While there is a shortage of testing kits, manpower and capacities, India does not have other scalable testing options.
Flow of Indian students to US for academic year 2018-19 dipped by 30 per cent.
Public expression of dissent and quitting a party is not new for Shankersinh Vaghela
Management campuses are expecting the rise in pre-placement offers to ease the final placement process.
Gitanjali Gems and Firestar Diamonds together account for 5.8 per cent of the diamond and jewellery trade in India.
After last year's lull, number of offers jump by 15%.
To tide over the difficulties due to incessant shutdowns, several farmers in Maharashtra have turned into aggregators and started selling their produce without the help of mandis or agents. They have started contracting with bulk consumers like hypermarkets and co-operative housing societies to sell their produce directly.
With the US education system operating independently from the government, universities are adopting varying strategies when it comes to Covid vaccination.
Edtech brands are offering discounts, adding fresh content and engaging more frequently with users during the lockdown, reports Vinay Umarji.
The summer placement process is undergoing a digital transformation this year.
Vinay Umarji reports on the IITs' latest move.
Among these, IIT Madras and IIT Gandhinagar run structured programmes where applications are invited from candidates outside campus.Vinay Umarji reports
And it's not an IIT graduate who's bagged it, report Gireesh Babu & Vinay Umarji.
The e-commerce firm recruited 18 post graduate students.
During his interaction with the chief ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured that more economic activities would resume; he also said that zone identification may be left to the states.
Seven students were made international offers.
What will happen to the job placement and summer internship plans of India's management and IIT students? Many campuses are stepping in to help students hang on to their placements, in spite of the lockdown.
Uncertainty in the economy leads to fewer offers this year.
IIM-Trichy has seen a dip in the number of offers per recruiter. IIM-Udaipur is yet to place 20 of its 144 students.
With the rupee slipping to nearly Rs 70 per dollar on Tuesday, most parents with children in the US will feel the pinch
They were the source for entry-level recruitments in the IT industry before the job market crash.
Greater autonomy, freedom to recruit faculty and government funding are just some of the perks these institutes will enjoy.
In the past one week alone, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh have issued orders to take over private hospitals in some districts. Sohini Das, Vinay Umarji and Gireesh Babu report.
Major institutes see rise in summer placements; consulting, BFSI, e-commerce firms are top recruiters, says Vinay Umarji.
PSG College of Technology has invited IT firms and external agencies to conduct training.
Gujarat University Vice-Chancellor M N Patel revealed the MA results of Narendra Modi at an impromptu press briefing at his house.
Schools adopt international curriculum, that requires increased number of non-classroom experiences.
Public sector firms presented interesting offers on Day Zero placements at the IITs.
With the rupee crossing Rs 72/dollar in recent times, things suddenly don't look too good on several counts.
IIM-A saw 36 per cent jump in maximum domestic salary in 2018 placements this year.
Most key rabi-producing states of north India, such as Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, have staggered their procurement to enable farmers to come in batches, so that there is no overcrowding. The Centre has also set up a call centre to coordinate the inter-state movement of farm commodities.
Roadshows in India by state and private universities increase over fear of losing foreign students.
Many consumer good companies say they will pass on the benefits to consumers, which will bring down prices.
'We plan to touch Rs 1 trillion of Amul brand's turnover in the next five years.'
'Not only has the ire against the Congress subsided in Gujarat, but people are now coming to their senses.'
Simultaneous activation of both Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal low-pressure systems has led to the state receiving an excess 65 per cent rainfall.
The number of offers per recruiter has come down by anywhere between 10 and 20 per cent at different IITs.
The pandemic is set to become even more challenging, with migrant workers returning home, relaxations in lockdown rules, and the approaching monsoon. However, states are looking at community participation to ramp up testing and home treatment of patients
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ayushman Bharat health care scheme is just a slogan for the moment, it is the state's Mukhyamantri Amrutum health assurance scheme which is a comforting reality for many.
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