India announces world’s first intranasal Covid19 vaccine
India’s Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today launched the world’s first intranasal Covid19 vaccine, iNNCOVACC (BBV154), which could drastically speed...
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FCI to offload 30 LMT wheat to ease prices
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will offload 30 LMT wheat from the central pool to the market and government...
BharOS: India’s own mobile OS
The duopoly of Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS could be over. JandK Operations Private Limited (JandKops), which has been incubated...
Cryptocurrency isn’t money; must be banned: RBI Governor
The Reserve Bank of India Governor, Shaktikanta Das, has warned cryptocurrency could not only destroy finances of individual traders aka...
Misleading advertisements illegal; social media influencers in loop
The Department of Consumer Affairs under Ministry of Consumer Affairs has released a guide, “Endorsements Know-hows!” for celebrities, influencers and...
Budget expectations FY2023-24 – small dreams, huge impact
It is the time of the year when Indians (notably the middle class) start dreaming of a better life –...
Government lays standards for basmati rice; w.e.f. 1 August 2023
Following years of accusations that basmati rice from India, the largest exporter in the world, lacks standards and is at...
Government invites online applications for new Janaushadhi Kendras
The government is inviting online applications from registered pharmacists across the country to open new Janaushadhi Kendras (generic medicine stores)...
Norway: NATO’s wild card against Russia?
Norway is to Europe what Saudi Arabia is to the Middle-east. Huge hidden oil reserves and sales since the 1960s,...
India’s FY2022-23 GDP estimated to grow 7%
The growth in real GDP during FY2022-23 is estimated at 7% vs 8.7% in 2021-22, according to the First Advance...
