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Enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in India: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Friday said that there is enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in the country and it is...
Don’t have ‘wherewithal’ to do COVID-19 tests free of cost, expect govt to come up with modalities for sustainable testing: Pvt labs
New Delhi: With the Supreme Court directing that private labs should conduct coronavirus tests free of cost, many laboratories expect...
COVID-19: IMF anticipates sharply negative economic growth fallout since the Great Depression
Washington: The year 2020 could see the worst global economic fallout since the Great Depression in the 1930s with over...
Rupee recovers from record lows on forex inflows, firm stocks
Mumbai: The rupee on Thursday recovered from record low levels to settle 6 paise higher at 76.28 against the US...
Lockdown: Govt may soon allow courier, parcel services to function
New Delhi: In a relief to businesses, the government may soon allow operations of courier and parcel services in the...
Developing nations in Asia-Pac need to hike health emergency spending by $880 mn/yr: UN report
New Delhi: Developing countries in the Asia-Pacific need to increase their healthcare emergency spending by USD 880 million per year...
Economists pitch for Rs 3 lakh cr additional package to tide over COVID crisis
Mumbai: Apr Economists at SBI on Wednesday said a bulk of the Rs 1.75 lakh crore coronavirus aid package announced...
Low public spend on healthcare may pose challenges to fight Covid-19
Mumbai: Although the total budgetary allocation for healthcare has increased only marginally during the past five fiscals, the total per-capita...
Rupee slides 70 paise to record low of 74.34 against dollar
Mumbai: The rupee plunged by 70 paise to its life-time low of 76.34 against the US dollar on Wednesday as...
India biggest producer of ‘game-changer’ hydroxychloroquine drug; has enough capacity
New Delhi: India is the biggest manufacturer of hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug that is being touted as 'game-changer' in the...