In a major crossing of a milestone, India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said that India has achieved its non-fossil fuel-based energy target, something that was to be completed by 2030 “At COP-21, as part of its NDCs, India had committed to achieving 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from…Continue Reading
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued a scathing response to National President of the Indian Youth Congress, Srinivas BV’s inflammatory Tweet over a serious security breach of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy in the northern state of Punjab. She also said that “We know the Congress hates PM Modi, but today, they tried to…Continue Reading
Amid fast-rising COVID-19 cases, the Tamil Nadu government has announced a night curfew (from 10pm to 5am) across the state starting from Thursday (6th Jan) and a full lockdown on Sundays. During these hours, only public transport, private bus services, fuel stations, ATMs, and essentials such as delivery of milk, newspapers would be permitted to…Continue Reading
(This story originally appeared in on Jan 05, 2022)NEW DELHI: Indian equities emerged as the best-performing market among not only its regional peers in Asia in 2021, but it also beat the developed market even though the market has witnessed some correction in the last one month. The year 2021 was a dream run with…Continue Reading
SynopsisShipment of phones in the January-March period is expected to drop 20% from the quarter’s average of 54-55 million, as per initial estimates. Smartphone shipment is likely to fall 11-14%. Getty Images(Representational image)The first quarter of this year is projected to be a dull one for handset makers, as the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases…Continue Reading
With healthcare workers across cities contracting Covid-19, hospitals have developed a roster system to protect staff and stringent protocols to allow only one attendant. They are also insisting on Covid negative reports from visitors and following intensive contact-tracing mechanisms in case an employee gets infected. Hospitals and private diagnostic centres are facing a staff crunch…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON: A “very tight” job market and unabated inflation might require the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner than expected and begin reducing its overall asset holdings as a second brake on the economy, U.S. central bank policymakers said in their meeting last month. In a document released on Wednesday that markets took as…Continue Reading
The Election Commission of India is preparing to tighten Covid-19 guidelines for the upcoming assembly elections including bringing in stronger accountability measures for the District Election Officer (DEO) and campaign restrictions in case of violations by political parties. The idea is to bring in measures to effectively ‘enforce’ its Covid-19 guidelines – a lacunae found…Continue Reading
PM Modi (File photo)NEW DELHI: BJP functionaries on Wednesday criticised the Punjab government for the security lapse during PM Modi’s visit and countered Congress’s claims that farmers “suddenly” came onto the road, asking how the agitators knew of the PM’s route that was being coordinated by the state police. They said the Congress government played…Continue Reading
SynopsisPfizer has entered into advance purchase agreements with multiple countries. Sources told ET that Pfizer is yet to apply for emergency use authorisation in India. may offer its Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid at lower prices for low and middle income countries (LMICs), including India, as an interim measure as the cheaper generic versions may not…Continue Reading