DCGI has allowed Bharat Biotech to conduct phase I and II human trials for COVAXIN that will begin in July; a finished vaccine is expected to be rolled out in 3-4 months if all goes according to plan
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Great Learning to launch online undergraduate programmes in finance, technology
During COVID-19, as universities were struggling to offer online learning to their students, Great Learning opened up its own digital platform ‘Olympus Digital Campus’ to them on a subscription basis
Draft MSME insolvency law seeks resolution in 90 days; allows promoters to bid for company
The special draft framework recommends that the insolvency procedures against an MSME can only be triggered by the MSME itself and not by any of the creditors
Govt working on one-stop platform for all official data, says Statistics Minister
The minister informed that this portal will be a one-stop platform for all official statistics using advanced technology to integrate existing and future databases of administrative statistics and survey data across government offices, sectors, geographies and time
India’s hiring activities holding up better than many economies
The impact of COVID-19 has not been evenly spread across sectors as some of them like software technology, medical professional and marketing have experienced a surge in job postings
COVID-19 update: Gilead prices coronavirus drug at $2,340 for rich countries
The 250,000 treatment courses that the company had donated to the US and other countries will run out in about a week, and the prices will apply to the drug after that
Apparel retailers’ revenue to dip 30-35% in FY21; Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle worst hit
The worst affected would be departmental stores (such as Lifestyle or Shoppers Stop) which could see a decline in revenue that could be as steep as 40 per cent, says the Crisil report
Coronavirus outbreak: Stock market recovery doesn’t indicate economic revival
“The current uptick in equity markets reflect the eternal conundrum of the linkage between the real and financial sector,” the SBI Ecowrap report said
Sanjaya Baru, former advisor to Manmohan Singh, falls prey to online fraud
The matter came to light when Baru filed a police complaint on June 2 alleging that while he was searching for a liquor shop online, he found ‘La Cave Wines and Spirits’
Coronavirus update: Delhi govt will create plasma bank for COVID-19 patients, says CM Kejriwal
Announcing the same at a virtual media briefing, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that the plasma bank will start operating in the national capital in the next two working days