Next target for Covid vaccine: 200 crore; How soon?
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India hit a milestone of administering 100 crore (1 billion) vaccination doses against Covid-19 on October 21. While it is indeed a great achievement, India has a long way to go before we meet the government-set target of administering two doses of vaccines each to 100 crore people by the year end. The challenges are many: only 30% of that target population has been covered so far. Our vaccine supplies have so far been centered on two brands Covishield and Covaxin. Our weekly rate of vaccinations has been hugely fluctuating. The vaccine distribution has been population centric, not infection centric. Also there is no clarity on when the younger ones, children below 18, will begin to get vaccines.
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August 2025
As India continues to be the world’s fastest-growing major economy, Fortune India presents its special issue on the nation’s Top 100 Billionaires. Curated in partnership with Waterfield Advisors, this year’s list reflects a slight decline in the number of dollar billionaires—from 185 to 182—even as the entry threshold for the Top 100 rose to ₹24,283 crore, up from ₹22,739 crore last year. From stalwarts like Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, and the Mistry family, who continue to lead the list, to major gainers such as Sunil Mittal and Kumar Mangalam Birla, the issue goes beyond the numbers to explore the resilience, ambition, and strategic foresight that define India’s wealth creators. Read their compelling stories in the latest issue of Fortune India. On stands now.