Tag: Covid pandemic
Is another mega risk building up for global economy?
Though the world economy has still not returned to the pre-covid normal, another global health risk could be shaping up. After the World Health Organization…
Economic Survey: Economic Survey: India saw tech startup surge post Covid pandemic
Fuelled by consumer and enterprise demand for technology-backed solutions following the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of technology startups in India increased to approximately 31,000 in…
Norway Central Bank: Norway central bank marks 12th rate hike, hints at future rise
Oslo: Norway’s central bank said Thursday it was raising its main interest rate to four percent, its 12th hike in less than two years, and…
India has come out strong from challenges posed by Covid: World Bank chief
India has come out strong from the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic but the momentum needs to be maintained, World Bank President Ajay Banga…
Indian students mount legal action against British universities over Covid disruptions
LONDON: A total of 296 Indian students living in India who studied in the UK between 2017 and 2022 have joined a class action against…
Covid here to stay but moving out of emergency phase: WHO
LONDON: The virus causing Covid-19 is here to stay but the world is beginning to transition out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, the…
China holds the key to understanding Covid-19 origins: WHO chief
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of Covid-19, saying that until that happened…
WHO calls on China to be transparent in sharing data to determine Covid’s origins
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA: The WHO has criticised China for withholding data related to samples taken at a market in Wuhan in 2020 that could have provided…
Covid-19 pandemic most likely came from lab leak in China: US agency
NEW DELHI: A laboratory leak was the most likely origin of the Covid-19 pandemic that wreaked havoc across the world, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)…