Tag: India
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Can International flights resume with adequate precautions?
As many countries including India are mulling over the opening up of international travel, evidence points to flying being much safer than thought before. On May 25, India resumed domestic airline services after a gap of two months, with strict social distancing, constant sanitisation, contact-less check-in, etc. But almost a month since, there is no ... -
Indian company ready to launch oral drug to treat COVID-19
Glenmark Pharma has become the first Indian company to have received clearance from the government’s drug regulator to market and manufacturer an oral drug that will treat mild to moderate levels of the virus in COVID-19 disease. The anti viral drug is called Favipiravir and will be marketed by the name Fabiflu that will be ... -
Why India cannot do with Boycott of Chinese goods in current scenario?
Union ministers are rather emotional in the country right now. There is news floating that they intent to ban shops selling Chinese food. Across the nation, there is open boycott and urge to boycott Chinese goods. The country is angry about the way the Chinese troops have picked fights on the Line Of Actual Control ... -
PM green flags auction process for 41 coal blocks for commercial mining
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the auction of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining. In a video-conference PM Modi said that this e-auction would be two-stage and for allocating the mines. This auction process is a crucial part of the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan under the Central Government. In the virtual conference, PM ... -
India China border tension May slow down Domestic manufacturing
According to industry experts, the recent unpleasantness between the Chinese and Indian armed forces is going to have a heavy impact on the Indian manufacturing industry. This is primarily because the tension escalated on the border has led to obvious trade restrictions as well. Experts are of the opinion that this escalating is a ploy ... -
Escalation in India-China border dispute, over 20 soldiers killed in the clash
In a military stand-off between Indian and Chinese forces on Monday night, both the armies lost a few of their soldiers in the clash at the Galwan valley, located in the mountains of Ladakh. It was the first violent clash between the armies of the Asian giants in the last 45 years. As per the ... -
Indian innovation finds protective layer against Coronavirus infection
The Rashtrapathi Bhawan was the first one to receive a protective coat that prevents contraction with Corona Virus. Thanks to a home grown innovation, the CoviCoat is a simple formulation which when sprayed on any metallic surface keeps it free of contraction for a time period of 90 days. Certified by NABL lab and comprising ... -
How the economy can recover by the End of 2020
According to Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian, the Indian economy will take almost the second half of this year to recover from the lockdown hit slowing down of the economy. India is one of the fifth worst hit countries in the world with the COVID-19 disease. Mr. Subramanian has also indicated that it might take ... -
India denied visa to members of USCIRF who slammed BJP-led government for its increasing religious intolerance
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in a letter to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, (shared on June 1) said that the government denied visa to members of the US agency called the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), who wanted to visit India with regard to issues related to the country’s religious freedom. ... -
Nihal Sarin, India’s teen who took on world chess champion Magnus Carlsen
Nihal Sarin has played against the reigning champion Magnus Carlsen on various occasions however on 5 June Nihal took on Carlsen in a series of one-minute chess shootouts. Toward the end of these “quick games”, the score read: Sarin 13, Carlsen 19. A few days earlier, India’s teen Sarin had defeated Norwegian Carlsen in a ...