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PM Modi's diplomacy led to US granting India special waiver for vaccine ra
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], October 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention led to the US granting India a special exemption from the imposition of its Defence Production Act (DPA) on raw materials for Indian vaccine manufacturers, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on
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Adar Poonawalla thanks Biden, Jaishankar as US lifts Defence Production Ac
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): After US lifted embargo on the raw materials required to produce COVID-19 vaccine, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla credited US President Joe Biden and Externals Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for the "policy change", stating that this will h
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Trump orders meat processing plants to stay open during pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 29 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order under the Defence Production Act compelling meat processing plants to remain open to meet shortages in the nation's food supply chains, despite reports of plant worker's deaths due to COVID-19.
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Trump invokes Defence Production Act against medical equipment exports
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): Speaking from the White House at the Coronavirus taskforce press Briefing, President Donald Trump on Friday said that he is invoking the Defense Production Act to prevent the export of N95 respirators, surgical masks, glove and other personal protective eq
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Defence Minister launches dashboard to monitor defence production activiti
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jul 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today launched a dashboard of Department of Defence Production to help in effective monitoring of various initiatives and schemes of the department.
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