Covishield and Covaxin are lesseffective against B.1.617 strain
Both Covishield and Covaxin, while effective at generating an immune response
against the coronavirus, appear to generate only half as
many antibodies against the
B.1.617 strain, or the Indian
strain, according to a series
of early reports authored by
scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR).
Sputnik V vaccine rolled out in India at ₹995 per dose
India on Friday began using
Sputnik V in its battle against
COVID19, with the first dose
of the vaccine from Russia
administered in Hyderabad.
The vaccine is being sold
at a maximum retail price of
₹995 per dose
186 elephants killed on rail tracks in over 10 years
killed after being hit by trains across India between 2009 10 and 202021, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). According to the data furnished by the Project Elephant Division of the Ministry, Assam accounted for the highest number of elephant casualties on railway tracks (62), followed by West Bengal (57), and Odisha (27). Uttar Pradesh saw just one death.
Malerkotla is
Punjab’s 23rd
district
Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, on
Friday declared Malerkotla
as the 23rd district of the
State.
- The UN Security Council will hold a virtual public meeting on Sunday to address the soaring violence between Israel and the Palestinians, diplomats said on Thursday.
- K.P. Sharma Oli, heading a minority government, was sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister on Friday
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories on Friday reported fourth quarter consolidated net profit fell 29% to ₹557.3 crore, while operational revenue rose 7% to ₹4,768.2 crore.
- An online petition with more than 350,000 signatures calling for the Tokyo Games to be cancelled was submitted Friday to local organisers, the International Olympic Committee and others.
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