Fast-track approval has been given for seven additional sites having production capacity of 10 lakh vials/month. Another 30 lakh vials/month production is lined up.

The company's board recommended a capital return of Rs 15,600 crore, including final dividend of Rs 6,400 crore, and open market buyback of shares of Rs 9,200 crore.

Indian vaccine manufacturers, including SII, Bharat Biotech, Panacea Biotech, Sanofi's Shanta Biotech, Biological E, Hester Biosciences and Zydus Cadila, have an installed capacity to manufacture 8.2 billion doses of different vaccines per year

While unemployment rate in urban areas stood at 7.24 per cent in March, it was at 6.19 per cent in rural areas.

India administered 1,87,55,540 first doses of the vaccine in the first 17 days of March. At this rate, it will take 2.36 years for India to vaccinate 70 per cent of its population with the initial dose of the two-dose regime vaccination programme.

While the country's largest lender has made all the arrangements to ensure normal functioning in its branches and offices, it is likely that the work in the bank may be impacted by the strike.

Mesh is the result of years of Microsoft research and development in areas ranging from hand and eye tracking and HoloLens development to creating persistent holograms and artificial intelligence models.

While China had the maximum number of billionaires at 1,058, US was second with 696 billionaries. India was third on the list, adding 40 billionaires.

Accepting that the government has missed its disinvestment target over the last few years, Sitharaman said pandemic affected its plans in FY20, while a slowing economy and lack of appetite hit in FY19.

Better means of transport in the country will strengthen the resolve for self-reliance and confidence, the prime minister said.

The fuel rates were increased by 32-34 paise per litre across metros, as per the price notification issued by state-owned oil marketing companies.

Ghosh called for developing infrastructure for agriculture sector to increase farmers' income, and promoting MSMEs to provide a boost to the state's economy.

Resisting the temptation to hike taxes, the finance minister banked on disinvestment and asset monetisation to increase government's revenue.

Besides IDBI Bank, the government would privatise two public sector banks and one general insurance company in the year, Sitharaman said.

The government also announced 'Urban Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0' for cleanliness in urban areas.

Forbearance represents emergency medicine that should be discontinued at the first opportunity when the economy exhibits recovery, the Economic Survey said.