Pace of Covid vaccination pacifies critics
The Omicron wave has not changed matters as studies and clinical evidence shows vaccination offers strong protection against serious disease
The Omicron wave has not changed matters as studies and clinical evidence shows vaccination offers strong protection against serious disease
Factories allowed to run eight hours a day, five days a week and use diesel genset only in case of power outages.
While the Reserve Bank of India kept policy rates and its accommodative stance unchanged, additional monetary measures have been brought in to fight the second wave of Covid-19.
In a matter of 41 trading days, since the last life-high on February 16, the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused between 8% -9.8% correction in the benchmark equity indices until April 19.
The recent surge in Covid-19 infections, the central bank says, adds uncertainty to the outlook on domestic growth as restrictions could dampen demand improvement and delay the return of normalcy.