Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest success story and example of the leadership of PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Network18 in an exclusive interview. He said measures such as "janta curfew" and "thali bajao" were mocked but were meant to build a collective fighting spirit in people.

What is Monkeypox? Will Mpox become a global pandemic like Covid-19? Virologist Dr. Vinod Balasubramaniam explains

In an exclusive interview with Moneycontrol.com, Dr. Vinod Balasubramaniam, a molecular virologist, discusses the nature of monkeypox and whether it poses a global pandemic threat like COVID-19.

Inflation hurt poorer states more than rich ones post pandemic

At 5.9%, average inflation in the five poorest states in the country, between January 2022 and June 2024, was higher than 5.78% logged by the five richest states in per capita terms

States need to nearly double growth to achieve $1-trillion economy goal in time

All states are set to miss their respective $1-trillion economy goal

Bengaluru techie quits Rs 14 lakh pa Oracle job, moves to village in Ladakh: 'Want to make art'

The 36-year-old had worked with Oracle for close to seven years -- five years in Bengaluru and two in Ladakh -- before quitting in May. 'I didn't quit because I was called back to the office,' Ayan Biswas said. 'In fact, my manager and the company's director were super supportive and would have extended the work-from-home arrangement.'

EPFO discontinues Covid-19 advances to its members

In 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic, EPFO introduced a non-refundable advance for EPF members. Then, in May 2021, during the second wave, a second advance was made available.

Global pandemic treaty to be concluded by 2025, says WHO

The WHO's 194 member states have been negotiating for two years on an agreement that could increase collaboration before and during pandemics after the acknowledged failures during COVID-19.

Can bird flu spark the next pandemic? Here's what doctors say regarding surge in H5N1 incidents

During a recent briefing on the H5N1 strain of bird flu, experts highlighted concerns regarding its potential to trigger a new pandemic. Scientists warned that the virus is approaching a critical threshold where it could spark a worldwide outbreak. Watch the video.

'Physical human proximity is key to Zerodha's growth': CTO Kailash Nadh

In Zerodha's tech blog, Nadh writes that remote work requires specific skill sets among people like ability to communicate effectively through textual medium, knack for being conversational beyond tasks and more to be successful in the long run.

Crocs CEO credits pandemic for success, says people don’t want to dress smart anymore

Crocs CEO Andrew Rees recently spoke about how the pandemic brought success to the business.

Ayushman Bharat scheme far behind 55 crore enrolment target

Currently, registrations under the national public health insurance scheme stand at 28.45 crore. The scheme provides free access to health insurance to low-income earners.

Serum Institute eyes approval for XBB1 variant vaccine to tackle COVID-19 JN.1 strain

India reported 1,394 active cases of Covid-19 on December22, 5 am, according to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Govt working on new SOPs for tunnel construction and rescue operations

The government has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Konkan Rail Corporation DMRC, and international tunneling experts Chris Cooper and Arnold Dix to come out with the SOPs by January-end.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Mock drills to be conducted to avoid similar incidents, says NDMA

Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain says the Indian government has learned a lot from all the unfortunate accidents and disasters that have taken place in the country this year, and going forward, will be better prepared to avoid such incidents.

Jio MAMI 2023: After winning €50,000, Kumaoni film on Nepalese labourer & pandemic migrant crisis to screen in Mumbai

Bahadur the Brave, by debutante Diwa Shah, and shot in Nainital, became the first Indian film to win the Kutxabank New Directors Award, at Spain's oldest film festival San Sebastian, winning the highest monetary prize at any film festival. It will premiere in India at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival next week.

'Disease X' could bring the next pandemic: UK health expert

Bingham said, "Let me put it this way: the 1918-19 flu pandemic killed at least 50 million people worldwide, twice as many as were killed in World War I. Today, we could expect a similar death toll from one of the many viruses that already exist."

Indian economy doing well even in unsupportive global environment: RBI MPC member Ashima Goyal

The Indian economy has started doing well even in an unsupportive global environment, as the Modi-led government implemented various reforms in the last nine years, resulting in improvements in key macroeconomic indicators, according to RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member Ashima Goyal.

Superbugs: why it’s so hard to stop the ‘silent pandemic’

Antimicrobial resistance already kills millions and is projected to get worse. But there is little incentive for Big Pharma to tackle the issue

India a trusted global supply chain partner: Key takeaways from PM Modi's B20 address

Prime Minister Modi's speech highlighted Chandrayaan-3's lunar landing, invited African Union to join G20, praised India's vaccine efforts, emphasized Industry 4.0 leadership, green energy focus, and global growth prospects.

NSE seeks to know locations of F&O traders to probe 737% surge in volume

The F&O volumes on NSE rose approximately 737 percent between January 2020 and March 2022.

SpiceJet Q1 results: Airline flies back into black with net profit of Rs 197.5 crore

The revenue for the Q1FY24 came in at Rs 2,003.5, 18.5 percent lower from Rs 2,457 crore in the same period a year ago.

Govt will not consider requests to stop HLL Lifecare privatisation: FinMin

In its response, the central government also said that the bid submitted by the Kerala government as a lead member of a consortium was given due consideration, but since it did not meet the eligibility criteria, the Expression of Interest could not qualify

Population-Health Equation: Experts urge greater investment in primary care

As India surpasses China as the most populous country in the world, experts say that the allocation from the Government of India is considerably lower than the projected demand for the National Health Mission and that more decentralisation of primary healthcare is needed

SpiceJet delays FY23 financial results as key audit member incapacitated

A source familiar with SpiceJet's operations said that the airline has likely delayed its results to mitigate the impact of a weak result at a time when other airlines are reporting record profits.

Road safety issue as urgent as COVID, not enough being done for pandemic on roads: UN's special envoy for global road safety

Speaking at the ”Vision Zero Conference for Road Safety for All” that commenced here on Monday, Todt said that the issue of road safety doesn’t garner the same kind of financial and social support yet as other subjects.