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Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in India

Aug 7, 2021

The five vaccines granted Emergency Use Authorisation in India are Serum Institute’s Covishield, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, Russia’s Sputnik V, Moderna, and now Johnson & Johnson (J&J).

Railways invites bids for hydrogen fuel-based tech for trains

Aug 7, 2021

“The retrofitting of diesel-powered DEMU and converting it into hydrogen fuel-powered train set will not only save the cost to the tune of Rs 2.3 crore annually by converting from diesel to hydrogen, but also save the carbon footprint (NO2) of 11.12 kilo tons per annum and particulate matter of 0.72 kilo tonnes per annum,” the statement said.

India sees single-day rise of 38,628 New Coronavirus cases, 617 fresh deaths

Aug 7, 2021

Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far has reached 50.10 crore under the nationwide vaccination drive

Digital currency model likely by the end of year: RBI

Aug 7, 2021

Earlier, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das made it clear that the central bank continues to have concerns with the private digital currency (DCs) which are not regulated and has conveyed the same to the government

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International

China’s gene-editing scientist jailed for three years in modified baby case

Dec 30, 2019

The scientist, from the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, claimed in November last year that he had manipulated the embryos with a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR in a bid to make them immune to HIV infection

China’s big bang opening of its $45 trillion financial industry, foreign life insurers can set up 100%-owned units

Dec 30, 2019

To kick off the new year, foreign insurers can apply to set up 100%-owned units offering life insurance, a segment that accounts for three-quarters of the Chinese insurance market. Joint ventures — of which ICBC-AXA Assurance Co. is the biggest — brought in 8% of the sector’s total premiums last year, but have not been growing as fast as domestic competitors, according to Fitch Ratings.

India may overtake Germany to become fourth-largest economy in 2026: Report

Dec 29, 2019

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s target of taking the economy to $5 trillion by 2024, it said, “India is also set to reach a GDP of $5 trillion by 2026 2 years later than the current government target.”

Long-awaited U.S. drone safety rules call for extensive tracking network

Dec 28, 2019

The long-awaited draft rules call for a massive new tracking network for everything from toys to larger commercial drones so that law enforcement can spot the devices flying anywhere, from congested urban areas to the most rural zones

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