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FICCI organising the 13th Global Skills Summit 2022 on Sep 27-28

FICCI organising the 13th Global Skills Summit 2022 on Sep 27-28

🕔13:37, 22.Sep 2022

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) After two years of absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the summit has entered its 15th year of inception. FICCI Skills is proud to have been a pioneer in creating India’s largest skill conclave which sees

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Mumbai airport handles 1,30,374 passengers, highest single-day figure since Covid

Mumbai airport handles 1,30,374 passengers, highest single-day figure since Covid

🕔13:26, 20.Sep 2022

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Breaking its own single-day record, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), one of the world’s busiest single runway airports, handled the movement of 1,30,374 passengers on September 17, the highest since the outbreak of the

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Dubai tourist arrivals jump 203% in 4 months, crosses 5 mn mark

Dubai tourist arrivals jump 203% in 4 months, crosses 5 mn mark

🕔17:13, 9.Jun 2022

Dubai’s tourism sector continues to recover fast after the Covid-19 pandemic as the Emirate recorded a massive increase in arrivals in the first four months of this year. Dubai, June 9 (IANS) Dubai’s tourism sector continues to recover fast after the

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Indian scientists develop self-disinfecting, anti-viral face mask

Indian scientists develop self-disinfecting, anti-viral face mask

🕔17:49, 4.Feb 2022

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A team of Indian scientists in collaboration with an industry partner has developed a self-disinfecting ‘Copper-based Nanoparticle-coated Anti-viral Face Mask’ to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The biodegradable, highly breathable and washable mask exhibits high performance

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India’s economic growth in 2022-23 could spring a surprise: ASSOCHAM

India’s economic growth in 2022-23 could spring a surprise: ASSOCHAM

🕔10:18, 1.Feb 2022

New Delhi, Feb 01 (IANS) Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, India’s economic growth in the upcoming financial year, i.e., 2022-23, can be surprising on the higher side, ASSOCHAM Secretary General said on Monday. “While the 8-8.5 per cent GDP projections for FY23

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Covid now comparable to flu, may turn endemic post Omicron: UK professor

Covid now comparable to flu, may turn endemic post Omicron: UK professor

🕔15:16, 11.Jan 2022

London, Jan 11 (IANS) The UK may be on the brink of beating the Covid-19 pandemic, with daily deaths currently running at less than half the rate expected in a bad flu year, the media reported. According to Professor Paul Hunter,

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Pandemic becomes ‘unexpected catalyst’ for healthtech startups

Pandemic becomes ‘unexpected catalyst’ for healthtech startups

🕔14:40, 13.Dec 2021

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc not only on human health but also on the global economy. However, for healthtech startups in India, the Covid-induced lockdowns and social distancing turned out to be a blessing in

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COP26: 120 leaders converge for two weeks of climate talks

COP26: 120 leaders converge for two weeks of climate talks

🕔21:55, 1.Nov 2021

Glasgow, Nov 1 (IANS) Around 120 leaders came together in UK’s Glasgow on Monday at the start of COP26, launching two weeks of global negotiations to help determine whether humanity can drive forward the urgent action needed to avoid catastrophic climate

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Modi quotes from Thirukkural to thank healthcare, frontline

Modi quotes from Thirukkural to thank healthcare, frontline

🕔18:17, 23.Oct 2021

Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) Quoting a couplet from Thirukkural in Tamil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked all healthcare and frontline workers for their selfless service during the Covid-19 pandemic, the state BJP unit said. The party is distributing ‘thank

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Amid pandemic, renewable jobs globally reached 12 mn: IRENA

Amid pandemic, renewable jobs globally reached 12 mn: IRENA

🕔14:05, 22.Oct 2021

New Delhi, Oct 22  Amid Covid-19 pandemic, renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019, according to the eighth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2021. The report was released by

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Agra tourist sector upbeat as number of vistors to Taj Mahal surge

Agra tourist sector upbeat as number of vistors to Taj Mahal surge

🕔07:38, 4.Oct 2021

Agra, Oct 4 As the number of visitors to the 17th century monument of love Taj Mahal increased slowly from a trickle to more than 30,000 on Sunday, there were discernible signs of relief and hope in Agra’s tourism sector

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India-US enhanced ties to boost research, health management: Minister

India-US enhanced ties to boost research, health management: Minister

🕔18:21, 27.Sep 2021

New Delhi, Sep 27  Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, on Monday commended the way in which India and the U.S. have enhanced collaboration in research and development which will advance scientific discoveries and

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AIIMS Delhi develops mobile apps to deal with mental illness

AIIMS Delhi develops mobile apps to deal with mental illness

🕔07:32, 15.Sep 2021

New Delhi, Sep 15  The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi has developed two mobile apps for patients suffering from chronic mental illness and their caretakers. As the whole world is reeling under the Covid-19 pandemic, cases

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SL launches tourism promotion initiatives with Russia, Ukraine

SL launches tourism promotion initiatives with Russia, Ukraine

🕔11:49, 7.Sep 2021

Colombo, Sep 7  Sri Lanka has launched tourism promotion initiatives with Russia and Ukraine aimed at reviving the sector which has been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, a Minister said here. Addressing reporters on Monday, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga

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Retail trade, services in EU severely hit by Covid

Retail trade, services in EU severely hit by Covid

🕔11:47, 7.Sep 2021

Brussels, Sep 7 (IANS) The Covid-19 pandemic has posed a major impact on retail trade and the demand for services in the European Union (EU) as many countries mandated the closure of retail shops while bars and restaurants had to spend

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Philippine Airlines files for bankruptcy

Philippine Airlines files for bankruptcy

🕔21:08, 4.Sep 2021

Manila, Sep 4  The Philippine Airlines (PAL) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US to pursue a restructuring plan to keep the company afloat amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the flag carrier said on Saturday. The airline said the

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‘Pandemic creates opportunities to enhance Indo-US tech ties’

‘Pandemic creates opportunities to enhance Indo-US tech ties’

🕔06:55, 2.Aug 2021

New Delhi, Aug 2  As the online and technology space witnessed great strides amid the Covid-19 pandemic, sector stakeholders are of the view that India-US relations, in terms of information technology, have scope to grow further at a much greater

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DVC introduces an assistance scheme for families of employees who died due to Covid-19

DVC introduces an assistance scheme for families of employees who died due to Covid-19

🕔05:46, 28.Jul 2021

DVC has introduced a “Family Assistance Scheme” for the families of those deceased employees who have lost their precious lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme consists of Medical Benefits and grant of Children’s Education Allowance (including Hostel Subsidy) at par with the dependents of the existing

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High-end SUV sales help Hyundai, Kia post strong results in Q2

High-end SUV sales help Hyundai, Kia post strong results in Q2

🕔18:44, 22.Jul 2021

Seoul, July 22  Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia, South Korea’s two biggest carmakers, on Thursday reported strong second-quarter earnings on a base effect and strong sales of their high-end SUVs. Hyundai’s net profit for the three months that ended

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Covid control: Centre to set up paediatric centres in all 736 districts

Covid control: Centre to set up paediatric centres in all 736 districts

🕔08:43, 9.Jul 2021

New Delhi, July 9  Ahead of a possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centre during the first meeting of the new-look Cabinet on Thursday decided to set up paediatric units in all the 736 districts of the country,

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