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India fast-tracks emergency use of foreign-made Covid-19 vaccines

No need for prior local clinical trials for vaccines cleared by regulators

High malnutrition persists in India despite surplus food: Niti Aayog V-C

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said high malnutrition persists in the country despite being a food-surplus nation, and the situation can only improve through "behavioural change"

Monetisation drive: Holdco for infra assets divides policymakers

A similar proposal is being considered for other infrastructure assets with other government departments

Centre, NITI Aayog working on devising long-term solution for sugar sector

The solution to the sugar Industry problem lies in any or a combo of a price stabilisation fund, the Gujarat model of payment of cane dues and increased focus on ethanol blending

NITI Aayog considers separate PLI scheme for MSMEs, examines biz models

Seeks different schemes for firms with higher targets, and smaller ones

Top headlines: Auto-debit payments, steel firms' stocks surge, and more

Here are the top business headlines on Wednesday morning

Govt ready to extend Vivad se Vishwas to settle Cairn Energy dispute

States asked to trace 25-30 contacts of each Covid-19 case

Healthcare sector expected to reach $372 billion in 2022: Niti Aayog report

Non-metros (Tier-II and III cities) are expected to recover faster than the metropolitan areas and tier-I cities

88% of Covid-19 deaths in India in age group of 45 years and above: Centre

The health ministry has asked states like Punjab to ramp up vaccination facilities

Privatising small PSUs first not a good idea: NITI Aayog's Amitabh Kant

What is required is for unions to be convinced that the steps being taken are in their and the country's best interests, says Kant

A regulator for health sector on lines of RERA likely to be set up soon

The survey cited unplanned readmission data - considered the most common metric of quality in the hospital setting

NHAI turns down NITI Aayog's request to expand monetisation portfolio

Says call on monetising projects taken by independent investment manager

Niti member bats for teaching physics, maths first before engineering

Saraswat termed the AICTE's decision to give engineering colleges flexibility to admit students without mathematics and physics in high school and offer them bridge courses as "wrong"

Sustained economic growth key to India's future: NITI Aayog CEO

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday said India's power is truly represented by its sustained economic growth

NITI Aayog submits first list of about 12 PSUs for privatisation

Banks, insurers part of the list as process kicks off

Asset monetisation to bring paradigm shift for infra growth: FM Sitharaman

Around 300 participants from states and UTs attended the workshop organised by the Department of Economic Affairs and NITI Aayog

Startups to drive India's quest for a chunk of small satellite launch pie

Frugal innovations by the Indian startup community are bringing down the cost of launching small satellites into space

DIPAM, Niti Aayog officials to brainstorm on CPSE asset monetisation

The discussions are scheduled to take place on Tuesday

Govt's privatisation drive likely to kick off with profit-making PSUs

NITI Aayog likely to put out first shortlist by early next month

Panel considers a Gujarat-like model of staggered payments to cane growers

Farm leaders object to Gujarat-like model, say can't take pay in tranches