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India's Covid-19 fatality rate 'progressively falling': Health Ministry

From 2.82 per cent over a month earlier, India's Covid-19 case fatality rate have declined to 2.49 per cent currently

Covid-19 spread may spike in monsoon with fall in mercury: IIT-AIIMS study

The study also found that an increase in relative humidity tends to decrease the growth rate and doubling time of coronavirus cases by 1.18 days.

Covid-19 treatment: A lowdown on possible cure and drugs being used

Business Standard takes a look at the common drugs that are being used in India for treating Covid-19 patients

India is likely to see a wave of peaks in Covid-19 cases, say experts

Looking at India numbers makes little sense, as handful of states dominate growth in cases

Russian ambassador to Britain rejects Covid-19 vaccine hacking claims

Mr Kelin also rejected suggestions that Russia had interfered in UK politics

Japan govt to pay at least $536 million for companies to leave China

Fifty-seven companies including privately-held facemask-maker Iris Ohyama and Sharp will receive a total of 57.4 billion yen ($536 million) in subsidies from the government

Intermittent lockdowns in states disrupt FMCG firms' momentum, July output

FMCG players had started to re-establish their supply chains in May and gradually ramped up as markets reopened, which had created some momentum

Glenmark under fire for over pricing, 'misguided' claims of Covid-19 drug

NCP legislator Amol Kolhe's letter to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan triggers the DCGI to seek details from the Mumbai-based drugmaker

Retail trade suffered Rs 15.5 trillion business loss due to Covid-19: CAIT

CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said the domestic trade is passing through its worst period in the current century

Biden leads by double digits as virus takes a toll on the president: Survey

Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic remains a key issue for voters

Inside the failure: 5 takeaways on Trump's effort to shift responsibility

President Trump and his top aides sharply shifted their pandemic strategy in mid-April after seizing on optimistic data suggesting the virus would disappear, a Times investigation found

Localised lockdowns

Big knock-on effect on national supply chains

HUL temporarily closes Haridwar plant after employees contract Covid-19

The company did not disclose the exact number of employees but reports say 33 workers have been tested positive

Maharashtra adds over 9,500 cases in single day, biggest jump so far

The total count in the state now stands at 310,455. Death toll has reached 11,854

Covid-19 crisis: Harsh Vardhan urges recovered patients to donate plasma

Vardhan said it's "very sad" that a dozen Delhi police personnel died due to the coronavirus but they are "doing a great job" deploying personnel to contain the spread

Fond hopes of a lean govt

How long can Modi keep the size of his council of ministers as lean as it has been so far?

Glenmark gets DCGI notice over 'false claims', price of Covid drug FabiFlu

The 'subject' of the letter was stated as: "Regarding the false claims and pricing of tab FabiFlu 200 mg (favipiravir) by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, India"

Second UK-wide Covid-19 lockdown like 'nuclear deterrent': Boris Johnson

Britain has been coming out of lockdown in phases, with the UK PM issuing a back to work call as he handed local councils greater powers to impose localised shutdowns earlier this week

IT sector may have weathered the worst

If industry advisories are true, that's a useful insight, given the width of US-centric exposure

Upgrading cookware and gadgets as the kitchen takes centre stage amid Covid

With home becoming the be-all and end-all of existence, consumer spends are focussed on upgrades and renovation, acquiring appliances and wellness gadgets, cookware and serve ware