India climbed two positions to rank 74 on a global “energy transition index” with improvements in all key parameters of economic growth, energy security and environmental sustainability. In its report, the WEF said its study measuring readiness for the transition to clean…
read moreA day after announcing a set of 15 aid measures linked to MSMEs, NBFC, the real estate sector, etc., Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman now announced the second tranche of Rs. 20 lakh crore economy package today under the theme of Self Reliant…
read moreIndia is among 88 countries that are likely to miss global nutrition targets by 2025 According to the 2020 Global Nutrition Report, India has the highest rates of national malnutrition inequality. In 2012, the World Health Assembly identified six nutritional goals to…
read moreThe National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune has developed an immunoassay, an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay – ELISA, to detect the antibodies that the body develops in response to infection with the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The test will detect the IgG antibodies present…
read moreFive pillars of AtmaNirbhar Bharat – Economy, Infrastructure, System, Vibrant Demography and Demand, Special economic and comprehensive package of Rs 20 lakh crores – equivalent to 10% of India’s GDP, Package to cater to various sections including cottage industry, MSMEs, labourers, middle…
read moreThe Sample Registration System (SRS) is a large-scale demographic survey that provides reliable annual estimates of the infant mortality rate, birth rate, death rate, and other indicators of fertility and mortality at the national and sub-national level. Experimentally launched by the Office…
read more“Orissa rasagola” obtained the geographical indicator (GI) label less than two years after West Bengal earned its own GI label for delicious oriental sweets. As we know, a GI is a distinctive sign / name used in a product generally maintained collectively,…
read moreThe testing data suggests that there is no strong link between test rates and death rates across countries. However, the analysis suggests that countries that have been able to test more have also been able to loosen the lockdown restrictions sooner or…
read moreWhen the majority of the population is immunized against an infectious disease, Herd immunity provides indirect protection, or collective immunity, to those who are not immunized against the disease. For example, if 80% of a population is immune to a virus, four…
read moreThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the drop in performance of the government’s new 10-year security bonds to 5.79%, the lowest since February 2009. This reflects aggressive rate cuts and central bank liquidity injection. In post-issue trading, the bond closed at…
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