The first vaccine candidate will be an intra-muscular one, followed by intra-dermal and nasal ones, depending on test results.
The government is also trying to curb child abuse and pornography and such platforms act as catalysts in these cases.
The depreciation in the yuan has led to a decline in all emerging market currencies
India will also play an increasingly important role as one of the Asia-Pacific region's major economic growth engines, helping to drive Asian regional trade and investment flows.
The economy has shown sharp resilience in the past and has also bounced back in good time. We could hence expect a similar trajectory next year, observes Madan Sabnavis, chief economist, CARE Ratings.
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A non-compliance with FATCA entails 30 per cent withholding tax on certain US source payments.
Diesel prices for the Railways have come down from Rs 60.08 a litre in June to Rs 50.51 a litre now.
Winning against Covid means thinking ahead, at least six months, putting in place the likely scenarios of what might happen, and then planning. Planning is the role of the government. Having planned, it should communicate what and why. Then, get out of the way, recommends Naushad Forbes.
In a note to customers, the country's largest lender State Bank of India said, 'Interest shall continue to accrue on the outstanding portion of the term Loan during the moratorium period'. The accrued interest will be collected by the lender in the form of additional EMIs from those borrowers who opt for the three-month moratorium.
Given the school break, this is the peak travel season and companies catering to the 'friends and family' segment are expected to gain.
The unions claimed that wrong policy decisions of the previous government, poor practices, lack of accountability and general mismanagement by top administration and allowing private carriers to flourish at the cost of Air India were some of the factors for the current state-of-affairs
Tax Guru Anil Rego answers your personal income tax queries.
Use of blockchain technology will ensure that banks will not be blindsided like in the case of the Nirav Modi-Mehul Choksi blowout at PNB, says Raghu Mohan.
As you ring in the New Year, here's a list of the 10 most important financial resolutions to get your money train back on track.
Obscenity, cheating and sexual exploitation are India's leading cyber crimes, reports Chaitanya Mallapur.
Even the well heeled in metros find it difficult to go completely digital. Cash withdrawals from ATMs are back at the same level as they were before demonetisation
Even as you fight the ongoing health challenge, here are some tips to strengthen your personal finance in the time of coronavirus.
'If the TRS, with 75% seats in the Telangana assembly, can be coerced into a sense of resignation by a tiny party that has just 10% of seats, then questions have to be asked about KCR's mettle as leader,' says Sudhir Bisht.
According to the industry body, the 16-member RCEP has the potential to become one of the largest and economically dynamic trading blocs of the world, even bigger than the European Union.
PwC one of the big four audit firms, has expressed disappointment at the conviction of two former partners in the Satyam scam.
Brokers also want tax rebates, removal of additional tax on dividends, streamlining of GST...
'There can be no dispute over the adverse impact such a policy will surely have on India's manufacturing competitiveness,' notes A K Bhattacharya.
A political party's manifesto is the first stage of building a compact with the voters in any governance plan. If that compact is dependent on a document that reeks of fiscal imprudence and lacks credibility, it is a serious setback to the country's democracy and governance, says A K Bhattacharya.
'While the poor have little say in shaping India's intellectual or public discourse, they do have a significant role in deciding political outcomes,' points out Roshan Kishore.
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
New Delhi to push for services trade facilitation & food stockpiling.
'Appointed, sponsored and nurtured' by Jayalalithaa, P Rama Mohana Rao is now seen as a man who holds the key to the secrets of ministers and bureaucrats.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
India's private sector activity contracted further in August, reflecting faster contractions of both manufacturing and services output, amid decline in new orders and tough economic conditions.
The HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers Index for the services industry inched up to 47.2 in November from 47.1 in October, the fifth sub-50.0 reading and indicated an output contraction across the Indian service economy.
India's national security strategy needs to be revised periodically since the global and regional geopolitical situation is dynamic, points out Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
Digital services work best when the seller designs a system where default options are designed to help the buyer, says Debashis Basu.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
The government has initiated a process to define standards and guidelines for electric charging stations.
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
India's biggest firm, Reliance Industries, has decided to cut salaries by 10 per cent in its oil and refining divisions. Several smaller companies like Kajaria Ceramics have followed suit with cuts as high as 40 per cent for those earning more than Rs 50 lakh.
At the heart of one of the biggest transformations in India's corporate history lies a plan to offer super-fast broadband services.
Hoteliers are tweaking their pricing strategies to adjust to the new stickiness in the market.
'Perhaps GST was too complex a system for the Indian economy at its present stage of development,' argues T N Ninan.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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