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India`s Serum looks beyond COVID with new vaccines for malaria, dengue  The CEO of the world's biggest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India, said the company has bolstered its manufacturing ahead of launches over the next few years of shots against diseases like malaria and dengue by repurposing facilities used to make COVID-19 immunizations. With COVID manufacturing scaled back as demand ebbs, the company is using those facilities to instead manufacture its newer shots, which it estimates will boost total production by two and a half billion dose...
India`s Serum looks beyond COVID with new vaccines for malaria, dengue
India`s Serum looks beyond COVID with new vaccines for malaria, dengue
Source: Reuters
2024-03-11 09:21:16 am
Nifty now up three times from Covid low of 7,511 in March 2020  Nifty is now up three times from the Covid low of 7,511 in March 2020, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services. This is an indication of a strong bull market and it has a long way to go. But the rally from now on will not be smooth and sharp corrections are likely since valuations are high, he said. More often than not, unexpected events cause corrections. Geopolitical developments have the potential to trigger corrections. But recent geopolit...
Nifty now up three times from Covid low of 7,511 in March 2020
Nifty now up three times from Covid low of 7,511 in March 2020
Source: IANS
2024-01-16 11:35:36 am
Escalation of global debt post COVID a major concern, says report Surge in global debt following COVID-19 is a major concern as it has reached USD 92 trillion, accounting for about 92 per cent of global GDP in 2022, according to a recent report by credit rating agency CareEdge Ratings. Nearly USD 19 trillion, or about 20 per cent of this global public debt, has been accumulated since the onset of 2020. According to data from the International Monetary Fund, this Global Public Debt is expected to surge to USD 132 trillion by the year 2028. The escal...
Escalation of global debt post COVID a major concern, says report
Escalation of global debt post COVID a major concern, says report
Source: IANS
2023-12-21 02:51:18 pm
Karnataka government issues advisory amid fears of Covid spike during year-end celebrations As a result of the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in neighbouring Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare Services in Karnataka on Tuesday issued an advisory with multiple guidelines amid fears of a fresh increase during the year-end celebrations. The advisory was issued amid the emergence of JN.1 sub-variant in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, as well as in the context of an expected crowd surge, particularly in closed spaces, during the Christmas and New Y...
Karnataka government issues advisory amid fears of Covid spike during year-end celebrations
Karnataka government issues advisory amid fears of Covid spike during year-end celebrations
Source: IANS
2023-12-19 03:19:43 pm
New Covid strain JN.1 likely to be around in US through X-Mas holiday season  A new Covid-19 virus, known in the medical community as, JN.1, close relative to BA.2.86, is the fastest growing variant in the US, according to estimates from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). JN.1 was responsible for more than one in five new Coronavirus cases in recent weeks. "We continue to see this Covid virus change," CDC Director Mandy Cohen said during an event recently. "In August of this year, we probably saw one of the larger changes...
New Covid strain JN.1 likely to be around in US through X-Mas holiday season
New Covid strain JN.1 likely to be around in US through X-Mas holiday season
Source: IANS
2023-12-19 12:56:23 pm
Covid-19 fears resurface in Karnataka, health dept orders mock drills at hospitals As fears of the Covid-19 pandemic have resurfaced in Karnataka after several people in neighbouring Kerala have been infected by the new JN.1 variant, the state health department has ordered mock drills to be conducted at all government hospitals to ensure the preparedness of the medical infrastructure in case of an emergency. Concerns have also been raised over the monitoring of the movement of people from Kerala to the border districts of Karnataka. The health department has ordered 3...
Covid-19 fears resurface in Karnataka, health dept orders mock drills at hospitals
Covid-19 fears resurface in Karnataka, health dept orders mock drills at hospitals
Source: IANS
2023-12-18 12:42:41 pm
Country`s services exports touch $192 billion so far this fiscal: SEPC Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) has said that the country's services exports have touched $192 billion so far this fiscal and are expected to reach $400 billion by the end of 2023-24.  SEPC said that key sectors which are recording healthy growth rates include telecom, computer, information, and transport and travel. It added that sectors like tourism, hospitality, and medical value tourism which suffered due to COVID-19 are now showing revival signs. In addition to this,...
