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Support from governments essential to protect jobs, preserve aviation indu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva/London, April 21 (ANI): The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have called for support from governments to the aviation industry, to protect jobs and ensure that air services can be maintained.
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UN warns of food shortage as COVID-19 disrupts supply chains
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA] April 13 (ANI): The United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its report has said that the world is staring at a possible disruption in food supply chains that would increase food insecurity as a drawback of coronavirus pandemic.
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Weak consumption during COVID-19 lockdown to drag down GDP growth: KPMG
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The countrywide lockdown is likely to have a sizeable impact on the economy, most significantly on consumption which is the biggest component of GDP, KPMG India said on Monday.
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Trump's company seeks to defer payments as coronavirus rages on
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 3 (ANI): Due to COVID-19 outbreak, businesses around the world are struggling to maintain their financial health. US President Donald Trump's company is no exception. It is asking its primary lenders to for breathing space amid the global pandemic, The New York Times
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Air cargo demand slumps in Feb as COVID-19 takes hold
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 2 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released February data for global air freight markets showing that demand measured in cargo tonne kilometres (CTKs) decreased by 1.4 per cent compared to the same period in 2019.
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Pompeo hold talks with Jaishankar, highlights importance of US-India partn
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 01 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during which the former highlighted the importance of continued close cooperation between the United States and India to combat coronavirus by strengthening g
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G-20 leaders pledge support in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Mar 31 (ANI): Trade ministers from the Group of 20 (G-20) major economies have agreed to take immediate measures for facilitating trade in essential goods besides incentivising additional production of equipment and drugs to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Air cargo bottlenecks can put lives at risk, urgent govt action required:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 26 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and its members have renewed their call to governments to take urgent measures to ensure that vital air cargo supply lines remain open, efficient and effective.
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Apollo Tyres leadership takes pay cut to absorb impact of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Apollo Tyres leadership team on Friday announced a voluntary reduction in pay due to the impact of COVID-19 on the automotive industry.
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Study focuses on new proposed filter for blocking high-pitched sounds
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 17 (ANI): Theoretical Physicists have found the solution to reduce high-pitched noises. In a new study, they report that materials made from tapered chains of spherical beads could help dampen sounds that lie at the upper range of human hearing or just beyond.
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Trump holds call with food giants executives urges Americans to stop hoard
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 16 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday held a phone call with the leaders of Americans food industries and stressed on the supply chains across the United States which has been affected by the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Supply chains can be negatively affected by 'Monday Blues': Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Pennsylvania [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): A new study has indicated that the much talked of phenomenon of 'Monday Blues', that letdown feeling of returning to work after a weekend, might actually be a real thing to consider, as it could even hurt supply chain performance.
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