Covaxin effective against India, UK coronavirus strains: Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech on Sunday said its COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' has been found to be effective against coronavirus strains found in India and the UK.Citing a study published in the peer-reviewed…

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States to receive nearly 51 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in next three days: Centre

More than 1.84 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs, while nearly 51 lakh doses are in the pipeline and will be received by them within…

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Cytecare launches step-down hospital for moderately ill COVID-19 patients

Oncology care hospital Cytecare, in a joint effort along with healthtech startup Cloudphysician, Canadian International School, Bengaluru-based NGO Humanist Centre for Medicine, the Bengaluru chapter of Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO), and…

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MSN Labs enters into licensing agreement with Eli Lilly to launch COVID-19 drug in India

MSN Labs (MSN) has announced that it has entered into a royalty-free, non-exclusive, and voluntary licence agreement with US-based Eli Lilly and Company to manufacture and market Baricitinib drug for…

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COVID-19 pandemic’s second year to be ‘far more deadly’: WHO Chief

India's COVID-19 situation remains hugely concerning, with several states continuing to see a worrying number of cases, hospitalisations, and deaths, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, warning that…

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Analyse, adjust, adapt – how these artists respond to the pandemic with creativity and resilience

Launched in 2014, PhotoSparks is a weekly feature from YourStory, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In the earlier 530 posts, we featured an art festival, cartoon gallery. world music festival, telecom expo, millets…

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How new trends and innovations in the automotive industry are opening opportunities for startups

In the contemporary world, innovations are rapidly transforming every industry, and the automotive industry is no exception. Innovations and adoptions are setting new trends in the century-old automotive ecosystem, which…

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[Jobs Roundup] Here’s how you can work with healthtech startup Practo

YourStory recently reported that Bengaluru-based telemedicine and mobile health startup Practo is looking to raise about Rs 60 crore in debt funding from Trifecta Venture Debt Fund - II in…

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[The Turning Point] This conversational AI startup has developed a WhatsApp chatbot to help with COVID resources

Gaurav Singh and Piyush Mishra started up wanting to solve the problem of retaining and engaging customers to help brands with long-term growth with minimal human intervention. This led them…

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