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Economic Survey highlights urgent need for structured elderly care policies in India
Coupled with insights from a NITI Aayog position paper, the survey...
Unemployment rate declines to 3.2 pc, job & skill creation top priority: Eco Survey
According to the Survey, key areas of policy focus in the short to...
UK’s Sunak says he will help where possible with cost of living
British finance minister Rishi Sunak He said his priority going forward was to reduce taxation but a planned rise in national insurance due to begin in April, in order to fund health and social care spending, was fair London: British finance minister Rishi Sunak,...
China under pressure amid countrywide COVID-19 resurgence
China is battling its biggest virus surge in two years and numerous cities have imposed travel bans and lockdowns, including tech hub Shenzhen, which have shaken economic stability and global supply chains. China has clung to a zero-tolerance approach to the virus...
Canadian Pfizer partner sues to head off patent lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccine
The lawsuit is part of a growing web of patent disputes over COVID-19 vaccine technology. Arbutus sued Moderna over its mRNA technology last month, but has not yet sued Pfizer or Acuitas Pfizer and Moderna were hit with patent lawsuits on Thursday by Alnylam...
COVID-19 pandemic is ‘far from over,’ says WHO
After more than a month of decline, COVID cases started to increase around the world last week, the WHO said, with lockdowns in Asia and China's Jilin province battling to contain an outbreak A combination of factors was causing the increases, including the highly...
Govt focuses on the five-fold strategy to prevent Covid resurgence
"I would also like to emphasize that there should be continued focus on the five-fold strategy, i.e., Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination and adherence to COVID Appropriate Behavior," said Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan New Delhi: With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases...
China weighs exit from ‘zero COVID’ and the risks involved
Studies of Chinese vaccines suggest they offer significantly less protection against infection from omicron, even after three doses, than a booster shot from a Western vaccine using mRNA technology. A Chinese mRNA vaccine is still in trials One major reason China is...
Mandaviya directs high alertness, aggressive genome sequencing as Covid cases spike in Asia, Europe
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Amid a rise in Covid cases in some European and East Asian countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday directed officials to maintain a high level of alertness and surveillance, and carry out genomic...
U.S. Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent
Supporters say the change could prevent a slight uptick in car crashes that typically occurs around the time changes and point to studies showing a small increase in the rate of heart attacks and strokes soon after the time change The change would also help enable...
Over 180 cr doses of COVID vaccines administered, 77,314 adverse events reported: Centre to SC
The court is hearing arguments on a plea seeking directions for disclosure of data on clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines and post-jab cases. The arguments would continue on March 21. New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that as on March 13 this...
Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption
The restrictions have wider potential ramifications, coming at a time when the global economy is under pressure from Russia's war on Ukraine, surging oil prices and weak consumer demand. "We can think of no risk to the global economy, excluding nuclear warfare, that...