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Covid-19 pandemic could push 130 mn more people into chronic hunger:UN
Preliminary projections based on available global economic outlooks suggest the pandemic may add an additional 83 (million) to 132 million people to the ranks of the undernourished in 2020,” the report said.
Climate change, COVID-19 stoke wildfire’s economic risk, Fed says
Wildfire risk is a combination of the likelihood of a big fire happening – which climate scientists have shown has been rising as the planet warms – and the economic destruction, in terms of lives and livelihoods destroyed that it could cause.
Antibody immunity to coronavirus may be short-lived: UK study
“This study has important implications when considering widespread serological testing, Ab protection against reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and the durability of vaccine protection, the paper adds.
Railways sets target of becoming net zero carbon emitter by 2030
The Railways has 51,000 hectare of land potential of installing 20 GW land-based solar plants. The solar power so generated will be fed to central or state grid or directly to 25 kV AC traction system.
S&P slashes emerging market forecasts,warns of permanent scars
All emerging economies would suffer lasting contractions from the pandemic. It said the gap relative to the pre-coronavirus GDP path could be as large as 11% of output in India, 6%-7% in most of Latin America and South Africa, 3%-4% in most of Emerging Europe, and 2% in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India’s tally to 8,78,254
Death toll climbed to 23,174 with 500 people succumbing to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
Around 63.01 per cent of patients have recovered so far”
Glenmark cuts price of COVID-19 drug favipiravir version to $1 per tablet
Glenmark last month received Indian regulatory approval to make and sell anti-flu drug favipiravir, which is manufactured under the brand name Avigan by a unit of Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings Corp.
Glenmark had priced FabiFlu at 103 rupees per tablet earlier, making it one of the cheapest COVID-19 treatment available in the country.
“Glenmark’s price reduction aims to make FabiFlu further accessible for COVID-19 patients across the country,” the company said in a statement
Touchless: How the world’s busiest airport envisions post-COVID travel
The Dallas airport is also testing new technology around better sanitization, beginning with ultraviolet technology that can kill germs before they circulate into the HVAC system.
FPIs pull out Rs 2,867 cr from Indian mkts in July so far on profit booking
The latest withdrawal has come after investment of Rs 24,053 crore by FPIs in domestic markets in June.
WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 230,000
The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO record for new cases was 228,102 on July 10. Deaths remained steady at about 5,000 a day.