Union Health Minister Mandaviya lauds India's "holistic response strategy" during Covid-19 pandemic

Feb 24, 2023

Among several crucial elements, while releasing the working paper prepared by Standford University and the Institute for Competitiveness titled "Healing the Economy: Estimating Economic...

COVID-19 economic impact could reach $8.8 trillion globally: ADB

May 15, 2020

Manila [The Philippines], May 15 : The global economy could suffer between 5.8 trillion and 8.8 trillion dollars in losses -- equivalent to 6.4...

Govt's supply-side reforms preparing economy for sustained long-term expansion: FM Sitharaman on economic impact of COVID

Jan 31, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 31 : The economic impact of the "second wave" of COVID-19 was much smaller than that during the full lockdown...

Whole grains could reduce economic impact of type 2 diabetes: Study

Oct 25, 2021

Helsinki [Finland], October 25 : According to a recent study, increased consumption of whole-grain foods could significantly reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes...

China's shrinking labour force could impact economic growth in coming decades

May 13, 2021

Beijing [China], May 13 : The Chinese economy is growing fast but its shrinking labour force "could place a cap on China's potential economic...

Political and economic turmoil has had serious impact on human rights: HRCP

Apr 27, 2023

The report notes that political victimisation continued throughout the year, with colonial-era sedition laws being weaponised to stifle dissent.