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On the successful launch of the first dedicated commercial launch of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 Mission, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).India and Brazil cooperate extensively in many areas, including space. The Space sector has been identified by the leadership of India and Brazil as a major area of collaboration.Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “Congratulations President @jairbolsonaro on the successful launch of Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite by PSLV-C51. This is a historic moment in our space cooperation and my felicitations to the scientists of Brazil.”The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Space, India and the Brazilian Spac...

In a major setback to be the dominant vaccine supplier to developing countries, Brazilian researchers announced that China’s Sinovac vaccine was far less effective than originally touted.According to data made available by Brazil's Butantan Institute, a São Paulo-based public institute, the efficacy of Sinovac’s CoronaVac in a late- stage trials was at just 50.38 percent, nearly 30 percentage points lower than what the initial data showed.The Butantan Institute initially said that late-stage trials had found the CoronaVac vaccine to be between 78 percent and 100 effective.After a number of scientists accused the trial’s organizers of misleading the public, the institute revealed researchers had separated the cases into six categories: asymptomatic, very mild, mild, two levels of moderate, ...

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India-Brazil space cooperation reaches new heights with launch of Amazonia-1 satellite

At just 50.38% efficacy, China’s covid-19 vaccine far less effective than initially reported

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