Paxlovid is an oral covid antiviral pill developed by Pfizer that can be taken at home by high-risk covid patients with a mild infection, preventing the need for hospitalisation.
Expert panel of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has recommended granting emergency use authorisation for Corbevax for children in the 5 to 12 years age group.
An in-principle approval letter has been issued to Maharashtra for an amount of Rs.600 crore for reviving and upgrading various ITIs/ polytechnics under the SIDBI Cluster Development Fund (SCDF).
India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the apex body for India's pulses trade and industry, has appointed Bimal Kothari as the new Chairman with immediate effect.