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Another lockdown will hit automakers hard, affect capex plans: CARE Ratings

Several state governments have been announcing lockdown again in select areas for different time periods to check the Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19: Moderna soars 18% as vaccine gives promising early results

The US biotech firm's breakthrough is one of the most promising developments yet in the race to develop a vaccine against the virus that has paralysed the world's economy.

Reliance Jio unveils JioGlass to expand presence in virtual reality space

The unveiling of Jio Glass coincided with Google's Rs 33,737 crore investments in Jio Platforms for 7.7 per cent stake

India's 1st indigenously developed vaccine against pneumonia gets DCGI nod

The Serum Institute of India first obtained the approval of the DCGI to conduct Phase I, II and III clinical trials of the vaccine in India

Central police forces record over 7K Covid-19 cases with 242 new infections

As per the latest data accessed by PTI, these forces have recorded a total of 7,059 Covid-19 patients till now out of which 3,233 are active cases while the rest of the personnel have recovered

Tamil Nadu adds 4,496 new Covid-19 cases, total number of cases at 151,820

According to the state health department, 39,715 persons were tested, while 5,000 patients were cured and discharged

Why are cheaper Covid-19 drugs not being promoted, asks Parliamentary panel

Cutting across party lines, the committee members questioned why expensive medicines were often being recommended for Covid-19 treatment

2020 an inflection point in India-UK health collaboration: Indian diplomat

Reflecting upon the momentum and impetus provided by trade missions from the West Midlands region to India over the past three years, he is hopeful that the region is firmly on India's investment map

As Covid-19 hurts demand, Delhi's auto drivers struggle to make a living

With people still keeping indoors due to the coronavirus scare, autorickshaw drivers are finding passengers with much difficulty these days

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Role of epidemiologists in battling Covid-19

Karnataka now has fourth biggest caseload, families struggle to import life-saving drug, and how immunity is developed against Covid-19-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Global stocks, Euro, oil get shot in the arm on hopes of Covid-19 vaccine

An experimental vaccine for Covid-19 produced by the US company Moderna provoked safe immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers, an early-stage study showed

320,000 Covid-19 samples tested on Tuesday, highest in a day so far: ICMR

As many as 22 states are doing more than 140 Covid-19 tests per day per million in line with comprehensive testing guidance note by the WHO

Delhi in better situation as compared to June, says CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the Covid-19 situation in the national capital is much better than what the mathematical projections had predicted a month ago

Lockdown computer gaming helps fuel rise in Britain's inflation

Consumer price inflation increased to 0.6% in June from May's four-year low of 0.5%

Covid-19 update: Hetero Healthcare Ltd starts supply of generic Remdesivir

The drug needs to be administered intravenously in a hospital, critical care setting, under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner

Haryana may impose restrictions in districts bordering Delhi as cases surge

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij claimed that 80% of Haryana's coronavirus cases are in districts bordering Delhi

Moderna shares soar over 16% over coronavirus vaccine trial result

All the 45 patients in the trial produced neutralising antibodies which are believed to be important for building immunity

Assam coronavirus update: 859 new cases reported; tally crosses 18,000-mark

Six Covid-19 patients died and 859 new cases were reported on Tuesday with the infection tally crossing the 18,000-mark in Assam, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: 93 new cases reported in Indore

Indore on Tuesday reported 93 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the district to 5,496, said Office of Chief Medical Officer

Is Covid-19 airborne? Leading doctor states the fact about pandemic

In this podcast, Business Standard speaks to Dr Satyanarayana Mysore, head of department, interventional pulmonology, Manipal Hospitals, to try demystifying the myths about the infection