Biological E’s Corbevax has been approved for administration in children between the ages of five and 12 and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has been approved for restricted use in emergency situations in the 6-12 age group.

A day earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had also connected the Ukrainian crisis with the Indo-Pacific region, saying the war in Europe had begun to impact the region. Her premise was based on the emerging partnership between Russia and China that she described as an “unrestrained pact.”

Prasar Bharati closed financial year 2021-2022 with a strong revenue growth of 13% from its commercial operations, at nearly ₹1,350 crore. The public broadcaster’s Chief Executive Officer, Shashi Shekhar Vempati, speaks about the factors driving revenue growth and future plans.

Born on April 21 in 1816, Charlotte straddled the Romantic and Victorian era, when childhood was a much-discussed topic in literature. While the Romantics idealised childhood, Victorians sentimentalised it. The Brontës did neither.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘net-zero by 2070’ pledge at COP26 in Glasgow asserted India’s target to increase the capacity of renewable energy from 450GW to 500GW by 2030.

The much-criticised Section 43(D)(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, makes the grant of bail effectively impossible, and is responsible for the years-long incarceration of several people.

Observing that religious freedom conditions in India had “significantly worsened“ in 2021, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan independent body, has recommended, for the third year in a row, that India be designated a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (CPC).

The five largest spenders in 2021 were the U.S., China, India, the U.K. and Russia, together accounting for 62% of expenditure. India’s military spending of $76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world.

Leaders of the G-7 grouping comprising Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Canada and the U.S. will meet in the Bavarian Alps on June 26 and 28, just a couple of days after the proposed BRICS summit.