U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo co-hosted the Supply Chain Ministerial Forum virtually on July 19-20. A partnership was formed of 18 economies: the U.S. EU, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Congo, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore, Spain and the U.K....
Germany Approves Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN for Travel
German Ambassador to India and Bhutan, Walter J Lindner, announced that the government of Germany recognized WHO-listed Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine, COVAXIN, for travel to the country starting June 1. In November last year the World Health Organization issued an emergency use listing for Covaxin, adding to a growing portfolio...
Washington Galvanizes as India Battles Covid-19 Tsunami
On April 6, 2020 , as the United States was pummeled by the Covid-19 pandemic, Time Magazine lamented how India had blocked exports of a malaria drug that held potential to treat novel coronavirus patients. The President of the United States tweeted asking India for help and within just six...
India’s Own Covid-19 Vaccine is 81 Percent Effective
Yesterday, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech published interim results from the Phase 3 trial of it Covid-19 vaccine, branded as Covaxin. 25,8000 subjects participated in the trial. The trial found 43 cases of COVID-19 patients who showed symptoms ranging from mild to moderate and severe, and of the total cases, 36 were from...
Biden, Modi speak: Align on Covid, Climate, China
India is #10 on the U.S trading partner list and was the tenth country called by President Biden, after Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany. Russia. Japan, Korea and Australia. Note that there is no call with China yet. Most countries are allies or neighbors and the only rival...
Canada's Brookfield to Acquire Two Wind Farms in India
Canada's Brookfield Asset Management will acquire two wind farms from Hyderabad, India-based Axis Energy Ventures for $75 million The deal will be Brookfield’s first direct acquisition in the renewable energy space in India. In 2017, Brookfield acquired Missouri- and California-based SunEdison’s TerraForm Global Inc, a 300-megawatt portfolio in India as...