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Silver futures witness increasing interest on MCX amid Covid-19 crisis

In the April-June quarter, the ADTV value of futures contracts in silver was at Rs 5,850.62 crore, the highest since the introduction of the commodities transactions tax

Spurt in domestic, export demand pushes basmati price by 10% in a month

Demand shot up sharply since start of Unlock 1.0 as Stockists rushed to fill their pipelines amid uncertainty in market operations over exploding number of Covid-19 cases

Tamil Nadu adds 3,882 new Covid-19 cases, 2,182 cases from Chennai alone

According to the State Health Department 63 people died on Wednesday; Total tally stands at 94,049 cases, 52,926 discharged and 1,264 deaths as on July 1, 2020

How Railtel used the Covid-19 lockdown to boost Railways digital drive

While the initiative of e-office got a push in the last three months, the usage of the commercial bandwidth of Railtel increased 1.5 times and retail bandwidth by 2.25 times during the same period

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Over 4,700 die each day, LatAm leads mortality

Record daily rise in US cases, gold hits 8-yr high, Airbus to axe 15,000 and other pandemic-related news from across the globe

India coronavirus dispatch: States can't seal borders under Unlock 2.0

Navi Mumbai's 'Covid war room', performance of centre's food distribution schemes so far, and why audits are still missing Covid deaths-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemi

India's unemployment rate fell to 11% in June from 23.5% in May: CMIE

The fall in jobless rate came as economic activities resumed after government eased pandemic lockdown restrictions

Experts reveal the best homemade masks for containing Covid-19 spread

In the study, the scientists found that loosely folded face masks, and bandana-style coverings had little to no effect on stopping droplet jets

ONGC slips up to 4% after reporting a first-ever loss in March quarter

ONGC had logged a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 11,691 crore in the corresponding period of FY19.

Parents move SC seeking moratorium on school fees for lockdown period

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court by the parents of children from different States seeking declaration of moratorium or deferment of payment of school fees during the COVID-19 induced lockdown. The plea also seeks direction to Centre and all the States for directing all the private unaided/aided schools to only charge the proportionate fees based on actual expenditure towards the conduct of the online virtual classes and no other fees from the students since April 1 till the commencement of physical classes. The Petitioners belonging to different states of the country have come together being constrained to approach this Court seeking inter alia the protection of fundamental right to life as well as education guaranteed under the Constitution of India, 1950 which the children & students enrolled up to the Class XII of various Indian states are being deprived of due to supervening factors namely, the ongoing pandemic- COVID-19 period.the plea said. It said that due to ...

Delhi added 64,000 fresh Covid-19 cases in June; 47,489 patients recovered

The current coronavirus count of the city stands at 85,161, which is highest among cities in the country

Kerala adds 131 new Covid-19 cases, state's tally now close to 4,500

Kerala's tally is at 4,442 with 131 people, including 9 CISF personnel from Kannur, testing positive, as the IMA sounded that there were indications of community spread

Nasdaq's $1.2 trillion biotech index draws Europe's Covid-19 drug hunters

Spain's Pharma Mar is looking at listing on New York's Nasdaq market, joining a flurry of biotech companies aiming to tap investors' voracious appetite for the sector

Countries prod firms to reduce dependence on China, but find few takers

Even after the coronavirus derailed trade, few want to leave China's skilled workforce and efficient suppliers of raw materials to move to other countries

Covid-19 impact: India's eight core sectors output contracts 23.4% in May

Infrastructure output, which comprises eight sectors including coal, crude oil and electricity and accounts for nearly 40% of the country's industrial output, contracted 30% in April and May

World Coronavirus Dispatch: The worst may still be coming, say WHO

Global M&A lowest since 2012, Gilead prices remdesivir at $2,340 a vial, US states halt re-opening of cities and other pandemic-related news from across the globe

At 66.03%, Delhi's Covid-19 recovery rate higher than national average

In June, the national capital added over 64,000 fresh cases to its tally, while over 47,357 patients recovered, were discharged or migrated

India coronavirus dispatch: Lessons from the Sri Lankan experience

Why India's jails remain overcrowded during pandemic, the relationship between Vitamin D and Covid-19, and building a quarantine bubble-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

This young entrepreneur is making affordable ventilators for the masses

The RespirAID device essentially provides "intermittent positive pressure ventilation" and its portable size allows healthcare professionals to carry it easily during transportation and emergency situ

Mutations may be making coronavirus more contagious, say researchers

About 70% of the 50,000 genomes of the coronavirus that was uploaded by researchers have undergone mutations.