Tag: pandemic
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Serum Institute of India’s Covishield vaccine leaves from Pune International Airport for 12 Cities
Covishield vaccine: Three trucks carrying the Covishield vaccine left the Serum Institute of India building at 4:55 am IST, followed by a police escort vehicle to reach the Pune International Airport. The unloading started at the cargo terminal at around 5:30 am and they will be dispatched to 12 cities in India, The Hindustan Times reported. The ... -
Pandemic boosts presence of global retail tech in India
Global retail tech in India: Coronavirus pandemic has posed unprecedented circumstances across the world majorly impacting the physical retail. This has pushed global retail giants look past their physical presence and explore to strengthen their digital channels presence. India has thus emerged as a big market beneficiary as it involves all the technology requirements. Since ... -
G-20 summit: Members call for global solidarity to beat pandemic, recession and make Covid-19 vaccine accessible
G-20 summit: Leaders from the G-20 summit came together virtually to discuss the key issues at hand over the weekend. The 15th annual G2O summit was organised by Saudi Arabia and inaugurated by Saudi king Salman with his speech, wherein he made an appeal that the G20 economies “must work to create the conditions for ... -
How India’s Rich Invade Tax
India’s Rich Invade Tax: According to the findings of the first study led by the Tax Justice Network (TJN), India is losing Rs. 70,000 crores in taxes to other countries. An independent research based international network has conducted this study. While other countries are also losing a whopping $427billion in tax each year owing to ... -
Mukesh Ambani takes a hit from Low Oil Demand
Business tycoon Mukesh Ambani had to bear one of his worst stints in business as the sinking price of oil wiped his assets by $73 billion with him losing as much as $5 billion recently. Stocks could see the hit with them falling by 6.8%, making it the worst slip since May 2020. Considered as ... -
Delhi: Covid-19 cases expected to surge due to pollution and festivities
The Covid case count is surging in Delhi consistently for the last few days. On Tuesday, Delhi saw the highest single-day spike to date, with 4853 new cases and 44 deaths. On Friday, Delhi recorded more than 5,000 new Covid-19 cases with a high of 5,891 in 24-hour, taking the national capital to a 3.81 ... -
Women entrepreneurs take the pandemic in their stride
A survey of 350 Indian women entrepreneurs showed that more than half of them have made significant changes to their businesses due to the pandemic and more will follow. India has anywhere between 13.5 to 15.7 million women-owned businesses, which make up just 20% of the total number of enterprises in the country. Most are ... -
How Chennai turned the tide on COVID-19
A bottom-up strategy has helped the city municipality maintain their daily caseload and prevent it from spiralling. That the number of new cases in Chennai has hovered around 1,000 for several months now, instead of rising exponentially, is a testament to the municipality’s efforts in containing the virus. This has been attributed to a micromanagement ... -
Stubble burning and pollution could worsen the Covid situation in Delhi-NCR
According to health experts, a huge scale of stubble burning could compound the Covid-19 crisis in northern states; particularly the Delhi-NCR area as it’s facing a smoky and hazy atmosphere every year winter. The Central Pollution Control Board is preparing to check on environmental pollution violators. Along with its new Micro Level Action Plan, the ... -
Government announces important SOP’s; says states can reopen schools from Oct 15 in phased manner
On Monday, The Union Ministry of education announced a detailed SOP for resuming schools and universities in the nation. In unlock 5.0, the Centre has permitted universities and schools to reopen in a phased way, beginning from October 15. The states have the power to choose whether they need to reopen schools from the following ...