The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central city of Wuhan, has caused alarm because of its connection to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which killed nearly 650 people across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003. More
Jul 08, 2020 07:41 PM IST In this edition of Business Insight, find out what the Centre has said about the upcoming guidelines.
Jul 08, 2020 11:26 AM IST In this edition of Business Insight, find out how the week-long lockdown will impact automakers like Skoda and Bajaj Auto.
Jul 07, 2020 08:06 PM IST Sovereign Pharma has the capacity to scale up production up to 95,000 vials per month
Jul 07, 2020 07:00 PM IST These employees form over 80 percent of its overall workforce and the decision has been taken in recognition of the services rendered during the COVID-19 pandemic, the sources told PTI.
Jul 07, 2020 06:28 PM IST The June Monthly Economic Report by the Finance Ministry mentions that India has flattened the COVID-19 curve to a great extent.
Jul 07, 2020 01:35 PM IST The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday announced that foreign students pursuing degrees in America will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities switch to online-only classes in this fall referring to the September to December semester.
Jul 07, 2020 12:35 PM IST Out of these, 5.34 lakh people were identified as high-risk contacts, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
Jul 07, 2020 10:25 AM IST India's coronavirus infection caseload stands at 7,19,665, the ministry's data updated at 8 am showed.
Jul 07, 2020 08:26 AM IST Non-adherence to order may lead to immigration consequences, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings, the ICE said.
Jul 06, 2020 09:23 PM IST Globally, more than 1.14 crore infections and over 5.3 lakh deaths have been reported due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Jul 06, 2020 07:21 PM IST In this edition of Business Insight, find out what the survey suggests about the survival of Indian startups amid lack of funds
Jul 06, 2020 10:37 AM IST The Science and Technology ministry edited a press release to remove a sentence that suggested a vaccine against COVID-19 is "unlikely to be ready for mass use before 2021".
Jul 06, 2020 08:55 AM IST The article has been published on the websites of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and the Vigyan Prasar, which is a body under the ministry.
Jul 05, 2020 02:11 PM IST Vaccine experts raised serious concerns, calling the timelines unprecendented and unrealistic.
Jul 05, 2020 12:22 PM IST The Indian Council of Medical Research and private pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech India earlier said that they hoped to launch a vaccine against the novel coronavirus for public health use latest by August 15.
Jul 04, 2020 05:33 PM IST ICMR had on July 2 asked Bharat Biotech in an internal communication to fast-track clinical trials of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine.
Jul 03, 2020 09:40 AM IST Spot gold was unchanged at $1,775.12 per ounce by 0232 GMT. U.S. markets are closed on Friday for observing Independence Day on July 4.
Jul 02, 2020 09:06 PM IST Be it an economic slowdown in 2001, the global financial crisis in 2008, or the European debt crisis in 2013, the yellow metal always shines even when economies struggle
Jul 02, 2020 08:13 PM IST Scheduled international passenger flights remain suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Jul 02, 2020 02:47 PM IST The recovery in power demand in the second half of June was largely led by higher consumption by industrial regions such as western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat, and Delhi in the north.
Jul 01, 2020 02:50 PM IST Local gold futures hit an all-time high of 48,871 rupees ($646.66) per 10 grams in early trade, taking their gains to 25 percent in 2020 so far. The contract had gained nearly 25 percent in 2019.
Jul 01, 2020 12:32 PM IST Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,783.52 per ounce by 0555 GMT, after hitting its highest level since early October 2012 at $1,785.46 in the previous session.
Jun 30, 2020 10:10 PM IST Imported raw materials such as intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from China are integral components in India's drug supply chain.
Jun 30, 2020 08:48 PM IST This, despite economic slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak and several companies pulling back their job offers.
Jun 30, 2020 06:03 PM IST The inactivated vaccine has shown promise in preclinical studies, demonstrating extensive safety and effective immune responses.
