** Bangladesh military unit to take part in Republic Day parade

122-member team to join parade on 50th anniversary of 1971 liberation war.

A 122 member triservice contingent of the Bangladesh armed forces will participate in the Republic Day parade this year, a defence source said. This coincides with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh.

** Bharat Biotech setting up 4 vaccine manufacturing facilities

We are planning around 200 million doses (per annum) in Hyderabad, 500 million doses in other cities, says Krishna Ella, chairman of Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech, which has been accorded Emergency Use Authorisation from the drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, on Monday said they are setting up four vaccine manufacturing facilities with a combined capacity of 700 million doses per annum.

** Covaxin shot proudly wears its made-in-India tag

For Shanchol, which was the world’s first cholera vaccine to be developed in India, the formulation was done by Shantha Biotechnics along with a South Korean institute.

Covaxin has shown 80-85% efficacy

An ecstatic Bharat Biotech founder chairman and managing director Dr Krishna Ella termed it as a dream moment for Indian science.