While investment in health, medical Research & Development (R&D) and developing greater skills to handle telemedicine is going to be critical, livelihood challenges would have to be seen in a newer canvas with newer perspective on vocational training and skill development

ASSOCHAM President Vineet Agarwal seeks Punjab CM's intervention in preventing damage to national assets during the ongoing farmers' protest against farm laws

Evidence shows Punjab farmers have brought food security and grown richer in the process while Bihar farmers have grown poorer and Madhya Pradesh farmers are striving to move ahead using MSP

The vaccine development process by Bharat Biotech, Biological E Ltd and Aurobindo Pharma are currently in various stages, while Dr Reddy's and Hetero have tie ups for manufacturing the vaccine

India and Australia can combine complementary skills and expertise to develop new innovations by leveraging Australian expertise with Indian expertise including in data analytics, biotech, and mobile applications

Against all odds, including the slump in coal demand, the government opened up the country's mining sector for private players by auctioning 19 blocks

State PSU Gujarat Gas made the most out of pipeline network in its home state and rising demand from industrial consumers

Several studies throw up structural, logistical and financial challenges to the growth of crop insurance in India, jeopardised by apparent profiteering by insurance companies

Making ed-tech successful will require a digital infrastructure that could become the most impactful (PPP) Public Private Partnership that the country has seen

As per the finance ministry, more than 170 invitees representing 9 stakeholder groups participated in 15 Pre-Budget consultation meetings scheduled between December 14 to 23

Financial Services Secretary Debasish Panda said the work is in progress and the DFI should become a reality soon, may be by the end of the current financial year or early next year

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Global equities were bearish today as coronavirus infections increased in parts of North Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, and weighed on investor sentiment. European countries have banned flights from the UK as the British government began emergency lockdown on Sunday, over fear of new virus strain.

While discussing the 'National Infrastructure Pipeline critical for economic revival across sectors,' in Delhi at the ASSOCHAM Foundation Week Programme on Thursday, he explained the mechanism for toll collection in the future

On the investments front, we have envisaged a spend of USD 60 billion in creating gas infrastructure till 2024, including for pipelines, LNG terminals and CGD (city gas distribution) networks, said Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

India Stock Market Highlights Today: In today's session, Sensex hit an all-time high of 46,992 and Nifty logged a lifetime high of 13,773

Vedanta had put forward preliminary EoI for buying a 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL in November; govt's high-powered committee evaluates bids from Vedanta and other two private equity firms, Apollo Global and Think Gas

On Tuesday, the panel will see transaction advisor Deloitte's report on the scrutiny of the three bids that were received at the close of bidding last month

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued refunds of over Rs 1,45,619 crore to more than 89.29 lakh taxpayers between April 1 and December 8.

A MoU between the Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH) and Africa Healthcare Federation (AHF) was signed today to increase investment and business in healthcare between India and Africa

India Stock Market Highlights Today: UltraTech Cement followed by Tata Steel, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, M&M, Infosys and Reliance Industries were among the top losers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, Maruti, Nestle India, Titan and PowerGrid were among the gainers