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23061. India's first mRNA Covid-19 vaccine moves to advanced clinical trials
- India's first mRNA covid-19 vaccine moves to advanced clinical trials mRNA based vaccines got global focus following the huge success of Pfizer BioTech and Fosum pharma's covid-19 vaccine comirnaty and U.S. based Moderna's covid-19 vaccine mRNA -1273
- Subsidiary Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, entering into the next stage of clinical trials. A few days ago, India had approved the world's first plasmid DNA vaccine, ZyCOV-D from Zydus cadila.
- mRNA vaccines present various benefits as they are non infectious, non integrating in nature, and degraded by normal cellular mechanisms . At present, globally, other companies are also developing mRNA- based covid-19 vaccines. Gennova mRNA based covid-19 vaccine developement program was partly funded by the department of Biotechnology (DBT). Govt. of India under Ind-CEPI, way back in June 2020. Mission covid-19 .suraksha- The Indian covid-19 vaccine Developement Mission, implemented by BIRAC.
23062. India’s Indigenously Developed DNA-Based Vaccine Hailed as Potential Game-Changer in COVID-19 Fight
- India Indigenously Developed DNA- based vaccine hailed as potential game changer in covid-19 fight. DNA- based covid-19 vaccine to be administered in adults and children 12 years and above.
- Zydus group's vaccine Technology Centre (VTC) and translational Health Science and Technology (THSTI) , an autonomous institute of the department of the department of Biotechnology, played a vital role in this success story.
- DNA vaccination marks a radically new approach. it involves the direct introduction into appropriates tissues of a plasmid containing the DNA sequence encoding the antigen (&) against which an immune response is sought and relies on in site production of the target antigen
23063. 1.50% Adults In India Have Got At Least One Vaccine Dose
- Reliance Life Sciences, is expected to start phase I clinical studies of its indigenous Covid-19 vaccine soon.
- The vaccine under developement is a protien based covid-19 vaccine and is expected to be launched by the first quarter 2022.
- MTM inactivates the virus within the sample and stabilizes the RNA, to make collection, transportation and processing safer.
23064. Joint COVAX Statement on Supply Forecast for 2021 and early 2022
- Twelve months ago, the world came together to support COVAX, a multilateral initiative aimed at guaranteeing global access to life-saving COVID-19 vaccines. COVAX immediately began securing financing, entering into negotiations with vaccine developers and manufacturers and addressing the host of technical and operational challenges associated with rolling out the largest and most complex vaccination programme in history.
- COVAX expects to have access to 1.425 billion doses of vaccine in 2021, in the most likely scenario and in the absence of urgent action by producers and high-coverage countries to prioritize COVAX. These doses, approximately 1.2 billion will be available for the lower income economies participating in the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC)
- The Access to COVID-19 Tools ACT-Accelerator, is a new, ground-breaking global collaboration to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines. It was set up in response to a call from G20 leaders in March and launched by the WHO, European Commission, France and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in April 2020
23065. India has administered over 86 crore total doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
- Uttar pradesh cesh tops the list in terms of the highest number of first doses administered, followed by Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
- The monthly expansion in services and manufacturing activity coincided with relatively low new Covid-19 cases and a pick-up in the pace of vaccinations — more than 834 million doses have been administered so far in the nation of 1.3 billion people.
- India’s economy showed signs it’s ready to accelerate, thanks to its services sector resuming expansion and manufacturing activity retaining growth momentum in August, says a report. The story behind the vaccine development and dose of innovation the Ellas have brought to India’s biotech industry
23066. COVID vaccine delivery through drones starts in Northeast
- Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched an initiative to facilitate COVID-19 vaccine delivery. "This is for the first time that a "Make in India' drone has been used in South Asia to transport COVID-19 vaccine
- "We can use drones in delivering important life-saving medicines, collecting blood samples. This technology can also be used in critical situations. Incorporating such drone technologies into the national programmes would help deliver other vaccines and medical supplies as quickly as possible."
- Drone has been designed to overcome these challenges by deploying Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAV) / drones to remote areas, the health ministry said. The ICMR conducted an initial study in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur to test the capacity of drones to carry and transfer vaccines safely
23067. Bangladesh asks India to resume onion exports, upset over breach of ‘unwritten understanding’
- Addressing a press conference in Dhaka Wednesday, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs M. Shahriar Alam said India and Bangladesh have an “unwritten understanding” that New Delhi will inform Dhaka prior to imposing any kind of ban on the export of the commodity, which is a key cooking ingredient in the local markets.
- “We are expecting a positive result soon in this regard, Dhaka has requested New Delhi to revoke its ban on onion export as India earlier had made an unofficial pledge to Bangladesh of a continuing supply of onion here,” he said.
- Dhaka is upset as the “friendly” neighbours have an understanding that New Delhi will inform beforehand about such a move in order for Bangladesh to take necessary action, sources in the Bangladesh government said. This understanding was reached after India took a similar action last year, said the sources.
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23068. Centre Conducted Surgical Strike On Farmers By Banning Onion Export: NCP
- The Centre banned export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect, a move aimed at increasing availability and curbing its prices in the domestic market.
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase termed the decision as Tughlaqi ((ill thought out) as it deprived onion growers of a good price for their produce at a time when there was an increasing demand for the commodity in the international market.
- Mahesh Tapase claimed that owing to the coronavirus pandemic, onion export has come down by 13 per cent, aggregating a business loss of around.Since the business has come to a halt, farmers naturally have found themselves in trouble. Hence, PM Modi and Piyush Goyal should withdraw the decision, he added.
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23069. To check prices, Centre to import 10 lakh tonnes of potato Piyush Goyal
- The “Normally, potatoes are imported at 30 per cent import duty. But it is decided to allow the import of 10 lakh tonnes of potatoes at 10 per cent duty till January 31. We are also getting 30,000 tonnes of potato from Bhutan,” said Goyal.
- “The onion imports are being done by market forces. The government is not importing it directly. NAFED plans to invite people to import... to ensure adequate supply,” he said. The Centre has extended the deadline for importing arhar dal till December 31. Similarly, licences have been issued for importing 1.5 lakh tonnes of urad dal. Also, the import duty on masoor dal will remain at 10 per cent till December 31, Goyal said
- The government has also decided to extend the bilateral treaty with Mozambique for importing 2 lakh tonnes of tur dal which ends this year for another five years. Similarly, it would sign a contract with Myanmar for importing 2.5 lakh tonnes urad dal annually for the next five years.
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23070. 7,000 tonnes onion imported, 25,000 tonnes likely to arrive before Deepavali, says Piyush Goyal
- The central cooperative NAFED will soon begin importing onions in a bid to tame soaring prices, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday
- Although NAFED had created a buffer stock of 1 lakh tonnes from the rabi crop, from which it has been releasing stock into retail markets directly and through State governments, it has already disposed of 40%, and another 25% is expected to be lost to damp and rot.
- With regard to NAFED’s scheme to procure apples from Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Goyal claimed that the scheme had managed to reach only 1% of its 13 lakh tonne target last year because “J&K farmers had got a better price in the market, so they had no need for procurement”.
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