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Nearly half of global workforce risk losing livelihoods in pandemic. (Photo- ANI)

Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihood due to...

The first month of the crisis is estimated to have resulted in a drop of 60 per cent in the income of informal workers...

1 May 2020 1:04 PM IST

Japans exports, imports sank in May amid pandemic fallout. (AFP Photo)

Japan's exports fall most since 2009 as virus hits US shipments

Overall imports fell 26.2% in the year to May, versus the median estimate for a 20.4% decrease, posting the biggest drop...

17 Jun 2020 9:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had warned that new cases may come up in the future as New Zealanders return home. (AFP Photo)

New Zealand confirms two new cases ending coronavirus free run

The two new cases were women aged in their 30s and 40s who visited a dying parent in Wellington, the director general of...

16 Jun 2020 3:22 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI Photo)

Delhi borders sealed for a week, says Kejriwal, announces relaxations

There will also be no restrictions on the number of persons travelling in four wheelers and two wheelers, Kejriwal said

1 Jun 2020 1:36 PM IST

A health official wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit collects a swab sample from a man to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a temporary testing facility in New Delhi. AP Photo

Scientists now documenting a growing list of symptoms for COVID-19,...

Dr Y. Gopi Krishna, Senior Interventional Pulmonologist, Yashoda Hospitals, shares atypical symptoms of coronavirus...

28 July 2020 6:41 PM IST

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday directed officials to regulate ambulances. (PTI Photo)

Thackeray orders officials to regulate ambulances, asks to give live...

The Maharashtra Government had acquired 80 per cent beds of the private hospitals in Mumbai for the treatment of the...

10 July 2020 11:19 AM IST

Adverse impact on domestic economic activity as well as a slowdown in global trade has resulted in a steep contraction in cargo volumes at the major ports. (PTI Photo)

Port sector to witness cargo volume contraction, project delays: ICRA

Further, factors like changes in global supply chain pattern during the recovery phase will also have an impact on the...

5 July 2020 10:07 AM IST

A health worker checks the temperature of people to protect against the coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea issues shoot-to-kill orders to prevent virus: US

The impoverished country has not confirmed even a single case of coronavirus till now since it first emerged in China,...

11 Sept 2020 12:04 PM IST

Fitch Solution cuts Indias FY21 GDP growth forecast to 1.8 pc. (PTI Photo)

Fitch Solutions cuts India's economic growth forecast to 1.8% for FY21

Fitch Solutions also anticipated a deeper contraction in fixed investments as businesses choose to cut back on capital...

20 April 2020 12:32 PM IST

US crude falls below $15 a barrel. (AFP Photo)

US crude plunges to 20-year low as coronavirus hits demand

Oil markets have plunged in recent weeks as lockdowns and travel restrictions to fight the coronavirus around the world...

20 April 2020 9:40 AM IST

All types of retailers should be allowed home delivery. (AP Photo)

Allow home delivery by all retailers, says RAI

Retailers Association of India said allowing neighbourhood stores to do home delivery will help fulfil consumer needs

19 April 2020 5:23 PM IST

South Korea reported eight new cases, raising its total to 10,661 with 234 deaths. (AFP Photo)

Governments across globe under pressure to control covid19 economic...

Governments face pressure to reopen factories, shops, travel and public activities

19 April 2020 12:42 PM IST