-Hindustan Times On November 15, Boston-based health news website Stat News cited official documents that purported to detail a series of problems in how Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine, funded partly by the Government, was approved. The Union Government and vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Thursday refuted a report that alleged rules and protocols were bent during the approval process for Covaxin, but the clarifications served to further add to the questions that...

-The Telegraph Decision was kept closely guarded to root out the menace of black money, money laundering, tax evasion and other illegal activities: Modi Government The Centre on Wednesday defended the 2016 demonetisation policy, saying “the withdrawal of the legal tender character of a significant portion of total currency value was a well-considered decision” taken after extensive consultations with the RBI. The decision was kept closely guarded to root out the menace of...

-ThePrint.in The two states earned a lot of flak during the farmers’ agitation for demanding continuation of the existing system of APMCs and MSP operations. The global events of the last one year, especially during the Russia-Ukraine war, have again shown the importance of food security to the world. It is critical for India too as it has to provide food to a large population of about 1.39 billion people. Punjab and...

-TheWire.in/ With PTI inputs The state Government will recover costs of the spoiled procured wheat from officials. New Delhi: Haryana’s deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday (November 15) said that 58.59 lakh metric tonnes of paddy have been procured in the state during the current season, far exceeding the target of 57 lakh MT. Chautala said that nearly 98% farmers have already received the payment amounting to Rs 11,819 crore directly into their...

-PTI/ NDTV.com The Union Government submitted the decision of demonetisation was executed on the specific recommendation of the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India. New Delhi: The 2016 demonetisation was a "well-considered" decision and part of a larger strategy to combat the menace of fake money, terror financing, black money and tax evasion, the Union Government has told the Supreme Court.  Defending its decision to demonetise currency notes of ₹ 500...