How India's Covid-19 vaccination drive is lagging, 6 months on

India has placed orders for 786 million doses till date -- less than the probable need of 950 million doses, reports Abhishek Waghmare. IMAGE: A beneficiary receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine in......

Only 2% Indians have taken Covid vaccine

As India begins vaccinating the younger population, the most vulnerable remain largely unvaccinated, reports Abhishek Waghmare. IMAGE: The COVID-19 vaccine is administered at the B Y L Nair......

Most poll-bound states kept testing low till elections

Three of the four major states delayed testing despite worsening indicators.Only Tamil Nadu quickened the pace after the first signs of deterioration.Abhishek Waghmare reports. IMAGE: A COVID-19......

How locked down is India in Covid second wave?

As the second wave sweeps through the country, restrictions on movement and public activity are not as strict, even though the caseload and death rate is worse than before, reports Abhishek......

What Auto Sales Tell Us About Economy

Retail sales of cars are back to January 2018 levels in August 2021.Two-wheeler retail sales are 22 per cent lower.Abhishek Waghmare/Business Standard reports. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters  ......

How Covid CRUSHED Small Companies

'Many of the non-corporate or smaller entities got wiped out in the ordeal.'Abhishek Waghmare reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The pandemic and the lockdowns lopped off 3 per cent of......

Explained in Charts: How IBC has evolved in 3 years

Among manufacturing companies that went to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), chemicals and metal firms witnessed more resolutions while companies in the labour intensive (employment......

Explained in Charts: How AAP smartly managed Delhi's finances

The size of Delhi's Budget is close to Rs 55,000 crore, or about 6 per cent of its gross state domestic product (GSDP). What set the state apart is that in the last decade, its fiscal deficit......