Search For "covid"
China's economic woes hit delivery workers hard, paychecks shrink by 1,000
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The USD 200 billion Chinese food delivery industry, once a thriving sector that expanded during the Covid-19 pandemic, is now facing a downturn, according to a report by CNN. Delivery workers have been witnessing their paychecks shrink dramatically, increasing their financial struggles.
Read More
JEE Main 2025: NTA announces changes in exam pattern, scraps optional Ques
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The NTA said that the option to select questions in Section B, introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, will no longer be available. This means candidates appearing for JEE Main 2025 will need to attempt all five questions in Section B without any choice.
Read More
Godrej Magic Handwash Champions the Cause of Hand Hygiene for Healthier Li
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 15: According to a survey conducted by National Sample Survey (NSS) in India, only 35.82% of the population regularly follows hand hygiene before meals, while 60% households wash hands only with water. Several reports also highlight there has been a decl
Read More
Bangladesh GDP growth to decelerate to 4 percent, says World Bank
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Bangladesh's post-Covid recovery continues to be impacted by high inflation, balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and increasingly limited job opportunities for its youth, especially women and educated youth, says the World Bank in its twice-yearly-update, released
Read More
JP Nadda inaugurates International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authoriti
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday inaugurated the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities and said that the ICDRA platform provides a space to share knowledge, foster partnerships and develop regulatory frameworks that ensure quality of medical products worldwi
Read More
Supreme Court rejects plea alleging side effects of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a petition alleging that COVID-19 vaccines had side-effects such as blood clotting.
Read More
India reaffirmed its role as the pharmacy of the world during COVID: JP Na
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers JP Nadda, during his address at the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA), hailed India's crucial role during the Covid-19 pandemic and how the country is emerging as a global leader in health resilience and innovatio
Read More
Himachal's Dharamshala witness surge in foreign tourist footfall
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Dharamshala District Tourism Officer Vinay Dhiman said that there was a setback for the tourism industry worldwide during the Covid pandemic and the footfall has improved a lot in 2024 comparing that in 2020.
Read More
Rights group urges China to release 'Bridge Man' Peng Lifa on second anniv
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded the immediate release of Peng Lifa, the man who unfurled banners critical of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his stringent "Zero-Covid" policy on Beijing's Sitong Bridge two years ago.
Read More
Retired SC judge Kohli shares her insight on AI, social media trolling
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Retired Supreme Court Judge Justice Hima Kohli recently shared her insights on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), virtual court proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic and social media trolling.
Read More
Austria nears record tourism figures with 115.6 million overnight stays in
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Austria is on the verge of setting a new record in its tourism sector, surpassing its previous figure from 2019, after recording 115.6 million overnight stays since the start of this year.
Read More
'Not keeping up, but occupying space': EAM Jaishankar's "old company" jibe
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
"At the end of the day, however suboptimal it is in functioning, it is still the only multilateral game in town. But when it doesn't step up on key issues, countries figure out their own ways of doing it," Jaishankar said.
Read More