Day: November 23, 2020

Delighted at AstraZeneca vaccine’s effectiveness: Adar Poonawalla

8:41 pm November 23, 2020

Mumbai: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday expressed happiness at pharma major AstraZeneca’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been found to be 70 per cent effective on average. AstraZeneca said one dosing regimen showed vaccine efficacy of 90 per cent when the vaccine was given as a half-dose followed by a […]

Snowfall likely in parts of Himachal on Saturday

Fresh snowfall in high reaches of Himachal Pradesh

8:38 pm November 23, 2020

Shimla: Several high reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Monday, the meteorological department said. Kalpa recorded 6.6 cm snowfall, Keylong 5 cm and Narkanda 3 cm in the past 24 hours, Shimla Met Centre Director Manmohan Singh said. Some parts of the state received light rains. Manali recorded 13 mm of rainfall, followed […]

Artificial Intelligence hub in Bengaluru to promote technology innovations: DST

8:34 pm November 23, 2020

New Delhi: The Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technologies Park (ARTPARK) set up in Bengaluru will promote technology innovations in niche areas by executing ambitious projects in various sectors by focusing on problems unique to India, the Department of Science and Technology said on Monday. ARTPARK is a unique not-for-profit foundation established by the Indian Institute of Science […]

UK regulator reviews Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine

8:30 pm November 23, 2020

London: The UK government on Monday said that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) is reviewing data from Pfizer/BioNTech to determine whether its COVID-19 vaccine meets “robust” standards of quality, safety, and effectiveness. The joint vaccine, produced by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech, had recently claimed to be 94 per cent effective in […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Delhi’s air quality slips to ‘very poor’ due to slow winds; Dip in stubble burning

8:27 pm November 23, 2020

New Delhi: After nearly 10 days, Delhi’s air quality deteriorated on Monday to the “very poor” category and is likely to worsen in the next two days due to slow winds and low ventilation, government agencies said. Stubble burning, which accounted for 12 percent of Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution on Sunday, contributed six percent on Monday. […]