Tag: pandemic

“Structural reforms by PM Modi govt strengthened the economy, enabled it to withstand effects of pandemic”

To mark the occasion on the completion of nine years in office, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s government came out with a nine-year big book 9 years of Seva, Sushasan Garib Kalyan on Saturday.

May 28, 2023

Dangers lurk

Of particular concern were the years when Jair Bolsanaro ruled the country, when his government rolled back environmental regulations. This resulted in widespread destruction of bat habitats

May 19, 2023

The Antagonistic Indian

Hate speech, though highly distasteful, is the manifestation of a deep-rooted problem. Currently, a permanent state of anger seems to be the norm for many of us. We often see people who are constantly putting others down, criticizing everything, and making cynical comments, face-to-face or on social media harming their social relations in the bargain. Mostly, such cynical and hostile behaviour arises out of one's inability to deal with the problems of modern life. This dormant anger spikes stress levels, harming the angry person much more than the object of anger

April 4, 2023

Chhattisgarh: CM Baghel attends All India Steel Conclave, hails industries’ performance during pandemic

While addressing the event, he said, "Because of Chhattisgarh's industrial policy, industries didn't shut down even during the corona pandemic.

March 27, 2023

Little deterioration in mental health linked to pandemic: Study

Women appear to have been more negatively affected, but changes have been minimal to small, say the researchers.

March 9, 2023

The Second Job

Many believe that the trend of moonlighting was triggered by the onset of work-from-home culture necessitated by the pandemic.

January 30, 2023

Face mask – Necessity not Fashion

Due to the extended duration of the pandemic, for a lot of us Face masks have also become a Lifestyle accessory rather than a necessity.

November 30, 2022

Active Covid cases in India dip to 18,802

With 1,574 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,46,50,662.

October 29, 2022

S.Korea to lift post-entry PCR testing requirement

Earlier this month, South Korea removed the mandatory pre-departure testing requirement for outbound travellers.

September 30, 2022

As per WHO, end of Pandemic “is in sight”, but “can’t lower the guards”, says doctors

This was the most upbeat assessment ever since the UN agency declared Covid-19 as an international emergency in January 2020 and started describing COVID-19 as a pandemic three months later.

September 16, 2022

India reports 6,298 new Covid cases, 23 deaths

The active caseload spiked to 46,748, accounting for 0.1 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

September 16, 2022

India-Bhutan border to be reopened from September 23

During that meeting, the neighbouring country Bhutan closed the India-Bhutan international gate for COVID in 2019.

September 16, 2022

Learning standards

Small wonder there are suggestions to invoke the Marshall Plan, the American initiative to help rebuild Europe after the Second World War.

September 6, 2022

Shaping our digital future

The most significant driver of digital transformation is business research and its development and adoption of frontier technologies.

September 6, 2022

Did Sweden’s open Covid policy work?

The focus of Sweden’s strategy was to reduce the spread of the virus, but also to consider other aspects of public health and protect freedom and fundamental rights.

August 15, 2022

Anthropause: The Healing Period for Wildlife 

This pandemic showed us how one does not require to extensively work towards capturing animals to protect them but give them a chance to live free and give them that environment by not taking over the flora and fauna where they inhibit.

July 28, 2022

Science-based measures

The main reason was that the number of new cases had been on a steady decline even after most social restrictions were lifted.

July 25, 2022