Sputnik V Covid vaccine 91.6% effective in Phase-III trial: Peer-reviewed data
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Russia s Gamaleya Institute publishes peer-reviewed results of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in the Lancet medical journal
The vaccine was found equally effective in people aged above 60, shows trial data
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Russia s Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6 percent effective against symptomatic Covid-19 in Phase-III trial, according to peer-reviewed results published in The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday.
The preliminary findings show that the two-dose Sputnik V has shown high efficacy and was well tolerated for participants over 18 in final-stage clinical trials, said co-lead author Inna Dolzhikova of Russia s Gamaleya National Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology.
Union Budget 2021-22: ₹4472 crores allocated for India’s first RRTS Project
Delhi-Meerut rapid rail system
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a ₹18,000 crore scheme to augment public transport in urban areas.
In 2020, Rs. 2,487 crores were allocated to NCRTC, this year the budget allocation received is near to double what was allocated last year which is Rs. 4472 crores. A total of Rs6959 crores has been allocated by the central government so far for this project.
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On 13 January 2021, the Cabinet Committee on Security finally cleared the long-pending acquisition of 73 improved Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk.1A fighters along with ten LCA Mk.1 trainers.
This Rs 45,696 crore (US$ 6.25 billion) programme marks a rare high point for the beleaguered thirty-year programme, which has suffered through significant development and production delays, and seen no new orders since the Indian Air Force committed to inducting forty aircraft back in 2005.
The LCA Mk.1A variant
dates back to 2015, when the IAF, unhappy with the state of the programme, agreed to an upgraded Tejas that would improve on the LCA Mk.1 that had just achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), by adding a new electronically-scanned active array radar, updated avionics, electronic warfare capability, all accompanied by only minor structural changes. This would, at least on paper, be delivered more quickly and cheaply than a comprehensive redesign around a new
Govt clears Rs 48,000-cr deal for 83 Tejas fighters â all you want to know about the aircraft
New aircraft comes with 4 major capability enhancements â mid-air refuelling, Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar, Electronic Warfare suite & Beyond Visual Range missile.
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New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) Wednesday cleared the much awaited Rs 48,000-crore deal for 83 LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Tejas aircraft, which will see a greater collaboration between state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and private firms as part of âMake in Indiaâ.
With the CCS now clearing the deal, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is expected to sign a contract with HAL next month when Indiaâs air show Aero India takes off in Bengaluru.
Landing Longest Flight: Air India’s All-Women Crew Sets History Published by GulteDesk January 11, 2021
Bengaluru: The all Woman Crew members Capt Papagari Thanmai (L), Capt Zoya Aggarwal, Capt Akansha Sonware, and Captaincies Shivani Manhas of the inaugural flight of Air India from San Francisco to Bengaluru pose for a photo after the landing of the maiden flight at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI01 11 2021 000021B)
Air India has made history by landing its longest flight route from San Francisco to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. What’s more interesting is that the landmark feat was entirely done by the female crew.