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Stock Market
Crude oil prices could come under short-term pressure
There are unmistakable indications that the relentless rise in crude oil prices — especially seen in February — may be…
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Health
COVID-19 vaccine: 1.48 cr doses administered so far in India, says Health Secretary
The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on March 02 informed that 1.48 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been…
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Brazilian shipping woes, higher supply deficit to buoy Indian sugar exports
A nearly five-million tonnes (mt) sugar deficit projected by the International Sugar Organization (ISO) is likely to keep sugar prices…
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India urges WTO members to reach consensus on TRIPS waiver proposal
Ambassador Brajendra Navnit said that 3 months after the emergence of successful vaccines, the global vaccination scenario still looks grim…
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Exports dip 0.25% to $27.67 billion in February
The trade deficit widened to $12.88 billion in February as compared to $10.16 billion in the year-ago period, the Ministry…
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World
Privacy fears as India’s gov’t schools install facial recognition
Experts say facial recognition systems are being installed in Delhi schools without laws to regulate the collection and use of…
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Health
India can lead the charge for discovery of drugs for other rare diseases: NITI Aayog’s Dr. Vinod Paul
India could implement its learnings from the rapid progress it made from developing various candidates for the covid vaccine to…
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World
‘Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine’: India’s Modi
Indian PM urges every eligible person to get vaccine in an effort to rid the country of the new coronavirus.…
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Tech
India’s new social media rules seen echoing globally
New Delhi: India’s new social media rules, notified last week, could be emulated by other countries such as the US,…
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Tech
How Facebook Oversight Board sees India’s new social media rules
New Delhi: Policymakers and regulators have a valuable role to play on content moderation issues and issues concerning Facebook, the…
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