The Hyderabad firm said it had successfully shipped the first batch of the vaccines to Ganavaram, Guwahati, Patna, Delhi, Kurukshetra, Bangalore, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Chennai, and Lucknow
Month: January 2021
** Janaagraha’s Best State award won by Odisha
Odisha took home Janaagraha’s Best State and the Best Civic Agency award, while Gujarat took home the Best State Election Commission, Kerala bagged the Best State Finance Commission, Indore secured Best Municipality award for its PPP based integrated solid waste management.
** Chennai Equitation Centre wins big at the Junior National Equestrian Championship
Young riders from the Chennai Equitation Centre clinched gold and silver medals at the Junior National Equestrian Championship held in Delhi recently
** HAL to make 83 LCA MK-1A jets for IAF
CCS okays biggest indigenous defence deal costing around ₹48,000 cr.
In the biggest indigenous defence deal, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday approved the manufacture of 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of around ₹47,000 crore.
** Sarnobat, Sheoran, Rajeshwari win in national shooting trials
At the shotgun ranges, overnight leaders Lakshay Sheoran and Rajeshwari Kumari, won the men’s and women’s T1 Trap competition respectively.
** Andhra Pradesh government urged to save Ongole breed bull
Krishna District Central Cooperative Bank (KDCC) chairman and YSRC leader Yarlagadda Venkata Rao has urged the government to take steps for saving the Ongole breed bull from extinction.
** Karnataka to get 40k doses of Covaxin, 20k to arrive on Wednesday
A day after Karnataka received the first consignment of the Covishield vaccine, the state is set to receive doses of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
** Cheteshwar Pujara to Rahul Dravid: Check out the 11 Indian batsmen who crossed 6000-run mark in Test cricket
** Infosys to acquire assets, onboard employees of Australia’s Carter Digital
This is an asset purchase and the transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
** Mumbai airport begins COVID-19 vaccine transportation; 2,400 vials airlifted to Goa
The Wadia Group-owned no-frills airline has scheduled flights carrying vaccines to Lucknow, Cochin and Chandigarh as well, besides Goa, during the day, a GoAir spokesperson said.