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K'taka farmers stage protest rally against farm laws in B'luru
As police prevented the farmers from going to the Vidhana Soudha (secretariat) due to the ban order on large gatherings owing to the winter session of the state legislature since Monday, their leaders were allowed to go to the Raj Bhavan and present a memorandum to Governor Vajubhai Vala through an official.
India's first mRNA vaccine receives approval for clinical trials
It is India's first messenger RNA (mRNA) Covid vaccine candidate. Globally, US-based pharma giant Pfizer Inc has developed its mRNA vaccine. The permission was granted after the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) for vaccines recommended for grant of permission in a review meeting on Wednesday.
PM Modi lays foundation stone of new Parliament building, Lok Sabha will be thrice as big than now
The New Parliament will be three times bigger in size than the existing ones. Rajya Sabha will also be bigger. Tata Projects Limited will be constructing the new Parliament House over a total area of 64,500 sq metre. HCP, Planning, and Management Private Limited is preparing the design.
Gehlot blames Covid-19 for panchayat poll loss
In a major setback to the Congress in Rajasthan, the opposition BJP swept 1,911 seats in the recently held panchayat samiti elections while the ruling party was limited to 1,781 seats. The Independents won 425 seats, the Bahujan Samaj Party got 3 seats while the CPI-M captured 16 seats in the elections while the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party got 57 seats, according to the State Election Commission.
Karnataka passes 'most stringent' anti-cow slaughter Bill
Anger over the sudden introduction and passage of the Bill led to war of words between the Congress and BJP members. Terming it as unconstitutional, leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah said that his party will boycott the legislative session henceforth, while the JD(S) staged a walkout. Though the Bill passed its first hurdle in the Assembly, it needs to sail through the legislative council before it is sent to the Governor's office for final approval.
Cabinet nod for scheme to boost employment amid pandemic
The Cabinet has approved an expenditure of Rs 1,584 crore for the current financial year and Rs 22,810 crore for the entire scheme period -- 2020-2023. Under the scheme, the Centre will provide a subsidy for two years in respect of new employees engaged on or after October 1, 2020, and up to June 30, 2021.
Covid-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' to be available in first quarter of 2021
Seeking emergency use authorization for Covid-19 vaccines, including Bharat Biotech, the United States based Pfizer and Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), have applied to Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI).
37 DDC constituencies in J&K to go for polls in 5th phase
Addressing a press conference, State Election Commissioner K.K. Sharma said that of 37 DDC constituencies, 17 are in the Kashmir division and 20 in the Jammu division. In the 17 DDC constituencies of Kashmir, there are 155 candidates in the fray, including 30 women, while in the Jammu division, 144 candidates, including 40 women, are contesting.
Repeal farm laws or will protest despite post: Maharashtra Speaker
In a letter to Modi, Patole, who had resigned as a BJP Lok Sabha MP in 2017 over the issues of farmers, said: "The farmers protest is not a fight for the self-esteem but for the rights of farmers. And it is the reason why the farmers have been staging protest in the chilling winter and amid the Covid pandemic as the laws brought by you are anti-farmer."
Small players, few pharma compliant: Here's why India is struggling with cold chain for Covid vax
Despite a large capacity, India lacks the capacity to transport ultra-low temperatures at minus 80 degrees Celsius and it cannot be created in such a short span of time. Even temperatures like minus 18 to minus 20 degrees Celsius are a challenge as such capacity is not sizeable.
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