TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 29, 2021                     Following widespread criticism of its pricing policy, Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced a cut in price of its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ it plans to sell to the States to Rs 400 per dose from the earlier Rs 600.            To recall Bharat Biotech sold Covaxin to the central government at Rs ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 29, 2021 At a time when India is facing an acute shortage of oxygen supply amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the United Kingdom has sent more vital oxygen equipment to India in support of the country’s fight against COVID-19. Three oxygen generation units have been sent from surplus stocks in Northern Ireland to support India ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 29, 2021 Vedanta on Thursday said its Chairman Anil Agarwal has pledged Rs 150 crore to help India in its fight against deadly COVID-19 second wave. The amount is over and above Rs 201 crore that was spent by Vedanta Group in 2020, it said in a statement. The company will create additional capacity of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 28, 2021 As the second wave of the Covid-19 virus swells, to supplement the government’s efforts, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) – a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel – in alliance with the Government of Gujarat and District Administration, Surat, has set up a 250-bed COVID care hospital at Hazira, which will receive ...

Next-gen sanitization technology ‘Shield 30’ launched in India TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 28, 2021 Even as the daily caseload of India’s coronavirus infections, during the second wave, exceeds more than two lakhs, Shield30, a disruptive sanitization technology, is launched in India. This revolutionary, water-based antimicrobial surface treatment technology from New Zealand provides 99.99% protection from surface-borne infection of Coronaviruses and ...

TBB BUREAU AHMEDABAD, APRIL 26, 2021 Diversified business conglomerate Adani Group has joined India Inc’s efforts to secure and augment medical oxygen supplies amid a growing shortage of the life-saving gas in the wake of spiralling Covid cases in the country. The Gautam Adani-led group has arranged four ISO cryogenic tanks with 80 tonnes of liquid oxygen from Saudi Arabia; ...

TBB BUREAU CUTTACK, APRIL 12, 2021 In response to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s call for a 14-day ‘Mask Abhiyan’ to keep Covid-19 at bay, Odisha Stevedores Limited (OSL) has decided to distribute one lakh masks free of cost among people. In a special programme organised in front of OSL Corporate Office here on Monday, OSL Chairman Mahima Mishra launched the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 12, 2021 With a commitment to make mental health conversations mainstream, Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII) has launched a talk show ‘Mind Matters’ on YouTube and Facebook; and through this show the company has created a platform for the top sports personalities to come forward and share their stories of the mental health issues ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, APRIL 10, 2021 “Last year, we were able to tackle the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic quite effectively. While the second wave has started spreading, let’s once again contain it with commitment, composure and constant communication,” urged Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) CEO Dipak Chattaraj, while chairing an online meeting of senior officers of the Steel Plant on ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 09, 2021             Highly experienced doctors at city-based Apollo Hospitals led by Senior Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist Dr. Susant Kumar Sethi, and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon Dr. Debasis Nayak and ENT Surgeon Dr. Suryakant Pradhan successfully managed three patients by combining endoscopic and surgical modalities recently. The first patient had a perforation in his food pipe ...