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......

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......

ICMR to study effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19

The Indian Council of Medical Research will conduct a study to find the efficacy of BCG vaccine against COVID-19 and till any definitive result is reached it will not recommended the vaccine even......

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......

ER&D software firms navigate Q2 bends with growth arrows in sight

BCG and Nasscom's signposts point to 8-9% annual growth through 2030, India's share to take express lane Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The July-September quarter results of software......

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......

Consumer anxiety at highest levels since Covid outbreak

Consumer anxiety is at the highest levels since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in India with the less affluent most skeptical about economic outlook while a majority of consumers think their......