Padma Bhushan for Indian vaccine makers

Founders of indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developer Bharat Biotech -- Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella, along with Cyrus Poonawalla, the chairman and MD of another vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute......

'We have to ensure vaccines work against new variants'

Adar Poonawalla says it took a five-minute chat with his father Cyrus before making the decision to manufacture Covishield.The bet paid off, and handsomely.Serum Institute now has the capacity to......

For 1st time, India has more women than men

Indicating a demographic shift, the number of women surpassed men for the first time in India with the sex ratio being 1,020: 1,000, according to findings of the National Family and Health......

20 Minutes Of Half Truths

Jyoti Punwani decodes Modi's Covid Vaccine speech. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi addresses the nation a day after India crossed the 1 billion COVID-19 vaccination milestone,......

Nirma to tap into own funds, debt to buy Glenmark Life Sciences

Detergent to chemicals major Nirma Ltd is planning to tap into its own funds and raise debt to fund its Rs 5,652 crore acquisition of Glenmark Life Sciences. The firm has roped in BCG and KPMG to......

The Big Mac Inflation Index

The ever-astute Ravi Matthai, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1971, offered me a basic salary of Rs 1,000 per month on my return from the United States.I doubt if IIMA......

Divestment's Tough Climate Call: The hurdle in govt's fund-raising path

There is money to buy the central public sector enterprises, but buyers will need a firm assurance that the disvestment programme will keep environment issues front and centre of their corporate......

RERA: Only 22% happy with grievance redressal system

Around 70 per cent of consumers are aware of realty law RERA and five out of six homebuyers seek grievances redressal through this legislations, according to a survey by Omidyar Network India and......