UK, US scientists call for fuller probe into COVID-19 Wuhan lab leak theoryA group of leading UK and US scientists, including Indian-origin Cambridge University immunology and infectious disease expert Ravindra Gup...
14 May, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
WHO team urges patience after 1st look for origin of Covid-19 virusAfter the report's publication, the U.S. and over a dozen other countries expressed concerns about the study, pointing to delays and a lack...
31 Mar, 2021, 01.52 PM IST
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins, promoting theories that Covid originated elsewhereThe government is monitoring scientists' findings and mandating that the publication of any research first be approved by a new task force ...
30 Dec, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
'Life is short': Wuhan's COVID-19 survivors share lessons one year onToday, Wuhan has largely returned to normal. The city hasn't reported a new COVID-19 case since May. Its streets, bars, wet markets and res...
18 Dec, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
Venture investors double their bets on faux meat startupsThis year’s biggest funding deals included Beyond Meat rival Impossible Foods Inc., which raised $500 million to support expansion of its v...
28 Jul, 2020, 09.03 AM IST
Economists revise India's growth forecast in less than a month due to uncertain impact of COVID-19"Intensifying Covid-19 pandemic and a looming global recession have cast an unprecedented cloud over the credit quality outlook of India In...
07 Apr, 2020, 07.57 PM IST
India, China could explore measures to boost trade hit by Covid-19According to Chinese official data, trade between the two countries in January and February of 2020 was down 12.4% year-on-year. China's ex...
04 Apr, 2020, 09.55 AM IST
India, China trade declines by 12.4 per cent in first two months of this year amid coronovirus outbreakFrom January to February, China's exports to India were 67.1 billion yuan (USD 9.5 billion), down 12.6 per cent on a yearly basis and impor...
03 Apr, 2020, 07.41 PM IST
Despair and pride in China's Wuhan as coronavirus lockdown easesResidents of China's Wuhan city, ground zero for the coronavirus pandemic, have mixed emotions as containment measures are lifted and the c...
31 Mar, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
Seafood may not find takers on Covid-19 scareWith several countries affected by the virus, export has turned sluggish.
16 Mar, 2020, 12.02 PM IST
How different sectors of the economy are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreakA report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development has forecast that the global economy may see an impact of $1-2 trillion in 2020. How...
14 Mar, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Coronavirus: Visitors vanish from Asia's most visited sitesMany of the now vanished visitors are from China - a country whose travellers have completely reshaped the tourist economies of Asia over t...
09 Mar, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
Coronavirus impact: Fall in shrimp prices, demand may hit Indian firmsThe massive shutdown in China due to coronavirus spread will lead to a contraction in Chinese demand for seafood causing a glut in the glob...
14 Feb, 2020, 07.55 PM IST
Coronavirus unlikely to hit seafood export: MPEDA chairman“Seafood exports to China during April-December 2019 stood at 2,42,218 tons valued at US$ 1032 million as against 1,65,950 tons valued at U...
13 Feb, 2020, 04.58 PM IST
Death toll from new coronavirus set to surpass SARS, as China's fatalities above 700The death toll in mainland China jumped by 86 to 722, and is poised to pass the 774 deaths recorded globally during the 2002-2003 pandemic ...
08 Feb, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
Coronavirus concerns: India Inc in a cold sweat as lockdown in China continuesIndian businesses dependent on Chinese imports — such as electronics, auto and pharma — are suddenly at risk.
06 Feb, 2020, 01.47 PM IST
Coronavirus death toll jumps past 500 in China, more cases found on cruise ship off JapanHubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, reported 70 new deaths on Wednesday and 2,987 new confirmed cases - more than 80% of the tot...
06 Feb, 2020, 10.45 AM IST