Covid 19 Pandemic

PM Modi praises 'The Vaccine War': Every Indian is feeling proud after watching film

The Vivek Agnihotri-directed movie, which released theatrically on September 28, is based on the true story of Indian scientists, their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and how they developed an affordable vaccine for India and the world.

Is the Pune real estate market going the Mumbai way?

Affordability is increasingly becoming a challenge. As a result, the sizes of apartments in Pune are falling. Yet, they are larger than in Mumbai

LNG demand expected to increase if prices stabilise: Petronet LNG CEO

Akshay Kumar Singh, MD and CEO, Petronet LNG said with the softening of LNG prices in the international market more cargoes on a spot basis are coming in the country.

GoFirst moves US court, blames Pratt and Whitney GTF engine for losses

In its petition in the Delaware Court, GoFirst said that between 2016 and February 2023, the airline carried out 289 Engine Changes and 221 Engine Swaps.

Vivad se Vishwas scheme: June 30 deadline for MSMEs to submit claims

In cases of failure by MSMEs to execute contracts during the COVID period, 95 per cent of the forfeited amount relating to bid or performance security will be returned to them by the government.

For Indian aviation, best-ever April clears the runway for a bumper summer

However, airline companies in India continue to face headwinds in the form of high cost of fuel (due to Russia-Ukraine war), shortage of engines and crew, and dollar-denominated lease costs rising on falling rupee.

WHO calls for urgent efforts to bridge gaps accentuated by Covid, achieve health for all

On the World Health Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) celebrates 75 years of improving public health and well-being globally.

RBI releases compendium on measures taken during COVID-19. Read on

The apex bank, in the compendium, highlighted the measures like bio-bubble arrangement, formation of the Kamath committee, and other initiatives it initiated during the pandemic

Cancer cases went up after COVID-19 pandemic, says Ramdev; experts say there is no connection

"Cancer has increased a lot. The cases of this disease have gone up after the COVID-19 pandemic. People have lost their eyesight, their sense of hearing," he said.

‘Tragic battle’: On the front lines of China’s COVID crisis

China’s hospitals were already overcrowded, underfunded and inadequately staffed in the best of times. But now with COVID-19 spreading freely for the first time in China, the medical system is being pushed to its limits.

'Tridemic' overwhelms Canada's healthcare system: All you need to know

Children are particularly at a higher risk of the so-called tridemic, a triple threat of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus or RSV.

UN seeks $51.5 billion in aid, driven in part by war in Ukraine

“The needs are going up because we have been smitten by the war in Ukraine, by COVID, by climate, and I fear that 2023 is going to see an acceleration of all those trends,” Martin Griffiths, the U.N. humanitarian aid coordinator told reporters in Geneva.

COVID-19 pandemic linked to altered personality in young adults: Study

The researchers from Florida State University College of Medicine in the US used longitudinal assessments of personality from 7,109 people enrolled in the online Understanding America Study.

India, France to work towards setting up Indo-Pacific trilateral development cooperation: EAM

France is central to emergence of multi-polarity and has also been extremely responsive to India's concerns and priorities, S Jaishankar said.

How the pandemic shortened life expectancy in indigenous communities

In 2020 and 2021, as the coronavirus swept across the United States, life expectancy for Native Americans and Alaska Natives fell by 6 1/2 years — a decline that left the researchers aghast.

CDC Director lays out overhaul of agency after pandemic missteps

Director Rochelle Walensky began telling CDC’s staff Wednesday that the changes are aimed at replacing the agency’s insular, academic culture with one that’s quicker to respond to emergencies.

Getting around after the pandemic will be a shared exercise

Mobility services including car, bike and scooter sharing, vehicle subscriptions and ride-hailing could grow 10% a year for the rest of the decade, compared with 5% for the broader transport sector, the study found.

North Korea says it is nearing end of COVID crisis as Asian neighbours fight resurgence

The North says 99.98% of its 4.77 million fever patients since late April have fully recovered, but due to an apparent lack of testing, it has not released any figures of those that proved positive.

Kerala govt providing funds to KSRTC to help in loan repayment

The minister, answering queries in the House regarding the huge losses being suffered by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), said the over Rs 3,500 crore loans of the transportation body cannot be repaid in one go and the government was helping it to recover from the same.

Set UG admission deadline after CBSE announces class 12 results: UGC to universities

Noting that some universities have started their admission process even though the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was yet to declare the class 12 results, Kumar said this will lead to the board’s students being deprived of a seat in these institutes.