Tanda, Uttar Pradesh. According to a notification of…Continue Reading

Panel recommends govt, its agencies may be exempt from proposed data protection law

NEW DELHI: The government and its agencies, including police, CBI, ED, R&AW, IB and UIDAI, may be exempt from the proposed data protection law for national security and public welfare reasons provided they follow the prescribed procedures that are fair and reasonable, a parliamentary panel has recommended in a report adopted on Monday. The Joint…Continue Reading

Report recommends six sectors for greater Indo-Australian cooperation 

A report by an Indo-Australian industry body said on Friday that the two nations and their respective industries can deeply collaborate in the fields of Agri tech, E-commerce and retail tech, Fin tech, Health Tech, Ed Tech, Cybersecurity, R&D and others. Top officials from both countries reiterated the commonalities between the democracies and Commonwealth nations…Continue Reading

India recommends homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 2 and above

A woman stands with her children as she waits to receive a dose of COVAXIN coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech, during a vaccination drive organised by SEEDS, an NGO which normally specialise in providing relief after floods and other natural disasters, at an under-construction flyover in New Delhi, India, August 31, 2021.…Continue Reading