Even as the number of Covid-19 cases has been surging, India has ramped up testing significantly. This has resulted in the country conducting more tests than other countries such as US, Brazil, Russia and Peru that have ranked high in the total number of cases.
There are some of the early signs that we are seeing due to COVID-19 pandemic there might be a delay in meeting the nutritional targets that India has set for itself. The first connect is that since the schools are shut across the country, there are chances that many girls will not come back to […]
In the wake of a sudden pause in the final trials of the Astra-Oxford vaccine AZD1222 after one of the recipients in the UK showed adverse symptoms followed by similar steps by Serum Institute of India what implications does this have on global vaccine trials and, on the economy specifically the Indian scenario? While some […]
India’s Covid-19 tally of cases went past 4.2 million with a record 90,802 people being infected in a day to surpass Brazil and become the second worst-hit country after the United States. With increased testing, it could emerge as the top country affected by the pandemic.
As the confirmed cases cross 3.5 million, what is required is to raise awareness in smaller towns and villages. Since these parts didn’t see much case surges in the first 4-5 months of lockdown, there is a misconception amongst people that the worst is over. This is resulting in lot of people across the country […]
Before the end of the week, India will have second highest cases of COVID-19 in the world and by the end of September, may also cross the US tally to claim the pole position.
There is only one headline dominating our lives today – Covid-19. With 20 million+ cases globally, all anyone can talk about is the pandemic. Staring at a cumulative loss of around 9 trillion dollars to global GDP over 2020-21, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has termed it the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression […]
The spread of COVID-19 in India continues unabated. Over the past six months, the number of confirmed cases has grown to over 28 lakh in the country, the highest in the world after the US and Brazil. While new infections continue to mushroom in various parts of India, when we calculated the rate of growth over […]
The number of cases will keep increasing in the coming two to three months and may eventually surpass the US as well. The death rate of under 2% and recovery rate of over 70% is a direct result of the lockdown decisions in the [pandemic’s] early days. The increase in COVID-19 cases is also a […]
Neeraj K Pawan, Secretary, Skills, Government of Rajasthan and Padma Kumar signed MOU to implement Manzil Project in Rajasthan. Manzil is a pathbreaking project, that aims to economically empower girls through participation in skill training and job placement in decent forms of employment
India has fast paced its testing and tracing infrastructure, but much more is required. Innovations for mass testing and screening protocols need quick adoption and scaling up. India’s public and private medical research institutions have responded well to the challenge and with right support have the capacity to scale-up efforts further.
India is the third most affected from covid-19 now, but with increased testing, it could emerge as the top country affected by the pandemic. While testing rates have increased by 240% since the beginning of July, covid positive cases have increased by almost 325%.
