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US supports waiver of intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday (local time) announced its support for a global waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines and said it will negotiate the terms at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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President Biden hopes to send AstraZeneca vaccine to countries by July 4
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Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) provided an update from the White House on goals for providing AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to countries by July 4.
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While Biden says no decision yet, House Republicans oppose COVID-19 vaccin
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Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said he has not yet announced whether his administration will support a global push to waive intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines.
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Letter to US Trade Representative Tai urges to oppose request by India, ot
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Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): In a letter to US Trade Representative Katherine C Tai on Tuesday (local time), Ranking Member Jim Jordan, and Darrell Issa, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual property, and the Internet urged Washington to oppose a request by India, other nati
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TRIPS waiver will allow developing nations speedy access to COVID-19 vacci
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Pretoria [South Africa] May 1, (ANI): President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday said South Africa and India have made a "strong call" for a temporary TRIPS waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as it will allow developing nations more speedy and equitable acces
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Punjab CM announces cuts in PPSC exam fee for General, SC/ST category
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced reduction in examination fee for all PPSC examinations for general and SC/ST categories, and complete waiver for candidates from 'Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)' and 'Persons With
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10 US Senators ask Biden to back India's proposal to get TRIPS waiver to C
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting coronavirus pandemic, ten Senators have urged US President Joe Biden to support India and South Africa's proposal to the WTO to temporarily lift certain intellectual property barriers and allow countries to locally manufacture COVID-19
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Union Education Minister announces linking of OTPRMS certificates with Dig
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Sunday announced that the Ministry of Education has decided to link the certificates with DigiLocker in order to ensure hassle-free access to verified Online Teacher Pupil Registration Management System
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SBI reduces home loan interest rates to 6.7 pc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): State Bank of India (SBI) has sweetened its offers on home loans by reducing interest concession of up to 70 basis points with interest rates starting from 6.7 per cent.
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US Civil society groups, lawmakers press Biden to support India's TRIPS wa
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New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Hundreds of civil society groups in the US, along with several progressive lawmakers, are keeping up the pressure on the Biden administration to support India's TRIPS waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, reported Inside US Trade - an online news service.
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India's proposal at WTO for TRIPS waiver gets support from 57 nations, say
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As many as 57 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have supported India's proposal for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, said Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Thursday.
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Pressure mounts on WTO to consider India's proposed IPR waiver on COVID va
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As the world grapples to counter the pandemic, pressure on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is mounting to seriously consider a proposal by India and South Africa for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on COVID-19 vacc
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