Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Ebola: 'You are not alone' in fight, vows DR Congo-bound WHO chiefThe World Health Organization chief is heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo to combat a deadly Ebola outbreak. He pledged full suppo...
28 May, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
West Bengal: 6 cr people covered under Swasthya Sathi to get Ayushman Bharat benefits from JulyStarting in July, six crore Swasthya Sathi card holders in West Bengal will be eligible for the Ayushman Bharat scheme. New applications ar...
24 May, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Kent meningitis outbreak triggers surge in UK vaccine demand, policy debateMeningitis B outbreak in Kent has led to a surge in demand for the vaccine. Pharmacies report shortages as people seek protection. The gove...
21 Mar, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
World Health Organisation junks vaccine allocation groupIt has been decided to put off operations of IAVG until a situation arises where steering by the group is needed. The triggers that would r...
15 Feb, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
MK Stalin seeks vaccines in 9:1 ratio for govtA day after Chennai corporation had to shut in its vaccination centres citing shortage of doses, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin wrote to the Union...
29 Jun, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
Poor countries deprived of COVAX supply, says WHO chiefIn a meeting held on Friday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke about the lack of “political will” for sharing vaccines ...
26 Jun, 2021, 08.05 AM IST
COVAX is failing to halt the Covid-19 pandemic: Here's why, and how to fix itCOVAX was created to facilitate equitable access to vaccines.
09 Jun, 2021, 11.44 AM IST
Rs 10,000 crore more needed for vaccines; fiscal impact to be 40 bps more, says reportThe increased allocation of free vaccines to all above 18 years coupled with extending free food and grain supplies through rations will ad...
08 Jun, 2021, 06.22 PM IST
India should fully centralise jab procurement, set up vaccine commission to decide interstate allocation: EYCentralised vaccine procurement would keep costs to a minimum since a single agency for purchase would be able to reap economies of scale a...
27 May, 2021, 10.23 PM IST
For centralised vaccine procurementCentralised procurement of vaccines and priority-wise allocation to states would be the sensible way to proceed.
30 Apr, 2021, 12.55 PM IST
Speed of vaccine administration, average consumption: Vaccine quota depends on many factorsThe Central government will allocate quotas to state governments based on a set of criteria which include speed of administration of vaccin...
22 Apr, 2021, 12.50 PM IST
Covid Vaccines: Sound thinking on the moveIncreasing vaccine supplies has to address increasing the supplies of vaccine ingredients. The government must fund these projects, under i...
20 Apr, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
'Hue & cry' about Centre being partisan in vaccine allocation a 'farce': Harsh Vardhan"Hue and cry by certain states about partisanship by the Union government is just a farce, an attempt to hide their own incompetence. Mahar...
08 Apr, 2021, 09.00 PM IST
Proposals for healthcare infra, Covid-19 vaccine allocation promising: Kiran Mazumdar ShawStating that the allocation for Covid-19 vaccination, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairperson, Biocon, said the government should also i...
01 Feb, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
Budget 2021: Vaccine allocation and other major announcements for healthcareUnderscoring the significant importance of health and well being for the growth and development of the country, the budget allocation for t...
01 Feb, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
Kolkata allocated highest number of COVID vaccines in BengalKolkata has been allocated the highest number of COVID vaccines in West Bengal, at 93,500, for the first phase of the vaccination drive sch...
14 Jan, 2021, 11.53 AM IST