Centrum-BharatPe, Liberty group in race for beleaguered PMC Bank Steel baron Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Group of the UK, the Jaspal Singh Bindra-led Centrum group and BharatPe combine, and two business families from Mumbai and Hyderabad have expressed interest for beleaguered Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC Bank). This is the first time that corporates, non-banking financial companies, and high-net-worth individuals have shown eagerness in taking over an urban-cooperative bank (UCB).
Paediatric coronavirus vaccine work may begin in India by mid of 2021 The pandemic year has turned the conventional way of developing vaccines on its head. Though immunisation worldwide is a paediatric medical event, the first Covid-19 shots developed were for people aged 18 years and above. Work on paediatric versions of Covid-19 vaccine, however, is not far behind, according to vaccine manufacturers in the race.