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Live online learning platform <keyword id="2016957" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="vedantu" source="Orion">Vedantu</keyword> on Thursday announced it has bought a majority stake in test preparation platform <keyword id="260105" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="deeksha" source="Orion">Deeksha</keyword> (Ace Creative Learning Pvt Ltd) for $40 million. Deeksha is one of the leading K-12 test preparation players in <keyword id="6354780" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="karnataka" source="Orion">Karnataka</keyword> and according to Vedantu, this strategic partnership will further its hybrid education strategy. Since 1998, Deeksha has created over 65,000 success stories through its 39 centres across three states. "With this acquisition, our mission is to empower and scale Deeksha's current learning model by deploying our disruptive in-house hybrid technology to reach the masses in remote areas and create impact at scale," said <keyword id="36872" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vamsi-krishna" source="Orion">Vamsi Krishna</keyword>, CEO, and Co-Founder, Vedantu. This culmination of online and offline capabilities will help us expand our hybrid learning initiatives, Krishna added. This partnership will leverage Vedantu's technology and integrate it into offline centres to create a scalable hybrid model which provides access to quality teaching, even in remote tier 3 and 4 towns at affordable cost. "Through this partnership, we will leverage Vedantu's LIVE Class platform for our students and provide a hybrid solution that maximizes learning outcomes through personalised learning algorithms," said <keyword id="5947113" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="dr-sridhar" source="Orion">Dr Sridhar</keyword>, Co-Founder of Deeksha. Deeksha said it will bring in close to 13,000 of its students to Vedantu's platform. In addition, Deeksha will leverage Vedantu's already existing strong credentials in LIVE Classes, educational technology, and strong pedagogical content. On Vedantu more than 1 million students attend Live classes every month and more than 35 million users every month from over 10,000 cities and more than 50 countries access free content, tests, doubts and videos on the platform and its channels on YouTube, according to the edtech company. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/investments-in-real-estate-touched-3-6-billion-in-jan-sep-period-colliers/articleshow/94833113.cms">Investments in real estate touched $3.6 billion in Jan-Sep period: Colliers</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/yeida-cancels-allotment-of-14-group-housing-projects-due-to-non-payment-of-dues/articleshow/94832924.cms">YEIDA cancels allotment of 14 group housing projects due to non-payment of dues</a>

Vedantu takes majority stake in test prep platform Deeksha for $40 mn

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Billionaire philantrophist <keyword id="45830" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bill-gates" source="Orion">Bill Gates</keyword> sees a potential end to the <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword> pandemic.</li><li>With cases spiking due to the highly transmissible <keyword id="12616996" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="omicron" source="Orion">Omicron</keyword> variant, the pandemic may be transitioning to an endemic.</li></ul>As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-covid-hospitalizations-shatter-pandemic-record-2022-1">case numbers break previous record highs</a>, billionaire Microsoft cofounder-turned-philanthropist Bill Gates sees a potential end in the near future."Once Omicron goes through a country, then the rest of the year should see far fewer cases," Gates told University of Edinburgh chair of global public <keyword id="11894571" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="health" source="Orion">health</keyword> <keyword id="12947827" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="devi-sridhar" source="Orion">Devi Sridhar</keyword> <a href="https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/1480976747440984067">during a Twitter Q&amp;A this week</a>. "So <keyword id="8764262" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid" source="Orion">COVID</keyword> can be treated more like seasonal flu."That would effectively turn the pandemic — which is defined as a disease that's spread throughout a country, continent, or whole planet — into an endemic, like the annual flu. That could mean annual shots, also like how we prepare for flu season, he said.Gates' statement echoed that of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious-disease expert, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/omicron-will-find-just-about-everybody-fauci-says-covid-19-2022-1">who said this week</a> that the Omicron variant "will find just about everybody." Between the natural immunity offered from having caught and survived COVID-19, the much higher vaccination rates (62.6% of the US population, <a href="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations">according to the latest CDC data</a>), and the increasing availability of medicines to treat the most severe COVID cases, the US may be on the verge of the transition from pandemic to endemic."We may be on the threshold of that right now," Fauci said. "It's entirely possible."The Omicron spike of COVID cases is expected to peak by the end of January, experts say, and one key indicator is already showing signs that the peak has passed: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-experts-poop-data-shows-omicron-peaking-in-the-us-2022-1">COVID levels in poop are on the decline</a>.<div type="image" title="a graph of covid-19 levels in wastewater from boston, showing a big spike for omicron, then decrease" height="718" width="1022" msid="88883246" hostid="261"></div>Data from Biobot Analytics, which measures COVID levels in more than 100 waste-treatment plants around the US, shows that "the level of the virus in the wastewater is at a record high," Biobot CEO and cofounder Mariana Matus told Insider. "It's the highest it's been throughout the pandemic, which indicates it's the most disease transmission that we have seen in the pandemic so far."That said, the data also shows that levels are already on the decline — which could indicate that the Omicron spike is also on the decline. But that doesn't mean we're in the clear just yet: Hospitalizations and deaths from COVID lag infection time by several weeks. "The next two weeks we should be very, very careful," Matus said.Got a tip? Contact Insider senior correspondent Ben Gilbert via email (<a href="mailto:bgilbert@insider.com">bgilbert@insider.com</a>), or Twitter DM (<a href="https://twitter.com/RealBenGilbert">@realbengilbert</a>). We can keep sources anonymous. Use a non-work device to reach out. PR pitches by email only, please.

