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To win the deep-tech race, India needs ‘General Innovation Rules’India is launching ambitious science initiatives. However, current financial rules designed for conventional procurement hinder R&D. A new ...
Punjab wants lumpy skin disease to be included in National Animal Disease Control ProgrammeFinance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who is part of the GoM (Group of Ministers), asked animal husbandry minister Laljit Singh Bhullar to ...
PM CARES Fund corpus triples to Rs 10,990 crore in FY 2020-21; disbursal rises to Rs 3,976 croreAccording to details posted on the website of the 'Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fu...
NBFC sector expected to remain buoyant: RBI reportHFCs (housing finance companies) also took several proactive steps to counter the impact of COVID-19 and ensure continuity of business duri...
Business gains momentum for leading NBFCs in NovemberMahindra & Mahindra Financial Services said its loan disbursement rose 17% year-on-year to Rs 2,500 crore expecting the traction to continu...
Vaccine-making in India for Indo-Pacific region to exceed $1 billion by 2022The US had said it would work via its DFC to finance Biological E's efforts to produce at least 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses for India ...
NBFCs open their wallets as demand for credit surgesNon-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) such as Shriram Transport, Edelweiss and IIFL that were shrinking to conserve capital have opened the...
States asked to vaccinate all school teachers on priority before Teachers' DayThe Centre had allowed reopening of schools as per the COVID-19 situation in October last year. While several states began partial reopenin...
Microfinance firm Satin Creditcare Network reports Rs 81 crore net loss in June quarterCollection efficiency, a gauge for repayment of loans, was lower at 82 during the quarter under review. Satin's disbursements for the quart...
America to give 80 million vaccine doses to priority nations, 75% via Covax programIn a fact sheet the White House said that for the doses shared through Covax, Washington would prioritize countries in Latin America and th...
RIL pays bonus to employees, commits support during pandemicRIL launched an inoculation drive for all its employees and their family members from friday.The company is also reimbursing those who have...
Will cover vaccinations of 10 lakh workers, associates and sellers, says Amazon IndiaHowever, it did not specify exactly how much it would spend on vaccinating its employees, ecosystem partners and their dependents
Finance ministry requests health, home ministries for vaccination of bank employees on priority basisOut of total strength of 13.5 lakh employees in the banking sector, about 600 unfortunate deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded, as per the ...
Ongoing vaccination drive slow, will take years to cover entire population: Par panel"The committee takes note of the ongoing vaccination process for COVID-19 and observes that, till now, less than 1 per cent of the Indian p...
Over 96 lakh healthcare, 78 lakh frontline workers registered till Feb 3 for COVID vaccinationThe expenditure to be incurred as operational cost for the vaccination of an estimated three crore healthcare and frontline workers is abou...
States to get Rs 480 cr for Ph-1 vaccination driveThe finance ministry has sanctioned Rs 480 crore for meeting the operational expenses of the first phase of public immunisation drive, whic...
Enlist Wall Street to fight pandemics before it’s too lateOnce a pandemic hits, governments and philanthropists are eager to throw money at the problem. But there are limits to how fast research ca...
We may soon have a COVID-19 vaccine. But will enough people take it?Public resistance to vaccines has been much discussed this year, but the issue became very real on Monday when Pfizer and BioNTech announce...
Centre asks states to form committees for smooth COVID-19 vaccination driveThe Centre has asked states to constitute committees for coordination and overseeing COVID-19 vaccination drive while ensuring minimal disr...
- Technology panel seeks to step up VC investments
The Technology Development Board (TDB) is planning to increase its exposure through investment in technology-focused venture capital funds.