AntiCOVID19 drug developed by
DRDO gets emergency use nod
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for emergency use of an antiCOVID19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxyDglucose(2DG), developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicineand Allied Sciences (INMAS),a lab of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad.
E.U., India relaunch FTA talks, sign connectivity partnership
India and the European Union (EU) have agreed to resume discussions about a free trade agreement (FTA), eight years after the talks got stalled, the two sides announced on Saturday, along with kick-starting negotiations for agreements on investment protection and geographical indications.
India and the European Union agreed on Saturday to relaunch free trade negotiations by resuming talks thatwere suspended in 2013 forthe Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA),as Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted virtually from Delhi with President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen and E.U. Council President Charles Michel along with 27 European leaders gathered in Porto, Portugal, on Saturday.
Webinar on effects of pandemic on students
This webinar will provide an overview of academic issues to consider during the pandemic. It will also serve as the foundational webinar for a special series of more in-depth member-only webinars that address academic issues and preparing for the return to school.
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Immediate measures needed for welfare of children’
he Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Committee, in coordination with UNICEF, highlighted the need to urgently provide care and protect children suddenly made vulnerable by the loss of one or both parents to the second wave of COVID19. Supreme Court judge S.Ravindra Bhat, who is the Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice Committee, in a review meeting held with High Courts, representatives of States and the Centre, said concerted efforts should be made to provide interim care for children who have been orphaned, abandoned or even left unaccompanied in their own homes.
Imports of supplies from China surge
Chinese companies manufacturing oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies are reporting a record surge in orders for April and May from Indian companies amid the current wave of COVID19 cases and shortages in supplies. Since April, orders for at least 40,000 oxygen concentrators have been placed by Indian companies, of which 21,000 have so far been delivered, along with more than 5,000 ventilators, 21 million face masks and 3,800 tons of medicines, according to official Chinese customs figures.
WHO approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine
The World Health Organization on Friday approved the Sinopharm COVID19 vac cine for emergency use the first Chinese jab to receive the WHO’s green light.
The UN health agency signed off on the two dose vaccine, which is already being deployed in dozens of countries around the world. The WHO has already given emergency use listing to the vaccines being made by PfizerBioNTech, Moderna, J&J, and the AstraZeneca jab being produced at sites in
India and in South Korea.
1980 Olympic Games goldwinning hockey stalwarts pass away
Olympic gold medallist, former India coach, Arjuna, and Dronacharya awardee Maharaj Kishen Kaushik passed away at a city hospital on Saturday. He was 66 and is survived by
his wife and two sons.
Seventime World champion Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to take 100 pole positions after lapping fastest in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.
YouTuber Rahul Vohra dies of virus complications
ActorcumYouTuber RahulVohra died on Sunday at a hospital in East Delhi due to COVID19 complications, theatre directorplaywright Arvind Gaur confirmed.
Vohra, 35, had shared his COVID19 diagnosis earlier this week in a Facebook
post.
Eminent sculptor passes away
Eminent sculptor and Rajya Sabha member Padma Vibhushan Raghunath Mohapatra passed away while undergoing treatment for COVID19 at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
As a doyen of stone
sculpture, he was chosen
for Padma Vibhushan in
2013.
China rocket debris falls in Indian Ocean near Maldives
Debris from the last stage of China’s Long March rocket that had last month carried a
key component of its underconstruction space station fell into the waters of the Indian Ocean west of the Maldives on Sunday.The reentry of the rocket, described by astrophysicists as the fourthlargest uncontrolled re-entry in history, had evoked concerns in recent days about
possible damage should it have fallen on land, and had been criticised by the Na tional Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the U.S. for “failing to
meet responsible standards”. China had rejected those concerns, saying most of the debris had been burned during reentry and that a fall into international waters was most likely.
Sabalenka claims biggest title of her career
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka stunned World No. 1 Ash leigh Barty to win the Madrid Open for the first time on Saturday. Sabalenka was beaten by Barty in the final in Stuttgart last month but exacted re venge at the Caja Magica, a storming 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 victory clinching the biggest title of her career.
- Adhiban, Arjun qualify for Champions Chess Tour
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- Nirmala lists tax waiver on relief goods
- China Red Cross sends oxygen concentrators, ventilators
- Himanta Biswa Sarma, 15th Chief Minister of Assam.
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