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Covid-19: Claims of a spike in poverty in India patently false, says study

March 20, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the Covid-19 pandemic period—2020-21—are patently false as they are based on incomparable surveys. In fact, inequality fell across the country during this period. These are the findings of a paper co-authored by eminent economist Arvind Panagariya, a former Vice-Chairman […]

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Water luxury: UN says bottled water industry can undermine safe water goal for all

March 18, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: A day after Tata Consumer Products called off the talks with Bisleri International, to potentially acquire it for nearly Rs. 7,000 crores, a United Nations report said the rapidly growing bottled water industry can undermine progress towards a key sustainable development goal: Safe water for all. Based on data from 109 […]

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Covid Spurt: States Told to Focus on Controlling Case Rise

March 16, 2023 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 16: The centre has written to six states where Covid cases are again showing significant rise to focus on controlling the sudden increase in the viral infection. The Union Health Secretary on Wednesday wrote to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka asking them to stress on testing, treating, tracking, and […]

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SVB fallout: Sensex tanks 900 points and Nifty tests 17k as US bank’s collapse panics investors

March 13, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Although the Indian startup ecosystem is relatively free from the contagion’s likely spread across the US after last week’s collapse of America’s 16th largest bank, Silicon Valley Bank, the fears of a banking sector crisis led to Sensex losing nearly 900 points and Nifty testing 17,000 on Monday. Senses closed […]

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Flu Cases to Recede by Month-End: Govt

March 10, 2023 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 10: After two deaths in the country due to influenza caused by the H3N2 virus, the centre expressed the optimism on Friday that the seasonal influenza cases were expected to decline by the end of the current month. Two persons, one each in Karnataka and Haryana have died in the […]

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Campa Cola: Reliance relaunches iconic beverage brand in India; to challenge foreign colas

March 10, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The 50-year-old iconic soft drink brand, Campa Cola, is back in India. The Reliance Group acquired this popular soft drink brand recently for a relaunch across the Indian market, the media reported on Friday. Campa-Cola was the beverage of choice in India until replaced by other foreign ones, like Pepsi […]

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Pandemic Fund to Strengthen Health facilities in Poor, Middle-Income Countries Under-Funded

March 7, 2023 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Mar 7: The global initiative to create a purse for preventing the return of Covid-19-type pandemic has remained under-funded. More than 100 poor and middle-income countries have already put in early bids for assistance from the Pandemic Fund set up under the auspices of the World Bank totalling over 5.5 billion […]

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9,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Operation in India

March 7, 2023 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Mar 7: The centre has opened more than 9,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country to make health facilities accessible to all people, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering on the occasion of Jan Aushadhi Diwas, Yadav said medicines are available at these centres at low prices, due to […]

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Image makeover: A year after turmoil, China assures Colombo of IMF bailout

March 7, 2023 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Nearly a year after Sri Lanka declared default amid widespread economic and political turmoil—which ended the China-friendly Rajapakse dynasty’s long stranglehold on the island nation—Beijing has mercifully assured Colombo to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring. This comes days after China similarly assured its ‘all-weather friend’ Pakistan also as a face-saver […]

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Celebrate world kidney day with the slogan “kidney health for all” on March 9th 

March 6, 2023 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, March 6: The kidney education foundation to celebrate the world kidney day to spread awareness about kidney-related diseases on March 9th. The kidney education website which works for health related issues and mainly focuses on diseases related to the kidney and also promotes to take better care of patients with kidney diseases. To […]

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