Since the education sector in India continues to be a strategic priority for the government, it has already allowed 100% FDI in the education sector through the automatic route since 2002

The index said that given the transformation of the government schools system, Delhi has reported the highest National Achievement Survey (NAS) score of 44.73

Misdirected stimulus that relies heavily on liquidity infusion when demand is depressed and incentivising loan defaults by routinely writing off NPAs threaten financial stability and economic recovery

Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog speaks to Business Today's Dipak Kumar Mondal about his outlook towards India's economic performance for the current fiscal year. He also explains why  Indians show resistance to reforms and how this conflict can only be resolved through communication. Watch the video for more.

Government think tank NITI Aayog's members along with top medical experts have requested the people eligible for vaccination not to fall for rumours on safety. They added that minor adverse effects are common and should not deter people from inoculation

Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog talks about the new reforms introduced by the Indian government for the improvement of India's education sector and social security. He shares how the new education policy is a game changer, which has been introduced after 47 years, during a conversation with Business Today's Dipak Kumar Mondal. Kumar adds in detail how the government of India is dedicated to improving the livelihood of people belonging to the lower sections of society. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Nitin Gadkari hopes to reduce road accidents, deaths 50% before 2025

Stating that 415 people die on roads in India every day, Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said there is a need to expedite the task of saving the lives of people

Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog discusses at length the agenda of the government post COVID-19. In conversation with Business Today's Dipak Kumar Mondal, Kumar says that the nature of the reforms would remain the same post COVID-19 with a focus on improving ease of business, ease of living and economic revival. The pandemic has just accelerated the process and there's a greater urgency for economic revival. Once the revival starts, the need is to sustain this revival. Watch the video for more.

The pre-prints or preliminary reports of research work related to Covaxin, which are yet to be peer-reviewed are already posted on pre-print servers like bioRxiv, medRxiv and Research Square

A team from Precisa Medicamentos visited the Bharat Biotech's Hyderabad facility last week to discuss potential export possibilities of Covaxin with Chairman Dr Krishna Ella on the January 7-8

The central bank said the statutory inspection of Deutsche Bank's financial position as on March 31, 2019 and the Risk Assessment Report revealed non-compliance with the 'Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016'

Among these vaccines are those developed by Zydus Cadila, Biological E and Gennova, along with Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine

The two vaccines - Covishield and Covaxin - have received regulatory approval after extensive studies. The Covishield  vaccine has already been rolled out in the UK

The Covishield vaccine is being produced in India by the Serum Institute of India at their facility in Pune. For the vaccination drive on January 16, 476 boxes of Covishield vaccine are being supplied out of the Pune Aiport to 13 cities today

Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a set of guidelines on Monday in light of samples of two crows from Mumbai testing positive for bird flu

Vaccine movement has started, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Twitter, adding that the first two flights operated by \"SpiceJet and GoAir from Pune to Delhi and Chennai have taken off\"

Coronavirus vaccination drive: Dr Paul said that there are currently 5,000 vaccination points in the country. The number will be doubled up in a matter of weeks. Allow us to develop the system in an effective way and then scale it up dramatically, he said

According to a note issued by Niti Aayog after the meeting, all the attendants agreed that high frequency indicators are showing signs of a strong economic recovery, and that too earlier than expected

NITI Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar was commenting on the first advance estimates (AE) of national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Thursday, which projected 7.7 per cent contraction in GDP for the current fiscal year

Most successful, industrialised and fast-growing Asian economies like Japan, South Korea, China, and Vietnam followed this model, as did Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Why can't India?