Media reports alleging that the Centre has not placed any fresh order for #COVID19 vaccines are completely incorrect: Ministry of Health
It is clarified that 100% advance of Rs 1732.50 crores (after TDS Rs 1699.50 crores) was released to Serum Institute of India on April 28 for 11 crore doses of Covishield during May, June & July: Union Health Ministry
Against the last order of 10 crore doses for supplies of Covishield vaccine, 8.744 crore doses have been delivered till May 3. Additionally, 100% advance of Rs. 787.50 crores was released to Bharat Biotech for 5 crore Covaxin doses during May, June & July: Health Ministry
We endorse this statement & the authenticity of the information. We have been working closely with the Government of India for the past year & thank it for its support. We remain committed to ramping up our vaccine production to save every life we can: Serum Institute of India
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Our vaccine production situation different from many other countries. On what basis Covishield was being made in India? It's Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine,you can say it's British-designed product. It was made in India as vaccine owner saw India as an efficient production venue: EAM
Along with that the ability & approval to make in India, came an obligation to supply it to a large part of the world. So, people have to understand, it was not that vaccine production started in India, it was invented by an Indian, owned by an Indian, produced by an Indian: EAM
It was a truly international collaboration. When there is an international collaboration, if somebody gave you a vaccine to make in India, then you have to do your part, otherwise, it doesn't work: EAM Dr S Jaishankar at Global Dialogue Series
The Union of India has approached Supreme Court today against yesterday's Delhi High Court's order asking officials monitoring oxygen procurement and supply to states, including Delhi, to be present during today’s hearing
Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the UOI, said it is unfortunate that the Delhi High Court had initiated contempt proceeding when the Centre, its officers are doing their best in the issue
Justice Chandrachud, observed that putting officers in jail or hauling officers for contempt won't bring oxygen. Please tell us what are the steps taken to solve this?
Justice Shah observed no one can dispute that some have died due to O2 shortage&that it's a national emergency
Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench starts pronouncing its judgment on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a Maharashtra law that grants reservation to the Maratha community in education and jobs
Maratha reservation: Justice Bhushan, reading out the judgment said, we do not find any reason in revisiting Indira Sawhney judgment
Justice Bhushan said that with respect to Article 342-A, we have upheld the Constitutional Amendment and it does not violate any Constitutional provision and therefore, we have dismissed the writ petition challenging the Maratha Reservation
Our goal by July 4th is to have 70% of adult Americans with at least one shot and 160 million Americans fully vaccinated. It’s another huge goal, and a serious step toward a return to normal: US President Joe Biden
We’re helping Brazil and India, significantly I spoke to Prime Minister Modi what he needs most is (raw) materials to be able to make the vaccines, we’re sending them that, we’re sending them oxygen, we’re doing a lot for India: US Prez Joe Biden
We’ve sent AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada, Mexico, there are other countries that we're talking to now, I’m not prepare to announce who else will be getting vaccine to, but we're going to send 10% of what we've to other nations (including Brazil and India) by 4th of July: US Prez
Joint Press Statement on Afghanistan by the External Affairs Minister, Dr. S Jaishankar and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell Fontelles
Calling for respecting, protecting national sovereignty, territorial integrity of Afghanistan, EAM Dr. Jaishankar and HRVP Borrell reaffirmed their strong and continued support to an inclusive, Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process: Joint Press Statement
Jaishankar and Borrell reiterated their call for an immediate, permanent and comprehensive nationwide ceasefire.
Death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen: Allahabad High Court
We find these news items showing a quite contrary picture to one claimed by the Government that there was a sufficient supply of oxygen: Allahabad High Court
This state of affairs that we have come to know about the management of an online portal created by the Government today casts a shadow upon the #COVID19 Hospital Management: Allahabad High Court