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Abhishek DeAug 9, 2020
Covid-19 drive-through Tests Centres: At the drive-through centres, passengers and drivers go through the entire Covid-19 testing process in a matter of minutes without ever having to get out of their vehicles.
Krishn KaushikAug 9, 2020
Announcing the policy, Singh said that the Defence Ministry is “now ready for a big push to Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative” and will introduce “import embargo on 101 items beyond given timeline to boost indigenisation of
Amitabh SinhaAug 9, 2020
India Coronavirus Cases Numbers: The United States and Brazil, two countries that have greater number of people infected by the virus till now, have been finding fewer number of new cases every day during this
Explained DeskAug 9, 2020
Kozhikode Air India plane crash has put the focus on tabletop runways again. Tabletop runways are generally constructed by chopping off the top of a hill, and are often thought of as tricky for landings
Rahel PhiliposeAug 9, 2020
The fundraising drive by Wikipedia sparked heated debates amongst social media users — some of whom questioned whether one of the world’s most popular websites really needed donations to stay afloat.
Udit MisraAug 9, 2020
There are several reasons why RBI did not cut rates this week and why it may not cut them until December; the onus of boosting growth now lies solely with the government.
Explained DeskAug 9, 2020
On April 14, 1944, a ship lying outside Mumbai’s Victoria Dock caught fire, resulting in two explosions that left around a 1,000 dead, thousands injured, and several buildings destroyed.
Neha BankaAug 8, 2020
Tikhanovskaya is just one of Lukashenko’s worries. Since May, Belarus has witnessed large-scale protests against his presidency with demands for free and fair elections and the release of political prisoners.
Pranav MukulAug 8, 2020
With evacuation efforts being hindered by the fire, the chances of survival decrease significantly.
Pranav MukulAug 8, 2020
Most aircraft are required to be equipped with two black boxes — the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and the flight data recorder (FDR) — that record the information about a flight and help reconstruct the
Santosh SinghAug 8, 2020
The comparison of June and July figures, both in terms of number of Covid cases and its positivity rates, tell the Bihar surge story.
Varinder BhatiaAug 8, 2020
Despite a high recovery rate of 82.91 per cent, Haryana continues to witness a spike in new cases of coronavirus infections across all the districts.
Sushant KulkarniAug 8, 2020
Amid a busy season for the NDRF, a look at how it came into being, how personnel are deputed from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), and how they are trained.
At a time when the economy is under stress and the growth is expected to contract in 2020-21, the rising forex reserves have come as a breather for the economy as it can cover India’s
Amitabh SinhaAug 8, 2020
India Coronavirus Cases Numbers: While the total number of infections in the country is now more than 20.88 lakh, only about 6.19 lakh of these are currently sick. The rest have recovered, while a small
Pranav MukulAug 8, 2020
Kerala Air India Express plane crash: Tabletop runways are generally constructed by chopping off the top of a hill, and are often thought of as tricky for landings because of the lack of any margin
The RBI has cleared a loan restructuring scheme for borrowers under stress because of the pandemic. How will the scheme work, and what safeguards are in place to prevent misuse?
The researchers said Covid-19 has revealed gaps in knowledge about the physics of transmission, including a simple description of where individual droplets go when ejected.
Explained DeskAug 8, 2020
Serum said this low price would be enabled through a new US$ 150 million funding it is receiving from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to 'accelerate' the production of Coronavirus vaccines.
Explained DeskAug 8, 2020
One option is to turn to those at the bottom of the pyramid who have a high marginal propensity to consume, write Radhicka Kapoor and Nooman Majid.
Shiny VargheseAug 7, 2020
National Handloom Day: In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first National Handloom Day. It was a salute to weavers and others in the industry to promote the handmade and the handwoven.
Vivo, the Chinese smartphone maker, acquired the IPL title sponsorship in 2018 for Rs 2,199 crore in a five-year deal. Accordingly, the company gives the Indian cricket board Rs 439 crore per year as sponsorship
Explained DeskAug 7, 2020
The lawsuit charges the senior leadership of the NRA for failing to manage the body’s funds and failing to follow numerous state and federal laws, which has contributed to the loss of more than $63
Aashish AryanAug 7, 2020
The order states that 45 days from now, no US citizen or any citizen on whom US laws apply, will be allowed to carry out any transactions with either ByteDance or its subsidiaries, which include
Prabha RaghavanAug 7, 2020
The US is the largest market for India’s pharmaceutical products. It is said that every third pill sold in America is made in India.
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