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In death of a Nepali student, a question mark over internationalisation of Indian campuses

February 28, 2025 11:17 am

As Indian universities try to attract more foreign students, they must find ways to meet the needs of a more diverse student body.

Serum Institute to develop sports facilities at B J Medical College ground; cricket pitch and volleyball, basketball courts to come up

February 07, 2023 4:03 am

SII CEO Adar Poonawalla, in a letter to the college, has agreed to develop the ground, take care of digging a borewell, and install a water storage tank and pipeline network.

Fake message from CEO Adar Poonawalla’s number, Serum Institute duped of Rs 1 crore 

September 11, 2022 7:01 am

The fraudsters allegedly sent a WhatsApp message to one of SII directors seeking money transfer to various accounts. 

Serum Institute’s Cervavac to prevent cervical cancer gets DCGI nod

July 13, 2022 9:46 am

CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla said the vaccine is very important, particularly for all adolescent girls to protect themselves against cervical cancer.

Cutting Edge: New TB test kit can detect latent infection

June 22, 2022 10:03 pm

With the c–TB test using a specific infection-causing part of the TB, the 5 mm cut-off for a test to be positive can be followed for all, including HIV patients, says Dr Rajendra Joshi, deputy Director- General, National TB Elimination Programme.

Serum institute inks pact with SIU to set up research centre for vaccines, biologicals

May 14, 2022 7:49 am

The R&D centre will lead the development of new vaccines, technologies, products, and innovations in immunization practices that provide equitable access to life-saving interventions, especially across Low-and middle-income countries (LMIC’s).

SII lowers each dose of Covovax jab from Rs 900 to Rs 225 excluding taxes

May 03, 2022 8:16 pm

Following the recommendation of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) the provision of the vaccine option was included on the portal on Monday.

Serum Institute seeks EUA for its Covovax vaccine for 12-17 yrs age group

February 21, 2022 7:55 pm

The Drugs Controller General Of India has already approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28.

Serum Institute resumes vaccine exports under Covax, crosses one billion Covishield dose milestone

November 27, 2021 8:03 am

🔴 The resumption of exports is linked to SII surpassing its original target to produce one billion doses of Covishield by the end of this year. SII has reached this milestone ahead of time via rapid expansion of production capacity at its site in Pune, an official statement issued today has said.

Ready to export 20-30 million doses: SII chief Adar Poonawalla

October 23, 2021 1:20 pm

In an email response to a set of questions, Poonawalla added that the company hopes to launch its vaccine for children, Covovax, by February-March 2022.

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