With the Covid trajectory of the third wave in decline for the past two weeks, the health ministry said on Thursday that the cases peaked at 347,245 on January 21 — at a level lower compared to the second wave peak when daily cases had touched 414,188. “We don’t talk in terms of waves but only present […]
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India’s imports from China rise to $78.88 billion during Jan-Nov 2021
India’s exports to China have increased by 24 per cent to USD 21.54 billion during January-November 2021, while imports jumped to USD 78.88 billion in the same period as against USD 52.16 billion in the corresponding period of 2020, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The major items of import from China include telecom instruments, computer […]
Milder Omicron an “evolutionary mistake”; next variant could be more virulent: warns Indian-origin UK expert
The reduced severity of Omicron is good news for now, but it is the result of an “evolutionary mistake” as COVID-19 is transmitting very efficiently and there is no reason for it to become milder, indicating that the next variant could be more virulent, a leading Indian-origin scientist from the University of Cambridge has warned. […]
World stocks near record high, U.S. bond yields near 1-month low
By Administrator_India Capital Sands World stock prices held near record highs on Wednesday, while U.S. bond yields flirted with their lowest levels in a month, as investors bet the Federal Reserve is some way off from tapering its economic stimulus. MSCI’s all-country world index last stood at 716.64, after scaling an intraday high of 718.19 […]