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A team of Chinese investigators found that the cages typically used for transporting animals had tested positive for coronavirus
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Despite progress in education and health, women continue to face economic hurdles, dwindling political participation and workplace challenges. The coronavirus pandemic has further widened the gender gap in the country’s inequalities. The latest World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report ranks India 135 out of 146 countries surveyed. In 2006, when the gender gap report […]
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The woes of the middle class and the poor, already reeling under the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, are expected to worsen in the days ahead with the soaring inflation. The latest figures released by the Centre show that the wholesale inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), rose to 14.5% in March, […]
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India’s expenditure on healthcare accounts for just over 1.17% of the GDP, one of the lowest in the world. It also has one of the lowest health workforce in the world. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the gaps in the country’s healthcare infrastructure and should ideally serve as a wake-up call to revamp the sector […]
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One of the key lessons the coronavirus pandemic has taught the policymakers around the world pertains to the importance of reliable and accurate data. The absence of such an ecosystem leads to faulty policy framing with disastrous consequences. India is among the countries that do not have an authentic data ecosystem. The horrific second wave […]
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Manufacturing and tourism sectors have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic over the past two years. In the tourism sector alone, about 2.15 crore people have lost their jobs due to the three waves of the pandemic that crippled the economy. Considering an average household size of five members, these job losses have adversely […]
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The coronavirus pandemic and its associated containment measures have left a heavy toll on the economy and disrupted livelihoods. A string of lockdowns and other restrictions have had a profound effect on employment and earnings. Several surveys reveal how the livelihoods have been devastated at unprecedented levels. Food insecurity and economic vulnerability have increased to […]
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Hyderabad: With the State Health department stating that the Omicron-driven third wave of coronavirus pandemic has reached its fag end, many IT companies are now relooking at their work from home strategies even as they plan to start full-fledged offices in the next few weeks. The Information Technology companies in Hyderabad that had intended to […]
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"Bharat Ratna" Lata Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday at an age of 92 years. The megastar was admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital on January 8 after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia.
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Hyderabad: Demand for gold reached 1,147 tonnes in Q4 2021, its highest quarterly level since Q2 2019 and an increase of almost 50 per cent year-on-year, according to the World Gold Council. The World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends Report revealed that annual demand (excluding OTC markets) has recovered many of the Covid-induced losses […]
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Though the latest data suggests that India’s GDP grew 8.4% in the July-September quarter— no doubt an encouraging performance given the gloomy predictions earlier — it is still premature for any celebrations. The economy is still reeling under the impact of the devastating pandemic and the worst is not yet over, a fact borne out […]
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Emergence of Omicron shows Covid-appropriate behaviour is still critical for breaking the transmission chain
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It isn’t yet clear what specific advantage these mutations confer to AY4.2 that aids its spread. However, in terms of its severity, it is still as potent as Delta.
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Crisis in the semiconductor sector has already led to lower production, lower discounts and higher prices
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United Nations: Mourning the loss of lives lost due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated India’s commitment to start giving vaccines to needy persons in other countries, even as he gave a clarion call to manufacturers to “Come, Make Vaccine in India”. “For the last one-and-a-half years, the whole […]
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According to UNICEF, only one in four children in India has access to digital devices for online education
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SMP Model High School, Hydershakote celebrated Teachers’ Day at the school campus on Sunday. Students and teachers gathered at the campus for the first time ever since the pandemic breakout. Speaking on the occasion, chairman Prabhakar Reddy appreciated the efforts of teachers in organizing the online classes during the pandemic and let the teaching-learning process […]
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The age-old institutions are reinventing themselves with multimedia projects to connect with a global audience
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The worst fears that Afghanistan would become a fertile ground for terrorist outfits are coming true
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The annual ‘Bodypainting’ event in NYC witnesses models go nude with only artistic paint on them.
