How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and angerEbola treatment centers in eastern Congo are being attacked. This violence stems from deep-seated issues like rebel conflict and displaceme...
24 May, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Attacks on Ebola treatment centers are one of several problems affecting Congo's outbreak responseIn the Eastern Congo, a troubling surge of Ebola is compounded by deliberate attacks on medical facilities, igniting frustration among the ...
24 May, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
Strong cues from GIFT Nifty point to positive start for D-StreetIndian stock markets are set for a wider trading range ahead. High Brent crude prices and a falling rupee are key concerns for investors. F...
14 May, 2026, 07.15 AM IST
SC order turns up tax heat on old benami transactionsThe Supreme Court has ruled that tax authorities can retroactively apply the benami law to confiscate assets from transactions predating 20...
10 May, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
Off the tough route to loan recoveryA recent video from Pune shows loan recovery agents using force against a borrower. This incident reveals problems within Indian banks. Ban...
01 May, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
India eases policy to export Nitrile/NBR glovesThe country had in February banned exports of many medical textiles including clothing and masks used in healthcare activities where there ...
22 Oct, 2020, 06.17 PM IST
India surplus in face mask production, allow exports to clear inventory: IndustryThe government had in March banned export of all kinds of masks to avoid any shortage in the country at a time when the COVID-19 outbreak h...
07 Jun, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
Govt allows export of non-medical, non-surgical masksThe directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification that it has amended an earlier order to “allow the export of non-med...
16 May, 2020, 09.14 PM IST
Masks, PPE kit heading abroad illegally seized by Customs at Delhi airportDelhi Customs intercepted multiple shipments containing 5.08 lakh masks, 57 litres of sanitiser in 950 bottles and 952 PPE kits at Courier ...
13 May, 2020, 10.35 PM IST
Big global demand for fashion masks: Textile producersIndian textile manufacturers, who lost almost their entire summer exports business, are now flooded with enquires about immediate supplies ...
11 May, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
Common tariff code glitch creates minor roadblock for mask exportsSmriti Irani-led textiles ministry has initiated talks with commerce ministry on how to address the issue. “The issue is all masks have the...
06 May, 2020, 11.30 PM IST
Government bans export of sanitisers, all types of ventilatorsThe government has banned exports of all types of ventilators, including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus o...
24 Mar, 2020, 07.36 PM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: The global mask shortage may get much worseBefore Covid-19 outbreak, China produced about half of the world’s output of masks, as per state media Xinhua.
11 Mar, 2020, 06.17 AM IST
Export ban lifted on gas masks, surgical bladesLast month, the government had banned exports of all kinds of personal protection equipment including N-95 masks and masks used to protect ...
27 Feb, 2020, 07.54 AM IST
View: Face masks have become the indispensable accessories of the modern ageOne of the many ironies of this current epidemic is that China, which is the source of it, is also the source of most of the world’s face m...
14 Feb, 2020, 11.57 PM IST
Exports ban ties hands of N95 mask producersIndia put a ban on the exports of personal protective equipment, including surgical masks, gloves and N95 respirators. However, on February...
12 Feb, 2020, 08.31 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh slams proposed ban on use of single use plasticThe former Environment minister said the real problem was how to dispose of and recycle plastic waste.
11 Sep, 2019, 11.20 AM IST