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First dose of Covid vaccine is 96.6% effective in preventing death: Govt

India has vaccinated 58% of its adult population with the first dose of Covid vaccine, while around 18% have been fully vaccinated with both doses

Why controlling CoC conduct could be a challenging task for IBBI

Experts say such a code could lead to litigation, which may affect the decision-making ability of the committee

With 12.6 million Covid-19 doses, India hits another record in 5 days

According to the health ministry, more than 643.6 million vaccine doses have been provided to states so far

IBBI proposes stringent rules for more transparent liquidation process

Board says this will improve stakeholders' confidence and participation in the process, lead to effective supervision and monitoring, and improve outcomes of the process

Rs 1.42-trillion tied grant to villages for water, sanitation: 15th FC

Tied grant 60% of total Rs 2.37 trn allocated to rural local bodies

Covid-19 pandemic: First dose-seekers helped drive record vaccination

Business Standard looked at the top five states contributing the most to the record

MCA is working to issue code of conduct for creditors under IBC: Verma

This comes a month after a Parliamentary panel flagged the "disproportionately large and unsustainable 'haircuts' taken by the financial creditors over the years"

Covid-19 pandemic: At 10 million, India administers most doses in a day

If this pace is maintained it could enable the vaccination of the entire adult population by the end of year

Celebrate festivals with caution, second Covid wave not yet over: Govt

The weekly positive rate has been less than 3 per cent for the eighth consecutive week

Expense on R&D for Covid-19 drugs, vax, devices will count as CSR

The CSR FAQs provide details of what would qualify as administrative overheads

Third Covid wave may not be severe but prepare for worst: INSACOG's Arora

The Delta variant, which hit India in the second wave, has been responsible for a lot of breakthrough infections

'IBC is a road under construction,' says IBBI chairperson M S Sahoo

Referring to the pre-pack scheme of insolvency resolution for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), he says it takes three-six months for the market to understand a new framework

From IoT-based sensors to flow meters, how tech is powering water mission

The Jal Jeevan Mission has adopted technology based on the Internet of Things to provide safe tap water to every rural household by 2024

Govt to rationalise rates of health benefit packages under Ayushman Bharat

Move will further encourage private sector participation in the scheme

A slow trickle for 111 mn parched homes in villages waiting for tap water

Despite this achievement, the target seems Sisyphean. These 80 million-odd households make up 41 per cent of rural families

111 million families in India's villages still await potable tap water

A third of villages don't have piped supply infra, another third does, but tap provision work to households hasn't yet begun. Govt has promised to spend Rs 50,000 cr to expedite the scheme

Govt examining booster dose requirement as 'R' number spikes in 4 states

R number shows how many people an infected person infects, or how efficiently a virus is spreading. In some states this number is more than one, which means transmission can increase rapidly

Mixing Covaxin and Covishield safe, gives better immune response: ICMR

The study was conducted on 18 individuals who inadvertently received Covishield as first jab and Covaxin as second in UP at a gap of six weeks

India's high antibody count may mean a less severe Covid-19 third wave

Provided states don't lift restrictions prematurely and throw caution to the wind, say experts

India crosses 500 mn-mark in total number of Covid vaccine doses given

According to health ministry, over 511 million vaccine doses have been provided to states, of which 23 million are still available to be used by states and private hospitals