Bill Gates says 'COVID can be treated more like seasonal flu' after Omicron surge peaks

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="12616996" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="omicron" source="Orion">Omicron</keyword> variant could become dominant worldwide within weeks, one expert has said.</li><li>Others, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, have been more cautious about making predictions with the information available. </li></ul>Experts have said the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/omicron-b11529-coronavirus-variant-of-concern-who-2021-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new Omicron variant</a> could soon become the most common <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword> variant worldwide — but <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-early-data-south-africa-omicron-variant-covid-deadly-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">it's still unclear</a> how harmful it is.Devi Sridhar, chair of global public <keyword id="11894571" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="health" source="Orion">health</keyword> at Edinburgh University, <a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/omicron-likely-to-become-dominant-strain-across-the-world-says-global-public-health-professor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Channel 4 Monday</a>, that Omicron is likely to replace the <keyword id="11894307" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="delta" source="Orion">Delta</keyword> variant as the dominant strain across the world. "It's a matter of weeks right now, I think, until we reach that point," she told the broadcaster.Dr. Jacob Lemieux, who monitors variants for a research collaboration led by Harvard Medical School, <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8430518/omicron-covid-19-variant-delta/">told Global News</a> Tuesday that it was "still early days" in terms of determining whether Omicron will become dominant. "But increasingly, data is starting to trickle in, suggesting that Omicron is likely to outcompete Delta in many, if not all, places," he said.The Omicron variant has 32 mutations in an unusual combination in the part of the virus that attaches to human cells. It's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-southern-africa-detected-omicron-variant-so-quickly-2021-11?r=US&amp;IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fast-spreading in South Africa</a> and experts are racing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/10-questions-about-the-omicron-variant-answered-by-an-expert-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to find out</a> if its mutations make it more infectious, more deadly, or better at evading vaccines than the Delta variant.Delta, which itself is a mutated form of the original virus, was picked up on nearly all sequenced COVID-19 lab tests worldwide in November, <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---30-november-2021">the World Health Organization said</a> in its latest COVID-19 update.Dr. Anthony Fauci, president Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, told CNN's <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvZDgzZjUyZTQtMjQ1NS00N2Y0LTk4MmUtYWI3OTAxMjBiOTU0L2MzMDQ1OGE5LTVkZmUtNGY4NS05OGYwLWFiODYwMGZiOTI3Ni9iYmNkMzliMi1iZTRkLTQ3MDgtYWM2OS1hYjg2MDBmYjkyOWEvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M/episode/YTAxMmRjZTUtYzEzOS00MTAwLWEwZjEtYWRmNTAxMTEyZmFk?hl=en-GB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the Union Sunday</a> that Omicron was "clearly" becoming dominant in South Africa. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/south-africa-covid-19-cases-up-500-week-omicron-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Insider reported Tuesday</a> that Omicron had driven a 400% increase in infections in two weeks in South Africa.But some experts have cautioned that Omicron's rapid spread in South Africa, which had low levels of Delta and a largely unvaccinated, young population, may not be replicated elsewhere. Robin Colgrove, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, t<a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/can-omicron-overtake-delta-as-dominant-variant/38444459#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">old WCVB Monday</a> that drawing comparisons with South Africa wouldn't necessarily help determine the path of the variant in the US due to differing conditions in the two countries. "Vaccination levels are different and transmissions are different," he said. In the US, Fauci said that there was "an indication" that Omicron —which <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/omicron-variant.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has now been detected in 18 states</a> — was spreading in the community. The question for the US is what happens when Delta and Omicron compete against each other, Fauci said.Fauci <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/12/03/press-briefing-by-white-house-covid-19-response-team-and-public-health-officials-71/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a press briefing Friday</a> that as more COVID-19 cases caused by Omicron occur, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be able to calculate whether it might become dominant in the US. Matthew Binnicker, director of clinical virology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8430518/omicron-covid-19-variant-delta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Global News </a>Tuesday that the US would know whether Omicron will replace Delta in "about two weeks"."It'll be really interesting to see what happens when more infections potentially occur in older adults or those with underlying health conditions," he said.The experts, including Fauci, cautioned that the implications of Omicron becoming dominant are unclear and will remain so until more case data is available."It's going to take a while for us to know what the impact is going to be globally," Fauci said in Friday's briefing.