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A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad claims to have developed a first-of-its-kind COVID-19 test kit that can deliver results within 20 minutes. The researchers claimed that the alternative test method is not based on the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) — the method currently being used for COVID-19 […]
US President Donald Trump has said that countries like India and China would have much more coronavirus cases than America, the worst-hit country in the world if they conduct more tests. Trump, in his remarks at Puritan Medical Products in Maine, said that the US has carried out 20 million tests. Compared to the US, […]
The country’s foreign exchange reserves surged USD 3.43 billion to a fresh all-time high of USD 493.48 billion for the week ended May 29 on a handsome accretion of the core currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. The reserves, which are counted as a key strength as the country faces […]
Rainfall activity in central and south India is likely to pick up the pace from next week due to a cyclonic circulation which is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal and aid in the progress of the monsoon, India Meteorological Department said on Friday. IMD director general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said a low pressure […]
Children with special needs availing facility of scribe can choose not to appear for pending class 10 and 12 board exams as it will be difficult to comply with social distancing norms and their result will be declared as per an alternative assessment scheme, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said. The exams which […]
With a trend of steady decline in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, the average daily growth rate of infections has gone down, claimed officials of the city civic body, spearheading the metropolis’s response to the pandemic. According to a top Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official, as per the data till June 2, the average daily growth […]
The rupee depreciated 15 paise to 75.62 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday as strengthening US dollar and US-China trade tensions weighed on investor sentiments. Forex traders said sustained foreign fund flows and the revival of business activities supported the local unit, but concerns about US-China trade tiff dragged the local unit […]
Coronavirus cases in India saw a record single-day jump of 9,304 cases on Thursday pushing the total tally to 2,16,919, while the death toll climbed to 6,075 with 260 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry. India stood seventh among the nation’s worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on the COVID-19 pandemic and assured him of India’s continued support, including medical assistance, to combat the health crisis. “Had an excellent talk with H.E. Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique on COVID-19 situation. I assured him of India’s continued support to Mozambique, including […]
Early graduation, flexible grading system, option to appear for exams later, and no termination are among the various alternatives being offered by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for their graduating students to ensure their future plans are not affected due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The IIT-Delhi is giving two options to its graduating batch […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India will definitely get its economic growth back as the government continues to pursue various reforms. Speaking at industry association CII’s annual session, he said the government has taken tough steps to fight the coronavirus pandemic and has also taken care of the economy. “On the one hand […]
