NEW YORK: COVID-19 has resurfaced as a worry for investors and a potential driver of big market moves after a new variant triggered alarm, long after the threat had receded in Wall Street‘s eyes. Worries about a new strain of the virus, named Omicron and classified by the World Health Organisation as a variant of … Read more
New Delhi, Multilateral development banks like AIIB need to intensify private sector capital mobilisation for inclusive and green development, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Participating in the sixth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the minister also urged the multilateral bank to explore investment opportunities for … Read more
The fundraising platform was initially started in Ranchi and the nearby areas, and till now, the company has raised funds for different causes like children education, acid attack victims, child labour and cancer survivors. The concept of fundraising is not new in India. Over the last few years, many fundraising platforms have helped individuals, charitable … Read more
In a Twitter post, he said yoga is the “key for a healthy life”. (Photo source: Twitter/@DrPramodSawant) Yoga is India’s invaluable gift to the world and it has helped several people deal with the COVID-19 crisis, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said while greeting people on the occasion of the International Yoga Day on Monday. … Read more
Industry body FISME on Tuesday suggested the central and state governments that MSMEs be allowed to do home delivery of products during the lockdown hours to help the sector grow during the COVID-19 crisis. It said India is home to about 6.3 crore micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which form the backbone of the … Read more
Top apps in India build to fight Covid for contact tracing & registering for Vaccine drive are all hosted on Cloud By Jesintha Louis, The COVID-19 pandemic has brought ‘The dire’ need to deliver healthcare at a rapid pace; be it tracking the spread of the virus, sharing information on safety protocols, teleconsultation, or enabling … Read more
India has had an uncomfortable history with crypto. (File Photo) There is a new conversation unfolding on Twitter. Those with cryptocurrency money bags are swapping ideas on ways to back COVID relief in India. Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder, Polygon – a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, for instance, tweeted saying: “Can’t take this sitting … Read more
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director General Shekhar C Mande on Sunday warned that the COVID-19 crisis was far from being over and allowing a “third wave” by lowering our guard is fraught with grave consequences. Also, continued collaboration across institutions was necessary to come out of the current situation as well as … Read more
Britain will think about restoring public finances once the Covid-19 crisis is over, and until then will focus on fighting the pandemic, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday. “Once we get through this crisis we need to think more about returning to a more normal path, but as of now we are able to … Read more
As we ease into the unlocking phase, air quality will deplete again. Government and policymakers must be equipped with relevant health measures and resources. (Representational image: IE) By Rushda Majeed Coronavirus is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, which can trigger respiratory tract infections, leading to medical complications and death in serious cases. Therefore, the air … Read more