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Covid-19 vaccine spend may go up by 40%: Finance ministry estimates

Sources in the ministry said Finance Secretary T V Somanathan had a discussion with Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on the initial assessment of budgetary allocation of Rs 35,000 crore for vaccines

Centre fixes maximum price for Covid-19 vaccines at private hospitals

The CoWIN system would also ensure that the prices declared by various private vaccination centres do not exceed the maximum price

Passenger footfalls have doubled from a month ago: Railway Board chief

Spike in demand over two months likely to sustain for next two months; Railways trying to meet surge with clone trains

India's first mobile CNG refuelling units from IGL-Mahanagar Gas launched

Apart from cost, benefits include ability to reach consumers at malls and offices, and places not yet connected with pipelines or where land parcels to set up conventional CNG stations are scarce

DHFL: 63 moons to challenge NCLT's approval for Piramal's resolution plan

63 moons believes that the resolution plan is against interest of all DHFL's creditors, including NCD holders

Urban Company hires new leaders, to on-board over 100 engineers in FY22

The firm also announced the appointment of Amit Das as Vice President, Design and Research

Carbon emission by Indian IT down 85% due to WFH, digitisation: Study

Pandemic has propelled India's $194 bn outsourcing industry towards carbon neutrality with hybrid working models, e-mobility and digital disruption for campus hiring

Adani to offer green tariff to all consumers at a slightly higher cost

Switch can be done with the immediate billing cycle; customers will receive a Green Power Certificate each month

ICICI Lombard says AI service helped it improve policy sale, claims

Response time to customer request reduced from 12 hours to 2 hours, says insurer

Lenskart Foundation launches WhatsApp chat-based Covid-19 relief helpline

The WhatsApp-based helpline at 892-947-6589 provides information on what to do if diagnosed with Covid-19, using inputs from a panel of doctors

SoftBank Group may invest $700 mn in Flipkart after exiting firm in 2018

Techy conglomerate investing in Flipkart at a time when Reliance Industries and Tata are betting big on e-commerce as well.

Indian Newspaper Society wants to be excluded from new IT rules

INS has said that news websites of traditional papers follow the same stringent guidelines for publication as followed by newspapers, and should be exempt from the new IT Rules

HDFC Bank asks customers to ignore communication on crypto transactions

This communication from the bank comes after the RBI on Monday clarified that banks can no longer cite its circular on cryptocurrencies for not offering such products to customers

TCS aims to reduce emissions by 70% in 2025, bring down to zero by 2030

Company has set forth this new carbon reduction goal after having achieved the previous target of reducing its specific carbon footprint by half by 2020

76% enthusiasts say online gaming helps develop analytical skills: Report

Why they play: 26% see online games as stress busters, 24% think they are money spinners, one in seven seek to hone key skills and improve cognitive ability

No scope for industry to stick to IPR during pandemic: Harsh Vardhan

Affordability too is a key driving factor to achieve our aim of health for all, said Varshan

PVR widens Q4 net loss, revenue declines 60% amid Covid-19 pandemic

The company had posted a net loss of Rs 74.49 crore in the same quarter of the last financial year

Reliance Infra board meeting on June 6 to consider fundraising

Fresh infusion of funds will enable the company to become zero debt company by March 2022

Wipro sells stake in Denim Group for $22.42 mn, acquires stake in Squadcast

Wipro, in 2018, had acquired 33.33 per cent stake in Denim Group, an independent application security firm, for $8.83 mn

70 brands partner with 'Myntra for Earth' to offer sustainable fashion

Nearly 62% visitors to the 'Myntra For Earth' store are women, with metro cities contributing about 40% of the overall visits to the store