A total of 1,54,61,864 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 7 pm, the ministry said

Brent crude futures dipped 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $62.63 a barrel, down 7% from a 13-month high hit last week

According to the union health ministry, all private vaccination centres should have effective crowd management protocols in place, along with facilities for seating, water, proper signage, etc

From an average of 2-3 billion digital transactions monthly, India has set an ambitious target of 1 billion digital transactions per day.

There are expectations government will continue with existing 4 per cent target with a 2 per cent band on either side for any short term slippages, change the target upward to support growth or change the benchmark itself from CPI to core inflation or wholesale price index (WPI)

As senior citizens across the country take part in the vaccination drive, here is all the information they need two know about the two vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw's wealth rose by 41 per cent; The pharma tycoon was followed closely by the Godrej heir Smita V Crishna

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala believes that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a \"true pioneer and entrepreneur\", however, he wasn't sure about his electric vehicle company's valuation; The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday, March 1, said India's economic activity is gaining momentum on COVID-19 vaccination roll out and decrease in infections, but private investment is missing; A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country's immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told Reuters. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: 85% women in India miss out on a raise, promotion because of gender: LinkedIn

Executives believe that testing, nevertheless, is imperative. But it would help if the rule remained the same for the entire country instead of rules in some states

The report said that while many women in India have the flexibility of working from home, they face other barriers including lack of time and discrimination for family care. Lack of time is the topmost barrier for working women

In January, the then President Donald Trump had extended the ban on issuing of new H-1B visas till March 31 arguing that the country is having a very high unemployment rate and the US cannot afford to have more foreign workers

Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from Monday for those over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions

Expect domestic air passenger traffic to return pre-COVID level by 2022-23, says ICRAExpecting domestic air passenger traffic to return to the pre-COVID-19 level by the financial year 2022-23 and international by 2023-24, rating agency ICRA on Monday said there could be a delay in the commercialisation of expanded capacity by 9-12 months. ICRA also said the cargo volumes are likely to grow around 36 per cent in 2021-22 and six per cent in 2022-23 after a 25 per cent contraction this fiscal, ...

Notification came after government started phase 2 of inoculation drive, which will cover people aged over 60 and above 45 with co-morbidities. As many as 25 lakh potential beneficiaries registered on Co-Win portal on Monday alone

The sale of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd clears the way for privatisation of India's second-largest fuel retailer

The country-wide vaccination drive, which began on January 16 by inoculating healthcare workers, entered its second phase on March 1

CNG prices in Delhi and adjoining cities have been hiked by 70 paise per kg, while the price of PNG has been hiked by 91 paise per SCM

The most common complaint which 50 per cent of the respondents said was that the \"OTP/SMS registration didn't work\". Another 29 per cent said the \"registration worked but no appointments were showing\"

The Union Minister was vaccinated at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram by a team of doctors led by Dr Naresh Trehan, according to reports.

The vaccination programme has released pent-up optimism and \"there is little doubt today that a recovery based on a revival of consumption is underway,\" RBI said.