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Domestic vaccine production being steadily ramped up in the country

June 2, 2021 2:21 PM

Domestic vaccine production being steadily ramped up in the country

With the aim of vaccinating the entire eligible population at the earliest, domestic vaccine production is being steadily ramped up in the country with help from the Centre. A Report:   Haffkine Biopharma, a Maharashtra state PSU is getting ready  to produce 22.8 crore doses of Covaxin per annum und...

Govt imposes restrictions on the export of Amphotericin-B injections

June 2, 2021 1:59 PM

Govt imposes restrictions on the export of Amphotericin-B injections

The government has imposed restrictions on the export of Amphotericin-B injections. The antifungal injections are used in the treatment of Mucormycosis, known as Black Fungus. In a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, the Amphotericin-B injections have been put in the res...

13 % more wheat procured during current Rabi Marketing Season: Govt

June 1, 2021 8:58 AM

13 % more wheat procured during current Rabi Marketing Season: Govt

Government has said that 13 per cent more wheat has been procured during current Rabi Marketing Season in comparison to corresponding period last year. Consumer Affairs Ministry said, a quantity of over 406 lakh tonnes of Wheat has been procured against the last year corresponding purchase of 360 la...

EPFO allows its members to avail second non-refundable COVID-19 advance

May 31, 2021 8:30 PM

EPFO allows its members to avail second non-refundable COVID-19 advance

With a view to  support its subscribers during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Employees Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO has now allowed its members to avail second non-refundable COVID-19 advance. The provision for special withdrawal to meet the financial need of members during pandemic was...

India's GDP grows 1.6% in Jan-Mar, contracts 7.3% in 2020-21

May 31, 2021 7:45 PM

India's GDP grows 1.6% in Jan-Mar, contracts 7.3% in 2020-21

The country's gross domestic product grew at 1.6 percent in the January to March quarter of the last fiscal year, showed government data today. In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal, agriculture grew at 3.1 percent; Manufacturing sector posted a growth of 6.9 percent and the growth in th...

World economy will expand by 5.8% this year: OECD

May 31, 2021 4:43 PM

World economy will expand by 5.8% this year: OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has raised its 2021 global GDP growth forecast but warned that "too many headwinds persist" as not enough Covid vaccines are reaching emerging economies, making the world vulnerable to variants. The world economy will expan...

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