In a survey conducted by New Delhi-based online platform LocalCircles, 62% of 17,000 respondents were hesitant to get vaccinated immediately, mainly due to worries over possible adverse reactions

Another private operator representative said that two private mobile service providers want the government to ensure price competitiveness among vendors in case equipment from China are barred from the networks

Business Today invited 17 of India's finest CEOs - across industries - to ask how they will do things differently from here on. Their insights on converting a crisis into an opportunity are something to consider not just for fellow CEOs and strategists but also policymakers and regulators

The government is considering setting up a Development Finance Institution model (DFI ) to support the infra sectors that need Rs 100 lakh crore investments in the next 5 years. The Union budget 2021-22 is expected to set the road map for creating a new DFI in the country. The earlier DFIs, ICICI, IDBI and IDFC, have all converted into commercial banks to tap the retail deposits as well as retail assets like home loan, car loan, credit cards and personal loans. The banking sector supported the infrastructure sector in the last decade, but the recent mismatches in asset, liabilities and deterioration in asset quality have forced banks to withdraw from such lending. Watch as Anand Adhikari, Executive Editor, Business Today explains in detail.Also Read: Forex reserves up by $758 million to lifetime high of $586 billion

CII says it has proposed road map to encourage domestic manufacturing in alignment with global trade trends that would boost India''s export competitiveness as per shifting global value chains in the next three to five years

India will get a vaccine in the first three months of 2021; 30 of the total 250 global vaccine candidates are looking to manufacture in India, out of which five are already in the clinical trial phase: Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Sunil Mittal said that Airtel has clarified in the past that tariff hike is necessary, but the company cannot move ahead with it sans support from the rest of industry and regulator

Ladakh map error: Centre issues notice to Twitter; gives 5 days to respond The centre has asked Twitter to explain within five working days why it depicted Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) instead of a separate Union Territory (UT). The government has issued a notice to the micro-blogging site owned by Jack Dorsey. The government, in its notice, has said that displaying Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir was a \"deliberate attempt by Twitter to undermine the will of sovereign parlia...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government took the decision to turn Gilgit Baltistan into a province, \"keeping in mind the UN Security Council's resolutions\"

The service will be operated by SpiceJet. Its seaplane service SpiceShuttle will operate multiple daily flights between the Sabarmati riverfront and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Statue of Unity

Developing countries like India need to create standards for new technologies which sometimes become a hurdle for Indian entrepreneurs to disrupt the global market with local innovation, Kant said

China exports more than $250 billion worth of consumer electronics alone per year while India does $1 billion worth of exports annually

In addition to this, the company takes pride to add 40 percent of staff to its third-party workforce during the pandemic

'No religion or God' asks for flamboyant festivities, avoid crowds amid COVID: Harsh VardhanUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday urged people to stay away from large congregations and diligently follow COVID-19 guidelines during the upcoming festive season, saying no religion or God asks people to celebrate ostentatiously.Requesting people to celebrate the approaching festivals at home with their loved ones instead of going out to fairs and pandals, he said fighting against COVID-19 ...

Kia Sonet comes with a number of first in segment features such as 10.25-inch AVNT, an automatic variant in diesel, smart key remote engine start (both in AT and MT transmission), front row driver and passenger ventilated seats with an India first smart pure air purifier with virus protection

Google in a blog post noted that it uses AI, authoritative data from government sources and users' feedback to get accurate results.

Speaking at SIAM annual convention here, Toyota Kirloskar said long-term policy framework is important to safeguard industry competitiveness

There has been a strong chorus in the public space to take strict action against apps that harm India's sovereignty as well as the privacy of our citizens, MeitY said in its statement

The government on Wednesday banned online game PUBG in India. The app is amongst 118 Chinese applications banned by the Centre

The connected car industry, however, needs a road map for cybersecurity by developing an appropriate lifecycle process from concept through production, operation and decommissioning