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Precaution is better than cure: Study says face masks can reduce Covid infection by 53%Maintaining physical distancing can curbing the Covid cases by 25%.
Ganga's quality improved since 2014, 68 of 97 locations compliant with bathing standards: NMCG DGNoting that the cleaning of river Ganga is a continuous process, a senior official said many initiatives have started yielding results and ...
UK PM delays COVID lockdown end by four weeks to July 19The last and fourth stage of the lockdown roadmap, dubbed “Freedom Day”, will now move to July 19 instead, amid a worrying spike in cases o...
UK PM expected to delay COVID lockdown end by 4 weeks to July 19The last and fourth stage of the lockdown roadmap is now expected around July 19 instead amid a worrying spike in cases of the Delta varian...
UK considers up to 4-week delay to end of lockdown due to Delta variant: ReportIt comes as the country reported 8,125 new COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period, another record daily high since the end of February, and Pub...
America retains India in currency manipulator watch list due to huge dollar purchasesIn addition India has had a trade surplus with the United States. But Reserve Bank's official stand has always been that it would continue ...
COVID-19: Govt cancels CBSE class 10 board exams, defers class 12 exams"The board exams for class 10 are cancelled. The result will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion developed by the board," a ...
No proposal at present to revisit coverage of people under NFSA: Food SecyFood Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Friday said the government has no proposal at present to revisit the coverage of people benefiting from ...
European shares rise on possible easing of Covid-19 curbs, vaccine progressFrance reported its lowest daily tally of COVID-19 infections since Sept. 28 on Monday, with investors now focused on a speech by President...
Min to review criteria to select beneficiaries for welfare initiativesThe rural development ministry will reconsider the criteria for selecting beneficiaries for the government’s welfare initiatives as the Cov...
Now play duration in debt, go bottom-up in equitiesGrowth has rebounded from April lows but plateaued in July. The continued rise in infection rate in India led to higher incidences of local...
View: As the politicians took over, time-tested public health principles took a back seatIn the chronic underinvestment and neglect of public health in this country. India has one of the lowest allocations to health among all th...
Class 10, 12 students can skip pending board exams, to be marked as per pre-boards results: CICSEThe board had also submitted the proposal before the Bombay High Court on Monday in response to a petition filed by a parent seeking direct...
Mumbai: Banks reassess loans, home buyers in soup“Banks are revalidating home loans of their clients because of salary corrections. Further disbursements have been kept on hold. This has a...
ICAI factors in new accounting challenges as auditors prepare for life after CovidThe biggest issue relates to the going concern concept. Section 134(5) of the Companies Act requires directors to state that the annual acc...
Scared of debt mutual funds after Franklin fiasco? Here is a curated listTempleton’s strategy was all along set up for failure. The only surprise is that it took this long to implode.
ILO urges governments to prevent workplaces from COVID-19"All employers need to carry out risk assessments and ensure their workplaces meet strict occupational safety and health criteria beforehan...
How digi-lenders are bracing for Covid impactFrom tightening collection schedules to lowering credit limits, narrowing customer base to only include “super-prime” borrowers and hot-lis...
Mamata Banerjee urges PM Modi, Amit Shah to share criteria for lockdown assessment by central teamsThe Centre had recently flagged the "gradual dilution" of the lockdown norms in West Bengal.
Covid-19 challenge: India works on 3-month plan, to stagger doleAt least 14 ministries have drawn up plans that are being assessed along with those of the states.