BookMyShow has laid off 200 employees as the company’s online ticket booking service suffered a severe blow due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. BookMyShow, a popular online platform for booking film tickets and entertainment events, has laid off 200 employees, making the second major round of job…
The Delta variant is 50% more transmissible than the Alpha variant, first discovered in the UK, experts from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) said. The rapid surge in cases during Delhi’s fourth Covid-19 wave was mainly driven by the…
Global food import costs are expected to rise 12 percent in 2021 to a record due to surging commodity prices and robust demand during the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations food agency said. The world’s food import bill, including shipping costs, is projected to reach USD 1.715 trillion this year, from USD 1.530…
Covid-19 vaccination: Staying hydrated, eating healthy, and abstaining from junk food and alcohol are just some of the things you should keep in mind after getting the shot. Are you someone who just got the covid-19 vaccine? Or maybe your vaccine shot is scheduled just a few days from now? It is essential to follow…
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates: Digital companies with huge online presence such as Paytm, Makemytrip, Infosys and others are eyeing approval to start vaccine bookings on their platforms in third party integration with CoWIN. India has been ramping up vaccination to tackle the Covid-19 cases and has so far…
Public health experts, including doctors and members from the national taskforce on Covid-19 have said that unplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains. Experts have also said there is no need to inoculate those who have had coronavirus infection. A group of public health experts, including doctors from AIIMS and…
Opposing the Tamil Nadu government’s stand on NEET 2021, BJP leader L Murugan said seeking cancellation of the exam was a “politically motivated” which would “cause more chaos”. A day after Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi reiterated his government’s stand to…
Coronavirus India News Live Updates: The government has come out with comprehensive guidelines for the management of COVID-19 among children in which Remdesivir has not been recommended and rational use of HRCT imaging has been suggested. The guidelines issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under…
According to Department of Economic Affairs, the higher economic growth during the fourth quarter may be linked to the unlocking phase and revival in business that was underway during the period. After the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.6 per cent in the January-March quarter of fiscal 2021,…
Manoj Jain, chairman of GAIL (India) said that gas consumption in April and May fell by about 10 per cent to 15 per cent compared to a 50 per cent reduction last year. The country’s natural gas consumption is recovering in June after declining in the previous two months, as states ease restrictions in the wake of…