Country`s services exports touch $192 billion so far this fiscal: SEPC
Country`s services exports touch $192 billion so far this fiscal: SEPC
Source: Accord Fintech
2023-12-14 10:38:33 am
Indian scientists find hidden reservoir of Covid virus in body  Researchers at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences have identified a potential hidden reservoir of the Covid-19 virus that might explain its persistence and recurrence. Their study aimed to investigate the presence of the virus inside the extracellular vesicles (EVs) -- microscopic particles released by cells -- in patients with and without chronic liver disease (CLD). The findings, published in the journal Liver Research, showed that SARS-CoV-2 RNA was present in EVs in i...
Indian scientists find hidden reservoir of Covid virus in body
Indian scientists find hidden reservoir of Covid virus in body
Source: IANS
2023-12-13 05:26:22 pm
Ayurveda`s role in Covid needs to be written in history: Experts  Experts, at Kerala Global Ayerveda Festival, on Tuesday said that the Ayerveda’s role during the times of Coivd must be written in history because of role and contribution of Ayurveda researchers and practitioners, who tirelessly and fearlessly provided services during the testing times. The experts were speaking on the fifth and last day of the Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF 2023) titled ‘Experience & Research during Pandemic’. Dr Sanjeev Rastogi, HoD Dept of...
Ayurveda`s role in Covid needs to be written in history: Experts
Ayurveda`s role in Covid needs to be written in history: Experts
Source: IANS
2023-12-05 06:32:34 pm
India saw 81% surge in cybersecurity job postings from 2019-2022 India saw an increase of 81 per cent in job postings for cybersecurity from 2019 to 2022, as various threats emerged in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report said on Friday. Over the last three years, cybersecurity jobs have shown consistency in its growth trajectory, according to the report by job portal Indeed. However, there has been a 25.7 per cent drop in job postings from September 2022 to September this year, indicative of stricter regulations, frameworks and controls. ...
India saw 81% surge in cybersecurity job postings from 2019-2022
India saw 81% surge in cybersecurity job postings from 2019-2022
Source: IANS
2023-10-27 05:02:46 pm
NITI Aayog initiates study to develop action plan to bridge India's trade deficit with China Government think tank NITI Aayog has initiated a study to develop a comprehensive action plan to bridge India's trade deficit with China over time and align trading strategies with emerging geopolitical situation and potential risks to safeguard supply chains. The Aayog has invited bids from consultants to lead the two studies in areas of reducing trade gap with China and boosting local manufacturing. The move also comes against the backdrop of simmering tensions between India and China since...
NITI Aayog initiates study to develop action plan to bridge India's trade deficit with China
NITI Aayog initiates study to develop action plan to bridge India's trade deficit with China
Source: Accord Fintech
2023-10-26 11:47:33 am
Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez settle divorce months after 2nd anniversary Singer-songwriter Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez have settled their divorce. The ?Thank You, Next? singer, who signed a prenup with Dalton, will pay him $1,250,000.The luxury real estate agent will not receive spousal support as his tax-free payment will be granted upfront as opposed to over time, reports People magazine. As per the terms of their agreement, TMZ reports Dalton will also receive half of the net proceeds from the sale of their former Los Angeles home, in addition to the pop sta...
Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez settle divorce months after 2nd anniversary
Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez settle divorce months after 2nd anniversary
Source: IANS
2023-10-07 12:26:19 pm
2023 Nobel for Medicine awarded for mRNA vax against Covid Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of mRNA vax against Covid-19.They received the honor ?for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19?, said the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet in a statement.Their groundbreaking findings have fundamentally changed the understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immun...
2023 Nobel for Medicine awarded for mRNA vax against Covid
2023 Nobel for Medicine awarded for mRNA vax against Covid
Source: IANS
2023-10-02 05:27:03 pm