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine and specialist in medical microbiology, told BBC Breakfast on Monday that "the big remaining question is actually how harmful it is if you do get COVID-19 with this Omicron variant," <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/12/06/omicron-will-become-uks-dominant-variant-within-weeks-says-scientist/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per multiple media outlets</a>."That's the question that we're struggling to answer at the moment," Hunter said.

Omicron could become the dominant variant worldwide, experts say, but they still don't know how harmful it is

<ul><li>The National M.Sc <keyword id="351695" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Medical-Teachers">Medical Teachers</keyword>' Association (<keyword id="6812238" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="NMMTA">NMMTA</keyword>) has asked for reforms in Medical M.Sc courses to the Indian government. </li><li>The teachers association has expressed their concern after the <keyword id="3514079" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="national-medical-commission">National Medical Commission</keyword> excluded non-medical teachers from the para-clinical specialties of Pharmacology and Microbiology in its latest guidelines.</li><li>Officials from the government have ensured the association that their concerns will be addressed. </li></ul>The National M.Sc Medical Teachers' Association (NMMTA) has asked for reforms in post graduate <keyword id="124637" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Medical-courses">medical courses</keyword> to the Indian government. The heads of the NMMTA met top officials from NITI aayog as well as the Health Secretary (MoHFW) to look into their concerns. Officials from the government have ensured the association that their concerns will be addressed. "Medical M.Sc courses, which are conducted in the medical colleges on the lines of MD courses need reforms. Ever since MCI silently abandoned regulating these courses, they are now regulated by individual health universities. In the absence of a regulating scientific council, there are variations in these courses with respect to the mode of admissions, duration of courses, dissertation, etc. We want reforms and regulations of these courses; only medical colleges must be permitted to run them", said Dr. Sridhar Rao, President, NMMTA in a statement. Dr Rao also said that the current curriculum is in dire need of an upgrade according to the changing times. The association also said that Ph.D. aspirants who wish to appear for NET examination end up taking a Life Sciences exam. "General M.Sc &amp; Medical M.Sc are different as the former is the core life sciences and the later one is specialized to suit the medical field. This puts us at a disadvantage when we scientists wish to clear NET tests for pursuing Ph.D", said Arjun Maitra, General Secretary of the association. The teachers association has expressed their concern after the National Medical Commission excluded non-medical teachers from the para-clinical specialties of Pharmacology and Microbiology in its latest guidelines. “In the department of Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Microbiology, non-medical teachers may be appointed to the extent of 30% of the total number of posts in the department. However, in the department of Biochemistry, non-medical teachers may be appointed to the extent of 50% of the total number of posts in the department,” said the latest guidelines. However, this doesn’t bode well with scientists who are teachers in the country. “Scientists teaching non-clinical subjects, which are basic and allied medical sciences, is a common practice all over the world. In fact, there are scientist faculties in the clinical specialties in US medical schools", said Maitra. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-future-retail-power-grid-cipla-delta-corp-yes-bank-adani-power-and-others/articleshow/79713824.cms">Top stocks to watch — Future Retail, Power Grid, Cipla, Delta Corp, Yes Bank, Adani Power and others</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/farmer-union-leaders-to-go-on-hunger-strike-today/articleshow/79714488.cms">Farmer union leaders to go on hunger strike today</a>

Medical teachers association calls for reforms in post graduate courses and protests the new guidelines that exclude scientist teachers

