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Serum Institute of India to start manufacturing Sputnik V in September, says RDIF
•As per the agreement between the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Serum Institute, the parties intend to produce over 300 million doses of the vaccine in India per year
Brazil regulator rejects Sputnik's COVID-19 vaccine; Russia slams 'politically motivated' decision
•Brazil's health regulator said the adenovirus on which the vaccine is based has the capacity to replicate, which could cause sickness or death
In grip of a vicious second wave, India needs to confront more than just the virus
Samrat •Our society and country is going backwards, to great cheering and flag-waving.
India gears up to test Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine; 30 crore doses to be made locally once approved
Tech2 News Staff123 •Russia is in close contact with Indian ministries as well as vaccine manufactures to produce the vaccine for India and other countries.
Russia's vaccine is not part of WHO's list of nine COVID-19 candidates in advanced stages of testing
•A senior advisor said they are talking to Russia to get more information on the vaccine, trials, what are the next steps.
Far from awe-inspiring Sputnik launch in 1957, Russia's COVID-19 vaccine met with concerns about science, safety
•Sputnik V underscores how, like in the space race, competition to have the first vaccine is about international rivalries as much as science.
Chandrayaan 2: A brief history of every moonshot in the history of space exploration
Arun Venkatraman •With the Moon at the centre of the ‘space race’ again, the story of how humans got to our celestial neighbor is a story that bears repeating.
10 important dates to remember in the history of space exploration from 1957 to now
Tech2 News Staff •Space is the final frontier that man continues to explore and study, from the first man on the Moon to a rover on Mars.
European Union exec proposes a plan to combat fake news as elections approach
•The exec propose spending more money to counter fake news, establishing an early warning system.
Google says it does not change algorithm to re-rank individual websites
•A Google spokeswoman confirmed the letter had been sent by the company but provided no further comment.