Coronavirus
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Podcast: The race to make a Covid-19 vaccine in India
It typically takes five years (and about Rs 15 crore for just the first of many phases) to introduce a viable vaccine to market. Companies across India such as Zydus Cadila, Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech are working against the clock to shrink this period down to a few months. Forbes India's Divya Shekhar takes a deep dive into what this rush looks like on the ground and gives us a glimpse into the path ahead in this episode
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C-CAMP helps commercialise 17 innovations fighting Covid-19, more in pipeline
The Bengaluru-based accelerator has created a dedicated programme to support Indian startups that are aimed at fighting the pandemic, which received over a thousand applications
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The race to make a Covid-19 vaccine in India
Companies in India are using diverse technologies to develop a coronavirus vaccine, but even as they race against time, the road to an efficacious solution is neither straight nor short
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Coronavirus shut down the 'experience economy'. Can it come back?
With most large-scale gatherings on hold for the foreseeable future, the dearth of live events is already taking a psychological toll, not only on those in the industry but on society at large
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Is a pandemic the right time to start a business? It just might be
Previous financial crises gave rise to high-profile companies. The spread of the coronavirus challenges entrepreneurs to meet new needs
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India is finally allowing airlines to fly, after two months
India will begin domestic airline operations from May 25, in a 'calibrated manner', the government said
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'Lockdown extension tested patience of migrant workers'
Subodh C Dixit, executive director, Shapoorji Pallonji Engineering & Construction, on the impending shortage of labour in the coming months and why construction companies are staring at huge financial losses
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Is FM Sitharaman's growth pill good enough?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has addressed supply side issues with ₹20 lakh crore package, but there is little to boost demand. Experts say these are just support measures in the absence of direct cash infusions
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Lockdown 4: Things to know before opening up your office
Stagger shifts, social distance, sanitise—here's what you need to do before you can roll up your shutters
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Cambridge University will hold its lectures online next year
The 800-year-old institution is the first to manifest the far-reaching effects the pandemic will have on education, saying it expects social distancing guidelines to stay in place until 2021
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Exodus of the Far Away Brothers
Understanding the working life of a migrant worker, and why many are losing patience and heading home