Coronavirus vacciine update: Trials on 1,077 people showed that the vaccine, officially known as AZD1222, led to generation of antibodies and white blood cells that can fight coronavirus
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Coronavirus: Assam Police uses SRK’s Baazigar dialogue to profess social distancing
The meme has a dotted line drawn from his right hand to the left with the phrase “6 feet social distancing”. The distance between the arms indicates the distance people should maintain from each other during the coronavirus pandemic
Share market expectations: 5 things to know before tomorrow’s opening bell
Share market updates and Analysis for tomorrow: 5 things to know before Tuesday’s opening bell
Amazon’s global selling program hits $2 billion in cumulative exports
According to the company, nearly 60,000 Indian MSMEs are exporting through its global program on 15 Amazon websites globally with Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana emerging as the top states with e-commerce exporters
Coronavirus vaccine: COVAXIN Phase 1 trials at AIIMS to begin, results in 2-3 month
COVAXIN is the first indigenous coronavirus vaccine, being developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). AIIMS, Delhi is one of the 12 facilities shortlisted by ICMR for conducting clinical trials of Covaxin
R T Krishnan takes charge as IIMB director; says focus to be on online & big impact ideas
Speaking on his immediate priorities and vision on what should lie ahead for the institute, Krishnan says his immediate priority is to ensure a seamless transition from offline to online for the students and faculty
Discom losses to balloon in FY21; debt at pre-UDAY levels, says ICRA
The expected poor financial performance this year is on the back of a 5-6 per cent decline in demand for electricity due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown
SEBI slackens; action against malpractices in FY19 weakest in 8 years
The SEBI completed investigations in 110 cases in FY19 compared to 145 in the previous year, registering the sharpest decline of 24.1 per cent in the past eight years
Coronavirus deaths in US top 140,000 as cases continue to rise
In just one week, the United States records about as many deaths as the 5,600 lives Sweden has lost since the pandemic began earlier this year
Coronavirus crisis: E-comm firms start buying COVID-19 insurance cover for delivery staff
Flipkart, Amazon Zomato, Swiggy, and BigBasket are among the firms that have purchased insurance covers ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh for the delivery person, including freelance staff