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National Institute of Biologicals to act as additional Covid testing centre

At present, all types of vaccines are being tested for lot release purposes at the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL), Kasauli

Central Vista: Complexes on KG Marg, Africa Avenue to be completed by March

The two sites will be able to accommodate around 15,000 employees of various defence agencies, which have offices near the North and South Blocks, sources said

Cong slams Centre over freezing of addl installments of DA for PSU staff

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said while food inflation is rising, the government by freezing the DA of PSU staff is adding to their woes further

Govt collects Rs 72K-cr under Vivad Se Vishwas direct tax resolution scheme

A total of 45,855 declarations have been filed under Form 1 as on November 17 and declarations amount to Rs 31,734 crore

Govt undertook 3-pronged approach to tackle Covid-19: Health secretary

Health secy said a "whole of society and whole of government approach" with strong leadership, communication and decisions based on science was undertaken by the government

Pfizer vaccine's -70 degree storage norm tough for most nations: V K Paul

Limited number of doses would not be enough to meet India's demand, adds Niti Aayog member

Doubling testing, raising ICU beds to tackle Delhi Covid spike: Centre

Elaborating further, NITI Aayog member V K Paul who heads COVID national taskforce said the ICU bed capacity will be increased from 3,523 to over 6,000 in the next few days in hospitals across Delhi

Top headlines: Govt asks CPSEs for larger share, economy on revival path

From Centre asking CPSEs to pay dividends on quarterly basis to RBI policymakers sparring over high inflation forecast, Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day

Top headlines: Govt expands stimulus, Moody's raises India GDP forecast

From govt announcing fresh stimulus aimed at creating jobs to TCS acquiring Pramerica Tech Services, Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day

Govt expands Rs 1.45 trn PLI scheme to 10 key sectors, industry hails move

The scheme is in addition to the already announced Rs 51,311 crore PLI for three sectors which takes the total around Rs 2 trn

Top headlines: Govt approves PLI scheme, Amazon asks Sebi to probe Future

The Supreme Court granted bail to TV journalist Arnab Goswami in an abetment to suicide case, saying personal liberty must not be denied.

Govt okays Rs 5,500 cr equity infusion into Punjab & Sind Bank

Public sector Punjab & Sind Bank (PSB) on Tuesday said the government has okayed infusion of Rs 5,500 crore capital into the bank in lieu of preferential allotment of shares. The bank is in receipt of letter dated November 10, 2020 from the Ministry of Finance regarding sanction to infuse an amount of Rs 5,500 crore, it said in a regulatory filing. The capital infusion, the lender said, is towards the contribution of the central government in the preferential allotment of equity shares of the bank during financial year 2020-21. The government's shareholding in the bank as of September 30, 2020 stood at 83.06 per cent, as per data on BSE. Stock of PSB closed 3.50 per cent higher at Rs 11.23 apiece on BSE on Tuesday.

Google, Walmart hit by India's move to limit some digital payments players

More than 2.07 billion UPI transactions were processed in October, according to NPCI, with Walmart's PhonePe accounting for just over 40% of those transactions

Centre committed to making India tech hub: PM Modi after BPO relaxations

The new rules for will create a friendly-regime for work from home and work from anywhere

Govt eases norms for ITES sector, new norms to facilitate 'work from home'

The new rules are aimed at providing a strong impetus to the industry and positioning India as one of the most competitive IT jurisdictions in the world

Govt to increase cap on domestic flights to 70-75% of pre-Covid levels soon

The ministry had said last week that Indian carriers can operate a maximum of 60 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic passenger flights till February 24 next year

Rising food inflation temporary affair; to be back to normal soon: DEA Secy

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rose to 1.32 per cent in September 2020, mainly on the back of costlier food articles

Govt extends emergency credit line guarantee scheme till November 30

Earlier deadline was Oct 31, Under the scheme, 100% guarantee is provided by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Co for additional funding of Rs 3 trillion to borrowers

Centre releases Rs 2,200 cr to 15 states for improving air quality

This will help the beneficiary states to undertake air quality measures, including capacity-building of the local bodies within their million-plus cities/agglomerations

LTC cash voucher scheme: If you spend less, tax benefit will be lower

Under cash scheme, now extended to private-sector employees, 3x the LTC fare has to be spent