'Most of the testing capacity in India is in the private sector.' 'Whether it is the established RT-PCR test for COVID-19, or it is other innovations in testing that are now coming up, all these are fully within the capabilities of the private sector.' 'Health policy should harness these capabilities,' says Ajay Shah.
As economic policy making moves from pragmatism to populism, the bulls begin to make way for cautious optimists.
India has capped the prices of 36 drugs, including those used to treat infections and diabetes, in its latest move to make essential medicines more affordable, a senior official of the country's drug pricing authority told Reuters on Friday.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
Senior living services, Tara Singh Vachani tells Anjuli Bhargava, could be a big business opportunity in India.
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The Jats, who went on a rampage to demand quota, attacked the showrooms of only non-Jats.
As corporate India prepares to put its house in order, the transition raises concerns
The bank wanted to run a background check on some Indian promoters.
Taking away free healthcare facilities, as recommended by the Aayog, would place a huge burden on the people, especially in rural areas, says Devanik Saha.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development headed by Satyanarayan Jatiya has slammed SAI for not roping in sportspersons even 20 years after being asked for restructuring of the "unwieldy and monolithic bureaucratic organisation
The Modi government could steer through Parliament 59 out of 75 Bills.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
Issues Rs 358 crore interim dividend, 1:10 bonus and 10:1 split
'Could robots vote for effective political leadership?' 'Arguably they could do this better than humans.' 'They are far better at fact-checking for obvious lies, and far better at gauging the sincerity of statements by analysing body language, facial movements and vocal tonality of speakers,' says Devangshu Datta.
Once the patients are identified, the government will decide on the quantum of compensation in each case and then approach J&J for claim settlement.
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Begin with ITC. Larsen & Toubro, yes. ICICI and HDFC, yes again.
It may be the season for corporate matchmaking but India Inc's record of managing partnerships is far from impressive, says Shailesh Dobhal.
'Over the next two to three years, hiring will come down further.' 'You will see the industry intake of freshers go down to 150,000 from the current 200,000.'
DEA officials to push for this at a meeting with FM Jaitley.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
Here's how she is linked to the most talked about Oscars speech of the year.
The three main regulators have different approaches to grievance redressal and different standards to stop harmful from coming pitched at the consumer.
'At a time when the entire India-US relationship needs to be defined by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi, a fresh look at the liability issue has become urgent,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, former Governor for India at the IAEA.
Improving economy and investment in Indian carriers and hotels by global companies is likely to lead to hiring for aviation and hospitality sectors witnessing up to 40 per cent growth in 2015, according to experts.
As per a white paper, 'Aarogya Bharat 2025', India Healthcare Roadmap for next 10 years launched at NATHEALTH event on Tuesday said the country is healthier now than ever before, but its 'continued economic progress is threatened by the country's under-served and under-consumed healthcare system'.
With the July 1 deadline to apply for bank licence fast approaching, aspirants are scrambling to meet the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) eligibility criteria to apply.
'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.' 'Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.' 'A classical dancer can fall back on tradition, but Astad created something absolutely new.'
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
The extraordinary admission on Tuesday came the same day as Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was convicted of five counts of tax fraud, two counts of bank fraud and one count of failure to disclose a foreign bank account. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the remaining 10 counts, and the judge declared a mistrial on those charges.
'Prevention plus vaccination is what is going to take us into better territory by September or October.'
The Budget may see new rural schemes and stepping up of funding towards existing programmes like MNREGA, rural housing, irrigation projects and crop insurance.
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Benchmark share indices ended lower on profit taking after they touched record highs in the previous session.
Use deductions introduced in the Budget to save additional Rs 24,000 in tax
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The Forbes 30 Under 30 list is harder to get into than Stanford or Harvard University. Meet the desis who made the cut this year.
About Rs 2,000 crore of realty money has flown into stocks in the National Capital Region in the months after demonetisation.
Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The abolition of wealth tax is again a welcome step.
