The year 2020 was a big-bang year for education sector, attracting investments totaling about $660 million across 47 deals, with online test prep and K10 segments leading the way

RBI's database, reports and other evidence show India is credit surplus; large industrial houses have high debt stress, and that easy credit poses serious macro-financial risks to the economy

Fiscal deficit of 6.8 per cent of GDP in FY22 is achievable, says Ind-Ra, though, like FY21, it depends on Centre achieving disinvestment target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore in FY22

Stock Market News Updates Today: Sensex hit a record high of 51,753 and the Nifty hit a record high of 51,753 in early trade today. Both benchmark indices have gained over 11% in seven straight sessions

Max Healthcare Q3: The New Delhi-based hospital chain saw its gross revenues rising by 6 per cent YoY and 24 per cent QoQ to Rs 1,160 crore during December quarter of FY21

The increase in the agriculture credit with a target of Rs 16.5 lakh crore and the allocation of infrastructure fund for the development of APMCs reiterates the government's commitment to the welfare of farmers, and is a great move

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the budget should be seen in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the announcement of Rs 27 lakh crore Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme

Little attention to direct income support, health and education deprivations, and revival of small businesses will keep the demand and production of goods and services depressed in FY22

Online grocery delivery company BigBasket has reported a 36 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in its revenue at Rs 3,818 for the financial year ended March 31, 2020; HCL Technologies said it plans to hire 1,000 employees in the next few months for its campus at MIHAN (Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport) in Nagpur; \"We encourage that any differences between the parties be resolved through dialogue,\" a U.S. embassy spokesperson said in a statement, which proffered general support to government measures to 'improve the efficiency of India's markets and attract greater private sector investment.' Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Global shares reach record highs as COVID-19 vaccines bolster normalisation hopes

Equity markets have hurtled past their January 2020 peak but offer limited upside from hereon

Budget 2021 has re-imagined both spending and borrowing and reposed faith in large-scale infrastructure building and healthcare as well as bold disinvestment to trigger economic growth and consumption cycle in the economy. That's just what the doctor ordered

Economists, CEOs, consultants, sector specialists interpret Nirmala Sitharaman's 'Never-before' Budget

The FM has set the stage, but timely execution is critical

FM bets big on infrastructure with focus on asset monetisation and sharp rise in allocations to highways and railways

With record healthcare expenditure and allocations focussing on mitigating the impact of Covid-19, it's a shot in the arm for the sector

The Economic Survey 2020/21 suggests that big spends in infrastructure and healthcare should be the government's priority to speed up post-pandemic recovery. Debt, according to the Survey, is not necessarily bad if borrowing more means faster growth

The BT MindRush theme, Post-Pandemic Paradigm, brought out how businesses evolved in possibly their toughest year ever

COVID-19 vaccination: Healthcare workers to receive second dose from Feb 13The second dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine will be administered to healthcare workers from February 13, the Centre said on Thursday, highlighting that 45 per cent of them have been inoculated so far. Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 45,93,427 beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 till 1.30 PM on Thursday.Over 21% Indians already exposed to COVID-19, shows sero-sur...

India Stock Market News Updates Today: Sensex scaled record high of 51,073.27 while the Nifty hit record high of 15,014.65 level in early trade. SBI, Kotak Bank, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, ONGC and Axis Bank were top gainers in the Sensex pack

NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul said 45 per cent of targeted healthcare workers have been vaccinated so far and by tomorrow almost half of the healthcare workers would be inoculated