India's health secretary to head key WHO panel
The newly formed WHO committee primarily discusses administrative and financial matters of the WHO.
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Underfunding of govt health programmes a concern: WHO
The report titled 'India Health System Review' says the underfunding continued in spite of higher levels of tax devolution from the central to state governments.
Serum's new Covid vaccine Covovax gets WHO nod
WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan congratulated Serum Institute, Adar Poonawalla and Novavax for offering one more highly effective and safe vaccine.
Despite Covid-19, record capital raised in FY21
The pandemic, ultimately, was unsuccessful in denting the country's capital raising confidence, as India Inc. raised over ₹1.88 lakh crore, beating the record of over ₹1.75 lakh crore raised in FY18.
Markets 2020: A volatile year of lows and highs
While the year was marred by the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and negative GDP, the equity benchmark indices, however, saw record highs. Will the trend continue in 2021 too?
Covid-19: Impact on alternative assets
The alternatives industry faces short-term disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the longer-term impact is more positive, says Preqin.
China’s road to recovery could be lengthier
Weak external demand and people’s high level of vigilance against a possible ‘second wave’ of infection seem to drag on the recovery of the Chinese economy, says the Pictet Group.
Covid-19 vaccine possible by Q2 of 2022: Adar Poonawalla
With Indian authorities expediting approvals, a viable Coronavirus vaccine may be commercially available earlier than anticipated.
Markets end in the red after showing signs of recovery
The day, which also saw the opening of the SBI Cards’ IPO, was going well over global cues till 3 p.m. Markets fell after the government confirmed two new coronavirus cases in the country.
Black Friday on the bourses
Both the benchmark indices—BSE Sensex and Nifty 50—lost over 3.5% as fears of coronavirus becoming a pandemic gripped global markets.
