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India economy seen growing at world's quickest rate despite Covid outbreak
The Indian economy’s resilience will be tested by its ability to overcome a devastating outbreak of Covid-19, although no one’s yet...

IICCI_Communications
Jun 3, 20212 min read


The unemployment rate shoots up to a 12-month high of 11.9% in May 2021
The unemployment rate shot up to a 12-month high at 11.9 per cent in May compared to 7.97 per cent in April as most states remained under...

IICCI_Communications
Jun 3, 20212 min read


Pandemic makes PSU banks starve for loan growth
Public sector banks have been losing their share in both deposits and loans to their private sector peers for several years now. The...

IICCI_Communications
Jun 3, 20212 min read


Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines closer to India rollout after key waiver
NEW DELHI: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has done away with specific trials of COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved...

IICCI_Communications
Jun 3, 20212 min read


EU Clears Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents
A medical worker prepares to dilute a vial of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Singapore, March 8, 2021. The...

IICCI_Communications
Jun 2, 20212 min read


India's GDP contracts 7.3% in FY21; grows at 1.6% in Q4
India's economy grew at 1.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021-21, recording a slight pickup in GDP growth amid the Covid-19 second...

IICCI_Communications
Jun 2, 20213 min read


COVID-19: Zydus Cadila plans trials for its vaccine in 5-12 years age group
Zydus Cadila is planning to start the trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, ZyCoV-D, in children of 5-12 years age group after covering adults...

IICCI_Communications
Jun 1, 20211 min read


India’s economy likely accelerated in Jan-Mar, before covid 19 second wave
According to reports, India’s economic growth had likely picked up in the quarter of January-March from the previous three months. But...

IICCI_Communications
Jun 1, 20213 min read


97% Indians become poorer; salaried jobs are falling post COVID-19: Report
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be impacting jobs in India. It is reported that there has been a drop in the number of...

IICCI_Communications
May 31, 20212 min read


India plans a stimulus package for sectors worst affected by Covid 2.0
India is preparing a stimulus package for sectors worst affected by a deadly coronavirus wave, aiming to support an economy struggling...

IICCI_Communications
May 28, 20213 min read


COVID-19 toll on Indian economy deepens, jobs crisis to worsen
India’s economic outlook has weakened again, albeit slightly, with worst-case scenario forecasts suggesting the toll from the coronavirus...

IICCI_Communications
May 28, 20213 min read


Govt expects speedy India launch of single-dose Sputnik Light to boost Covid-19 vaccination drive
The government is hopeful of a speedy launch of the single-dose Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik Light in India and all stakeholders, including...

IICCI_Communications
May 28, 20213 min read


Maharashtra to extend lockdown, but with some relaxations
Maharashtra recorded 21,273 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on Thursday, even as the state government decided to extend the...

IICCI_Communications
May 28, 20213 min read


Sectors that will be the worst affected by Covid 2.0
Riding the Wave While the stock market’s passive reaction to the destructive Covid-19 waves has been puzzling, the Indian government has...

IICCI_Communications
May 28, 20213 min read


COVID-19 Vaccines | Wockhardt offers to produce 2 billion vaccine doses annually: Report
Pharma firm Wockhardt has approached the Indian government for help in tying up with COVID-19 vaccine makers, sources have told...

IICCI_Communications
May 28, 20212 min read


COVID-19 and the economy | The mirage of growth numbers
There was an emerging euphoria about the rebound in the economy during the last quarter of FY21. It was widely acknowledged that owing to...

IICCI_Communications
May 27, 20213 min read


More children infected with COVID, no need for panic but important to vaccinate: Experts
More children are testing positive in the second Covid wave but the infection is mostly mild and the mortality rate low, say experts,...

IICCI_Communications
May 27, 20214 min read


Our vaccine highly effective on COVID-19 variant in India, suitable for 12 years and above: Pfizer
NEW DELHI: Seeking a fast-track approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, US major Pfizer has told Indian authorities that its jab has shown...

IICCI_Communications
May 27, 20214 min read


India attracted highest-ever FDI inflow of $81.72 billion during FY2020-21
The Ministry of Commerce on May 24 said the country attracted the highest-ever total foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow of $81.72...

IICCI_Communications
May 27, 20212 min read


Healthtech sector poised to take off amidst pandemic
Even as Bharat Biotech’s homegrown Covid vaccine Covaxin proves to be the crowning glory of the Indian health tech sector, dozens of...

IICCI_Communications
May 27, 20214 min read
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