Tag Archives: COVID 19

Special Desk Sanna Marin, the Finland’s Prime Minister has apologised for going clubbing after coming into close contact with a Covid-19 case, the foreign minister of the country. The country has also recorded eight cases of the new Omicron variant till now. Sanna Marin went on a night out in …

Special Desk While the world has started imposing travel bans for South Africa and the countries nearby, president of South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the move. Travel bans have been enacted against SA and its neighbouring coutries over the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Ramaphosa said he was deeply …

# Japan too followed Israel and bans foreigners’ entry # Japan and Israel have strictest border controls now Special Desk Israel became first country to close its borders to non-citizens and Japan followed it soon. New rules came in to effect Monday in an effort to block the Omicron coronavirus …

Special Desk While rule changed in Afganistan and Taliban took over the country health care has literally collapsed. Health workers are not getting salary and medicines, equipment are short in hospitals. Conflicts have starved the country of foreign assistance. This could lead to deaths of thousands in the coming days. …

Covid affected appetite for fresh projects: RBI Special Desk Coronavirus pandemic continues to play spoilsport. Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) recent revelation says that capital investment by private companies can slide this Fiscal Year (FY) as well after reduction in the previous year because of ongoing Coronavirus pandemic lockdowns. RBI …

The World Bank’s updated Groundswell report released today finds that climate change, an increasingly potent driver of migration, could force 216 million people across six world regions to move within their countries by 2050. Hotspots of internal climate migration could emerge as early as 2030 and continue to spread and intensify by …

Special Desk The Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has decided to step down and shall not even re-contest as a PM candidate. This has set the stage for a new premier after a one-year tenure marred by an unpopular COVID-19 response particularly and gradually sinking public support. Suga said he …

Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi The announcement of lockdown as a measure to prevent and curb the spread of corona virus, most Dalit families faced accentuated deprivations and marginalization, heightening their struggle for survival. Vast majority of the Dalits encountered loss of livelihood and food insecurity as they earn and spend on …

Special Desk  Apart from covid, Singaporeans are worried for another reason and that is job losses to migrant professionals. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong underlined the need to address Singaporeans’ anxieties over foreign work pass holders as there has been a rising concern among them about job losses to …

Special Desk Neighbouring Nepal is still working to restrict spread of covid infection. The three districts in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley have decided to extend the ongoing lockdown till September 1. Most of the existing restrictive measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic will also continue except for lifting the ban on …