
Covaxin production unit soon at Malur
The Hindu
Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan on Friday announced that a Covaxin production unit of Bharat Biotech firm would was being set up in Malur Industrial Area of Kolar district.Dr. Narayan, who
Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan on Friday announced that a Covaxin production unit of Bharat Biotech firm would was being set up in Malur Industrial Area of Kolar district. Dr. Narayan, who is also chairman of the state COVID Task Force, told reporters in Bengaluru that the government had given all clearances for the unit. The civil works, which had begun, expected to be completed at the earliest to facilitate early production of vaccine, he said. He said the State government was ready to provide quick clearance to any vaccine production firm if it wanted to set up its production unit in Karnataka. Measures were being taken to ensure availability of a 100-bed hospital in each Assembly constituency to face the second and possible third wave. These beds should also contain those with oxygen and ICU facilities, he said.
In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












