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Indian scientists find new drugs that can potentially treat coronavirus

Indian scientists have identified drugs and possible cocktails that can target vital proteins of the novel coronavirus, and may potentially help treat Covid-19

India's first mRNA Covid-19 vaccine gets nod to start phase 1 trials

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation permitted Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals to conduct Phase 1/2 clinical trials for its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine candidate

India only market in A-Pac with negative power sector outlook: Moody's

Stabilising cash flows amid power demand recovery, gradual pace of regulatory change and manageable transition to a low carbon economy underpin Moody's stable outlook for Asia-Pac power sector in 2021

Foreign Minister Jaishankar speaks to Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Afghan counterpart Mohammed Haneef Atmar on bilateral development cooperation as well as Afghan peace process

Foreign innovation welcome but govt equally keen on India's safety: Prasad

Ravi Shankar Prasad said foreign investments and innovations are welcome but at the same time, the government is focussed on promoting Indian innovation as well as keen on the country's safety

World must address barriers against access to cheap medicines: India at UN

India has underlined the need for the global community to chart out roadmaps to deal with future pandemics, emphasising that barriers to equitable access to affordable medicines must be addressed

Godrej Properties buys 18-acre land in Bengaluru to build housing project

Realty firm Godrej Properties has bought an 18-acre land parcel in Bengaluru to develop a housing project, as part of its expansion plan

WHO Foundation appoints Indian-origin health expert Anil Soni as 1st CEO

Indian-origin health expert Anil Soni has been appointed as the first CEO of the newly launched The WHO Foundation, which works alongside the WHO to address pressing health challenges across the world

India petrol prices inch towards record highs after OMCs hike for 6th day

Petrol prices could touch an all-time high with oil marketing companies raising their retail price for sixth consecutive day

India's active Covid-19 cases near 400,000, recovery rate at 94.37 per cent

India recorded 36,011 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active coronavirus cases in the country to 403,248

Fuel prices hiked in international market due to US elections: Pradhan

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said there has been a rise in fuel prices in the international market because of the recent elections in America and other reasons."There has been a rise in fuel prices in the international market because of recent elections in America and other reasons," said Pradhan."Recently, OPEC has decided to increase production. We expect the fuel prices to stabilise soon," he added.Pradhan on Sunday interacted with officials of Indore Municipal Corporation, officials of the state unit of Indian Oil and several stakeholders from the industry. Had insightful discussions on the efforts of IMC in waste segregation & management to ensure a clean environment for better public health, he added."Indore Municipal Corporation also came up with a presentation on setting up of waste-to-energy plants. Happy to share that IMC has consistently eliminated garbage dumps, ensured 100 per cent household-waste segregation and ...

Pan-India awareness drive for coronavirus 'Road Ashram' reaches Jodhpur

A pan India awareness drive for Covid-19 by a trio, "Road Ashram" campaign, reached Jodhpur

Jupiter, Saturn to come close to each other on December 21 after 397 years

The planets will next come comparably close on March 15, 2080

The transfer of princely power

Book review of Princestan: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten made India

Petrol prices on upswing, set to breach all-time high across India

Auto fuel prices are on the upswing in India with the pump price of petrol set to breach all-time high levels next week

PM Modi chairs all-party meeting with leaders, union ministers on Covid-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all-party meeting with leaders of various political outfits and top union ministers to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country, sources said

Covid-19 caseload in India rises to over 9.5 million, 9 mn recovered

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to over 9.5 million, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 9 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.20 per cent

India asks UN to oppose Hinduphobia, bigotry targeting Sikhism, Buddhism

India has called on the UN to take a direct stand against Hinduphobia and violent bigotry targeting the Sikhism and Buddhism

India's Covid-19 caseload breaches 9.5-million mark, 8.9 million recovered

India's Covid-19 caseload went past 9.5 million, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 8.9 million, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.11 per cent

People globally should have confidence they can do business in India: Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that people from all over the world should have confidence that they can do business in India, buy land and expand their manufacturing