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COVID-19 prompts workers, corporates to adopt gig economy

Oct 18, 2020

Experts believe that gig economy provides a win-win situation for both parties and its reach is slowly expanding from less-skilled services to high-skilled jobs.

“Gig economy has been there for a long time. It’s being embraced like never before, that too in India, due to both economic conditions and COVID-19 situation,” said Kaushik Banerjee, Vice President and Business Head of Teamlease.com and Freshersworld.com.

Covid-19 pandemic could run its course by Feb: Govt panel

Oct 18, 2020

The committee including professors from IITs and IISc besides scientists, said that upcoming festival and winter seasons may increase the susceptibility to the infection but all activities can be resumed provided proper safety protocols are followed.

Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech to begin trial of intranasal COVID-19 vaccine soon: Vardhan

Oct 18, 2020

Vardhan said the late stage trial generally involves thousands of participants, sometimes 30,000 to 40,000.

Of the vaccines currently in Phase 3 trials, all are administered by injection, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

India’s passenger vehicles exports fall 58% in first half of FY21

Oct 18, 2020

“This can be largely attributed to the COVID-19 related disruptions globally, which has led to closure of plants and dealerships, supply chain disruptions, curfews in cities and interruptions in international trade,” SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon told PTI.

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