Russia has recently claimed to introduce the first ‘quite effective’ Covid-19 vaccine named Sputnik V that, it claims, can provide ‘stable immunity’. The Sputnik V vaccine was developed and tested at the Glamaleya Institute. The county has shown its interest to have a partnership with India ...
The fight against coronavirus is not yet over, but India has started to face Dengue cases. North-eastern and eastern states have been more prone to this disease, thus, need robust attention. West Bengal that had reported a massive number of Dengue cases last year, has already started to testify high...
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on the 74th anniversary of India’s independence announced the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) - India's first step towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).In order to meet the goals of the National Health Policy (2017), it will give every Indian citiz...
The Union Cabinet has approved the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This policy paves way for a bunch of ‘fundamental reforms’ in higher education. Academicians across the country are divided over the possible implications of the new policy.With foundational pillars of access, equity, quali...
Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has stated in an official letter to NS Nigam, Health Secretary, West Bengal, “To keep mortality less than 1%, weekly case fatality needs to be monitored.”West Bengal is being criticised for inad...
Industrial output for June was published recently and it has been the fourth consecutive month showing an overall decline. According to data released by the central government - seven out of the eight core sector industries, namely, coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel, cement and ...
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has given the state governments permission to implement localised lockdowns in Unlock 3.0. However, this has not helped to lift the uncertainty that has been prevailing over the road transport sector. In most of the states, partial road transportation is now being...
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) published an advisory titled ‘Recommendations Unlock 3.0’ in July, 2020 suggesting areas that need immediate attention for relaxations to revive soon.The federation mentioned a series of safety measures the sectors should follo...
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced people to stay at home. But for every citizen, it is not always a viable option - especially for frontline workers like doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.A section of people is still attending offices - either rotationally or every day. In that...
India is the second highest consumer of gold after China. But the global pandemic has put the segment under pressure. The country’s economically vulnerable situation has echoed in its gold market. Imports of gold dropped drastically (around 86% year-on-year) during June because of the di...