<ul><li>Over 27 startups have been valued over a billion dollars this year, however, only one of them was led by women.</li><li>Out of the 136 unicorn startup founders in India, five of them are female.</li><li>Mamaearth, Mobikwik and Acko General Insurance are expected to be valued at over $1 billion in the next four years.</li></ul>It has been raising unicorns since the start of this year. So far 27 startups — ranging from diverse segments such as online pharmacy, social commerce, infrastructure-led marketplace, and more — have been valued over a billion dollars this year and entered the unicorn club. However, only one of them is actually led by women. OfBusiness, which offers raw material procurement service and credit to small and medium businesses (SMBs), was founded by Ruchi Kalra, Vasant Sridhar, Bhuvan Gupta and Nitin Jain over six years ago. ALSO WATCH: “45% of our startups are based out of Tier-II and Tier-III cities,” says Aastha Grover from Startup India. <div type="Youtube" id="CyHmMExHgWI" title="The road to becoming an entrepreneur from an executive | #FutureOfWork Summit" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CyHmMExHgWI/mqdefault.jpg"></div> The company turned unicorn in July, after the $160 million round led by SoftBank Vision Fund II that valued the company at a whopping $1.5 billion. The business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce startup counts Falcon Edge Capital, Alpha Wave Incubation, and Matrix Partners India, among others. <div type="image" title="OfBusiness was the only woman led startup that entered the unicorn club this year" msid="86511085" hostid="261"></div> “We can look at it as glass half empty or glass half full. There are now more <keyword id="74945" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="women-entrepreneurs" source="Orion">women entrepreneurs</keyword> in the start up space than ever before. When I started off as a tech entrepreneur in 2009, we could be counted on one hand. Now there are founders — Phalguni Nayar of Nykaa and Upasana Taku of Mobikwik who are at the helm of taking their companies public with many lining up. The reason for delay in women reaching the mark at the same pace as men is because they started slightly later”- Anisha Singh, founding partner at She Capital, told Business Insider India. Singh has formerly led coupon provider MyDala and content marketing solutions Kinis Software Solutions. She noted that there are several reasons why women got a delayed start in the Indian startup scene. One of those reasons is that there were not enough female role models to prove that women were capable of building and scaling a business, which pushed back investors to invest in women-led businesses. Emergence of strong businesses like Bumble or Nykaa has led investors to believe more in women-led startups now, Singh added. ALSO WATCH: Kiran Majumdar Saw, Vani Kola and Nandini Piramal talk about the lack of women in the workforce and how it can be overcome. <div type="Youtube" id="XZa4lDd9T_Q" title="Hear From The Best In the Industry, What Is Best For The Industry?" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XZa4lDd9T_Q/mqdefault.jpg"></div> “Just check out the investments coming from venture capitalists to <keyword id="3377347" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="women-startups" source="Orion">women startups</keyword> as compared to the male founders...A maximum number of Venture Capitalists are men. The age-old beliefs somehow dictate the funding in the tech industry too. Men invest in men, for business. Women entrepreneurs have to overcome the scenario,” Rachitta Juneja, Founder, Whide. More female-led companies to enter unicorn club in next four years The year 2021 has been a record breaking year for Indian startups so far — with the new age companies hitting the public market, cracking the biggest funding deals and more companies being valued at over a billion dollars. According to a business intelligence firm Tracxn, Indian startups have raised $23 billion in 2021 till September 1. This is significantly higher than $13 billion raised by the ecosystem in 2020. The massive interest of the investors has increased India’s unicorn tally to 56. The new estimates show that 150 startups will be valued at over a billion dollars in the next four years, by 2025. 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0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Bellani Chandrasekhar </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Visakhapatnam </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 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0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Rajahmundry </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Margani Bharath </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Narsapuram </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 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0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Potluri Vara Prasad </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Guntur </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Modugula Venugopal Reddy </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Narasaraopet </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Lavu Krishnadevarayulu </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Bapatla </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Nandigam Suresh </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Ongole </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Apr-11 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Nandyal 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As speculation is rife over the possible extension of the national lockdown, economists and industry insiders have contended that India can afford such a move given that a robust fiscal policy response for the industry is initiated. At present, India is under a lockdown which will last till midnight April 14. Consequently, ratings agencies have cut the country's GDP forecast and many companies have instituted pay cuts. This has