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India to play vital role in equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world: Pharma industry
”We want the vaccine to be affordable and accessible to all. The Government of India will receive it at a far more affordable price of USD 3-4, since they will be buying in a larger volume. The priority is going to be India and the GAVI countries, after which only, the private market will open up where the pricing would be USD 6-8 per dose” said Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla
Govt extends validity of vehicle documents like DL, RC, permits till Mar 31
“The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of vehicular documents like DLs, RCs, permits etc till March 31, 2021 in the light of need to prevent spread of COVID-19. Ministry has today issued a directory to the states and Union Territory administrations in the regard,” a MoRTH statement said.
Earlier through various notifications, it was advised that the validity of fitness, permit (all types), licence, registration or any other concerned document(s) may be treated to be valid till December 31, 2020.
Over 4.15 cr ITRs for fiscal 2019-20 filed till Dec 26
”More than 4.15 crore Income Tax Returns for AY 2020-21 have already been filed till 26th of December, 2020. Hope you have filed yours too!,” the department tweeted.
This includes over 2.34 crore taxpayers filing ITR-1, over 89.89 lakh filing ITR-4, over 49.72 lakh ITR-3 and over 30.36 lakh filing ITR-2.
Hyderabad set to emerge as global hub for COVID-19 vaccine in 2021
The vaccine development process by Bharat Biotech, Biological E Ltd and Aurobindo Pharma are currently in various stages, while Dr Reddy”s and Hetero have tie ups for manufacturing the vaccine.
Some of these companies have also drawn up plans to scale up their vaccine manufacturing capacities. Besides vaccine makers, the International Airport here has also stepped up the cold-chain infrastructure for vaccine transportation.
Nifty, Sensex at record high on boost from Reliance, banking stocks
The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.7% at 13,844.75 by 0347 GMT, while the S&P BSE Sensex was 0.71% higher at 47,307.78. Both indexes hit record highs.
Broader Asian shares rose at the start of the final trading week of 2020 as a source said Donald Trump signed into law a pandemic aid and spending package, averting a partial federal government shutdown in the United States
Financial frauds push cyber crimes to peak in Delhi
“Among the complaints received by various victims, the predominant ones are of online financial fraud, accounting for around 62 per cent of the total. 24 per cent of the complaints have been related to the social media, primarily online harassment, and the rest 14 per cent of other cyber crimes such as hacking, identity theft, data theft and some more,” said DCP Cyber Crime Anyesh Roy
PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme for all Jammu and Kashmir residents
The scheme will provide free-of-cost insurance cover to all residents of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, the PMO said, adding that it will extend financial cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family on a floater basis to all residents of the UT.
There is provision for operational extension of the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ (PM-JAY) to approximately 15 lakh additional families, the PMO statement said, adding that the scheme will operate on insurance mode in convergence with PM-JAY.
Oxford Covid vaccine may be first to get govt nod for emergency use: Report
“Going by this, Oxford vaccine ‘Covishield’ is likely to be the first to be rolled out in India,” a source said.
The process of granting emergency use approval for Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ may take time as its phase 3 trials are still underway, while Pfizer is yet to make a presentation.
India to become 5th largest economy in 2025, 3rd largest by 2030: CEBR
“India has been knocked off course somewhat through the impact of the pandemic. As a result, after overtaking the UK in 2019, the UK overtakes India again in this year’s forecasts and stays ahead till 2024 before India takes over again,” the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said in an annual report published on Saturday.
The UK appears to have overtaken India again during 2020 as a result of the weakness of the rupee, it said.
COVID-19: Daily deaths below 300 after over 6 months, 22,273 new cases reported
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 97,40,108, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.78 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent
The active caseload remained below three lakh for the fifth consecutive day. There are 2,81,667 active coronavirus infections in the country, constituting 2.77 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated