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Mahua Moitra responds to Sitharaman, asks Centre to waive CGST, SGST on CO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Addressing the points raised by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in response to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday said it is "unsurprising" that Si
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COVID-19: Pope Francis backs vaccine patents waiver
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], May 9 (ANI): Pope Francis has backed growing calls for a patent waiver for coronavirus vaccines in a video message for a public concert on Saturday.
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PM Modi asks EU to support TRIPS waiver, EU doesn't see it as magic soluti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked EU leaders to support the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver to COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to remove hurdles in ramping up vaccine production. EU l
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TRIPS waiver will facilitate scaling up, timely availability of affordable
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): India has worked with South Africa and other partners in the WTO to seek relaxation in the norms of the TRIPS agreement, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Friday and noted that this waiver will be an important step for enabling the rapid scal
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PM Modi speaks with Scott Morrison seeking Australia's support for intelle
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): In a phone call with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought Canberra's support for the initiative taken at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by India and South Africa for global waiver on patent protection
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Switzerland in favour of vaccines for financially weak countries, to look
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Swiss authorities will look into the issue of a temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and then take a decision on the matter, Swiss Ambassador to India Dr. Ralf Heckner told ANI on Friday. He added that the main objective is to get
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Gates Foundation supports 'narrow waiver' of intellectual property on COVI
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 7 (ANI): In a significant shift of stance, Gates Foundation has followed the line taken by the Biden administration to back the temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines.
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Ramping up vaccine production, TRIPS waiver to figure prominently in India
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Ramping up global production of vaccines, removing hindrances in supply chains and TRIPS waiver will be part of discussion between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and EU leaders on Saturday during the India-EU summit, EU officials have said.
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India welcomes US decision to support TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Welcoming the US support for global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, India on Thursday said it is hopeful that the waiver can be approved quickly at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with a consensus-based approach.
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EU chief says ready to 'discuss' Covid vaccine patent waiver
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 6 (ANI): The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday said that she is ready to discuss solutions to help increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines for global vaccination.
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US backs TRIPS waiver on COVID-19 vaccines at WTO; is this good news for I
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 6 (ANI): The United States is proving to be a real friend to India as it continues to battle the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WHO chief welcomes US support for temporary waiver on intellectual propert
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the commitment shown by Joe Biden's administration to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines.
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