led several leading industry bodies to request the Centre for a relief package ranging from Rs 9 - Rs 11 lakh crore. They have also recommended to the Centre to relax the lockdown in a graded manner which will give preference to the manufacturing, logistics and transportation sectors to be the first to open up. However, the rising number of Covid-19 cases and state government's reluctance in relaxing the lockdown due to the fear of a faster spread of <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">Coronavirus</keyword> infection has led to speculations that this phase might get extended by another 15 days. Many economists and industry insiders told IANS that curbing the spread of Covid-19 should be the top most priority; nonetheless, a robust stimulus package is also needed to curtail the economic fallout of the extended lockdown. "The loss of economic output will be significant amid restricted economic activity. While India has taken stringent steps to contain the pandemic, the fiscal policy response has been tepid and is yet to cover the SME sector, which generally is more vulnerable during economic downturns," <keyword id="6375566" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Edelweiss-Securities">Edelweiss Securities</keyword>' Lead Economist Madhavi Arora told IANS. "There could be supply side shocks in some food items which could temporarily spike inflation. However, given a sharp growth downturn, the domestic demand will see a significant correction, which would put immense downward pressure on core inflation." Currently, the lockdown has dealt a heavy blow to commerce and led to temporary closure of shopping malls, dine-in restaurants, grounding of aircraft, shutting down of factories and deserted market places. "India's economy will lose $4.6 billion on each day of the lockdown and this will translate to a GDP contraction of nearly 6 per cent in the first quarter. If the pan India lockdown is extended further by 26 days, there will clearly be additional losses to the economy, which can worsen the GDP contraction in Q1 to double digits," said Karan Mehrishi, Lead Economist at AcuitA¿ Ratings &amp; Research. "The impact is foreseen on every sector in the economy but it will further hit some of the services sectors like transport, logistics, aviation, financial services, and hospitality." According to Rajat Bahl, Chief Rating Officer, Brickwork Ratings: "With the current lock-down the GDP growth is not expected to be above 3 per cent compared to the earlier estimates of around 5.5 per cent for FY21." "Any further extension of the lock-down will have an even sharper impact on the economy and businesses in many sectors will find it difficult to absorb the shock." Another challenge facing the government would be to replenish the millions of 'Mom and Pop' stores whose supplies are nearly depleted. Unlike the western economies, where major retail chains have massive capacity to stock a large number of items of a longer period, India's system made-up primarily of 'Mom and Pop' stores lack this type of stocking capacity."The biggest problem emanating from this lockdown is its impact on supply chains - especially pertaining to the essential item list," Mehrishi said. "This will not only give impact to large retailers or wholesalers but small mom and pop shop owners as well, who depend on the supply chain. The administration has to make it a priority to smoothen supply chain disruptions at the earliest." Nevertheless, key issues like harvesting and processing of crops, sowing for the new agriculture season, immediate travel needs of patients suffering from other diseases, OPD services and supplies of bulk non-essential but important daily use items would also need to be considered by the Centre, if the idea of an extension is entertained. "While no country can afford continued lockdown for some more time if the need of the hour is containment then it makes sense because it is about human lives and without human lives there is no commerce or economy," Sridhar V, Partner, <keyword id="268797" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Grant-Thornton-India">Grant Thornton India</keyword> LLP, told IANS. "The impact of continued lockdown will leave no sector untouched and it will at the same time put the common man through more hardship. Hence it will be good to explore if there are any other alternatives like phased approach... Businesses and the government should look at mechanisms which will help the economy through fiscal and other measures." On relaxing the lockdown, many stakeholders opined that this should be done in a graded manner. "Human life should be given the priority and based on the number of infections the government should be able to take the best decision," Dr Sudhir Kalhan, Chairman, Institute of Minimal Access Metabolic Bariatric Surgery, <keyword id="9035385" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="sir-gangaram">Sir Gangaram</keyword> Hospital. He is also the Chairman of industry body Assocham's National Council on Healthcare. "However, relaxing the lockdown through a graded manner is seen as the best option. Certain hotspots, where there are higher prevalence of this infection can be quarantined for a longer time, while in other areas graded relaxations like opening of factories and construction work can be allowed so as to protect the livelihood." "India it seems has flattened the curve. This has given us time to be well prepared to deal with any contingency." 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