The allocation of Rs 50,000 crore over five years to the National Research Foundation announced in the Budget will spur innovation and strengthen the overall research ecosystem of the country, industry experts have said. The modalities of the National Research Foundation was announced in July 2019, but no budget allocation was made for it before now. It will ensure that the overall research ecosystem of the country is strengthened with focus on identified national-priority thrust areas, the Finance minister said after proposing an outlay of Rs 50,000 crore for the NRF. The allocation of Rs. 50,000 crores over the next five years through the National Research Foundation to develop India s potential as a global innovation hub is particularly exciting, Prakash Mallya, Vice President and Managing Director Sales, Marketing and Communications Group, Intel India, said in a statement.
Updated Feb 01, 2021 | 19:25 IST
The allocation of Rs 35,000 crores for COVID-19 vaccines and more if required, makes our glorious nation stand tall as a model for the world, said Prathap C Reddy, the chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group. 2021-22 Budget testimony to India s commitment to build stronger health system: Healthcare providers
New Delhi: Healthcare providers on Monday hailed the 2021-22 Union Budget, saying it provides the much-needed fillip to the health sector and is a testimony to India s commitment to not just fight back the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to build a stronger and resilient health system. The government has proposed a budget outlay of Rs 2,23,846 crore for health and wellbeing in 2021-2022, an increase of 137 per cent from the previous year, with Rs 35,000 crore earmarked for COVID-19 vaccine in the upcoming fiscal.
Durga Devi wakes up at 5.30 am to finish off cooking and cleaning for her family before starting work at 8.30 a.m. On returning home in the evening, she makes dinner and attends to her children. “I do not get any holidays, even on weekends,” she told
IndiaSpend over the phone. “When it comes to children’s exams or school issues, I have to take the day off from work and I lose pay for it.”
It is also not surprising to find more women in jobs on the lower-income spectrum. “Ragpickers and domestic help are mostly women,” said Ghosh. “There is an increase in informal factory work but women are still a minority, given the broader decline in recognised employment.”
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In a session jointly organised by the Population Foundation of India and Jaipur Literature Festival, director and producer Zoya Akhtar, in conversation with author Mihir Sharma,discussed the dangers of online abuse and bullying. The session titled, Cyber Bullies: Anonymity and Accountability , was streamed on YouTube and Facebook. The conversation between acclaimed director Zoya Akhtar and Mihir Sharma, a Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, underscored the dangers of cyberbullying.
Sharma is the author of Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian Economy and the co-editor of What the Economy Needs Now while Zoya s company Tiger Baby Films has produced the superhit web series Made in Heaven in 2019.