The Production Linked Incentive Scheme aims to build an Indian manufacturing base across 13 key sectors. What works. What doesn't

COVID-19 surge: No lockdown in Maharashtra; strict restrictions imposed from 8 PM todayMaharashtra government has decided not to impose lockdown in the state, but strict restrictions will be in place to curb the recent surge of coronavirus cases, announced Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. All limitations will remain in effect from 8 PM on April 14 till 7 AM on May 1, with only essential services exempted from their ambit. Hotels and restaurants will continue to observe the extant restriction...

The setting up of 16 plants will lead to investment worth Rs 348.70 crore and over 3,042 jobs. Their commercial production will start on April 1, 2023

The survey showed deterioration in business leaders' outlook for the June quarter of the current fiscal. In four out of five parameters, respondents gave lower ratings than the previous survey

The rollout of vaccines in January did bring back the confidence of travellers in India, but the optimism was short-lived as the second wave swept across the globe at a faster pace

Saying that the second wave presents a risk to India's growth forecast, Moody's said the Indian economy is still likely to grow in double-digits in 2021.

Consequently, the extant operational instructions issued by the RBI under the scheme shall continue to remain in force up to June 30, 2021, the banking regulator said in a statement

The company expects the monsoon to be 'healthy normal' to the tune of 103 percent (with an error margin of +/- 5 percent) of the long period average (LPA) of 880.6mm for the four-month period from June to September

Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev added that Sputnik V's production at a larger scale will start by July 2021 with plans to produce 500 million doses

COVID-19 update in India, April 12: The number of active cases rose to 12,64,698, or 9.24 per cent of the total infections. The active caseload was at its lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12, 2021, and highest at 10,17,754 on September 18, 2020

Over 70 per cent of adults in Saudi Arabia, Russia, India and mainland China are confident their life will return to pre-COVID normal within a year

As America seeks to counter a rising China, no nation is more important than India, with its vast size, an abundance of highly skilled technical professionals, and strong political and cultural ties with the United States, the ITIF think-tank said in its report

Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, with an effectiveness of 91.6 per cent, has been approved for restricted use in India, sources within the drug regulator's office confirmed the development on Monday. The approval to the vaccine was given based on 'very strong immunogenicity data'. Sputnik V has been developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia. The vaccine demonstrated an efficacy rate of 91.6 per cent in the interim analysis of the phase 3 clinical trial in Russia. In February 2021, Dr Reddy's applied for the emergency use of the Russian vaccine in India. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V gets govt's nod

India racked up the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus infections with 168,912 new cases on Monday, overtaking Brazil as the second-most affected country by the pandemic and causing a plunge in Indian stocks and the rupee

Sensex crashed 1,707  points or 3.44 per cent to end at 47,883 and Nifty plunged 524.05 points or 3.53 per cent to finish at 14,310

Today's market crash has triggered worries of a scenario like last year's when nationwide lockdown had left the stock market bleeding with benchmark indices plummeting around 40 per cent in a span of two weeks

Developed by Russia's Gamaleya national center of epidemiology and microbiology, Sputnik V is the third COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) after Covishield and Covaxin

Class 12th exams will be held by the end of May, while 10th standard exams will be in June. Fresh dates will be announced accordingly, says education minister Varsha Gaikwad

Renowned economist and Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee has trashed the ideology that calls for lesser or limited government interventions towards uplifting the poor; Amazon India announced the launch of its 'Mentor Connect' programme on April 11, aimed at accelerating the growth of start-ups and emerging brand owners enrolled under its Amazon Launchpad initiative; Indian IT major Infosys will consider a share buyback plan in its board meeting scheduled on April 14 and is expected to hold board meetings on April 13 and 14 to approve and take on record financial results for the quarter and fiscal ended March 31, 2021. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: 3rd COVID-19 vaccine in India? Expert panel to decide on Russia's Sputnik V

Nomura says revision in GDP forecast reflects impact second Covid-19 wave could have on Indian economy. It expects second wave to result in weaker sequential momentum in Q2 (Q1FY22)