- 12 Dec
- 2021
Recovery may strengthen further in H2, says Finance Ministry
The recovery theme is backed by upbeat market sentiment, vaccination coverage, strong external demand and policy support from the government and central bank, the ministry said in its monthly economic review for November. It cautioned that the Omicron Covid variant could derail the global revival and poses a threat to India's services sector.
- 11 Dec
- 2021
MedPlus Health raises ₹418 cr from anchor investors ahead of IPO
The company in its BSE filing on Friday said that after consultation with merchant bankers, it has finalized allocation of 52,51,111 equity shares to anchor investors, at a price of Rs 796 per share.
- 9 Dec
- 2021
WhatsApp launches cryptocurrency payments pilot in US
Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, has been working on the wallet app for several months while scaling back its global plans for rolling out a digital currency called Diem on regulatory concerns.
- 9 Dec
- 2021
Europe plants to produce 3.6 billion COVID vaccine doses in 2022: EU
EU countries are administering boosters after having completed the primary vaccination of nearly 70% of the EU population, whereas in Africa only 7% have been immunised against the coronavirus, EU data show.
- 8 Dec
- 2021
Leonard, the brightest comet of the year, to fly past Earth on December 12
The comet will have its closest approach to Earth on December 12, just a couple of weeks before it reaches its closest distance from the Sun.
- 7 Dec
- 2021
Rahi wins 3rd straight 25M Pistol gold at National Shooting Championship
Maharashtra’s Rahi Sarnobat shot a solid 37 in a top draw final to see off young and in-form challengers to her crown.
- 6 Dec
- 2021
Work on fast chargers for electric vehicles underway: Minister
Pandey explained one of the challenges of EVs is that these take more time to charge and to resolve this, the ARAI has been asked to work on fast chargers. “In fact, they have developed a prototype of a fast charger, and the product is expected to be ready by December 2022," he added.
- 5 Dec
- 2021
Indian economy fastest in world to come out of Covid pandemic impact: Amit Shah
He highlighted the changes in policies to give a boost to the civil aviation sector, setting up of project development cells in every ministry, dynamic ranking system to spur healthy competition among states to attract investments, the schemes which have brought in Rs 2.25 lakh crore investment in the country.
