Top Headlines: Omicron 3x more transmissible; Rs 2 trn worth IPOs next year

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Private equity and venture capital investment may hit record $70 bn in 2021

Private equity and venture capital investment will hit a new high of $70 billion in the calendar year 2021, according to projections by Bain & Company which analyses trends in private equity investing. Out of this, about half has flowed into just two sectors: consumer technology (e-commerce, edtech, fintech) and IT services and SaaS (software as a service) which has become an attractive business for investment. Read more
 

Omicron variant three times more transmissible: Centre warns states

The Centre has told states that the Omicron variant