India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the three crore mark with one crore infections being added in 50 days.

The total tally mounted to 3,00,28,709 with 50,848 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 3,90,660 with 1,358 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

Amid mounting pressure over calls for a fresh probe into the origins of COVID-19, a review of Wuhan Institute of Virology's public records and internal guidelines have revealed the existence of unspecified classified projects and discussion of the lab's responsibilities under China's state secrets law, which hamper the search for the origins of the virus.

According to Washington Post, some records mention protocols for disclosing information to foreigners and the sealing of some research reports for up to two decades.

Shares of Godrej Agrovet hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 622.10 as they rallied 8 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade after promoter Group, Godrej Industries, bought nearly 1 million shares of the company via open market purchases. With today's gain, stock of the agricultural products company has surpassed its previous high of Rs 596, touched on May 12, 2021.

On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Godrej Industries purchased 976,047 shares, representing 0.51 per cent of total equity of Godrej Agrovet, worth of Rs 55.63 crore.

The Indian rupee strengthened by 12 paise to 74.25 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday even as the domestic equity market was trading with significant losses.

Traders said the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments that the US central bank will not raise interest rates too quickly supported investor sentiments.

Drug maker Glenmark Pharma on Wednesday said it had received approval from the US health regulator for Arformoterol Tartrate Inhalation Solution, used to treat conditions like chronic bronchitis and emphysema, in the US market.

The approved product is a generic version of Brovana Inhalation Solution, 15 mcg/2 mL, of Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

The country’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo, will offer a 10 per cent discount to vaccinated customers.

Customers who have been administered either one or both Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine doses can avail a discount of upto 10 per cent on the base fare while booking from Wednesday, the airline announced today.

Shares of Hero MotoCorp, the world's largest manufacturer of scooters and motorcycles, were up 3 per cent at Rs 2,994.55 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Wednesday after the company announced that it would be undertaking price increases of up to Rs 3,000/unit on its product range depending on model to pass on hike in input costs.

Hero MotoCorp will make an upward revision in the ex-showroom prices of its motorcycles and scooters, with effect from July 1, 2021, the company said in exchange filing.

Amid reports of third wave of COVID-19 hitting India in the coming months a new study by a team of researchers at IIT Kanpur has said that third wave is likely to show its effects in India by September to October.

There is a significant anxiety among policy makers and public about the third wave. For the same, using SIR model, we have constructed the following three scenarios of a possible third wave using the epidemic parameters of the second wave. We assume that India is fully unlocked on 15 July.

New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under the drug regulator will discuss reviewing the Phase III data of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin on Tuesday.

The meeting is taking before Bharat Biotech's 'pre-submission' meeting on Wednesday with the World Health Organization (WHO), for the approval for their COVID vaccine 'Covaxin'.

Fuel prices increased again across the country on Tuesday adding more misery for the common man already grappling with rising food prices amid shrinking income.

With the rise, petrol prices have reached very close to hitting the century mark all across the country extending the scope of historic high prices that had already made the fuel rate cross the Rs 100 per litre-mark in certain cities and towns of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.

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