dia This Indian Student From Harvard Has Found How to Decontaminate N95 Masks With Microwave By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 11:07:19 +0530 This process could be particularly useful in India, where complex methods like VHP decontamination are unlikely to be very useful across many parts of India if N95s or other PPEs were to become scarce. Full Article
dia Indians Forgot About Social Distancing And Queued up to Buy Alcohol as Stores Finally Open By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 12:42:24 +0530 Are people really that thirsty that they have been crowding outside liquor stories from 7am just to get their hands on their favourite booze? Full Article
dia What China, US, India Did Not Tell You On Coronavirus: This Honest Government Ad is Going Viral By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 01:42:10 +0530 The video talks about the developed counties struggling to flatten the curve, bizarre statements by world leaders, lack of basics like facemasks and shifting the blame on the minorities for the spread of the virus. Full Article
dia Meet the Nat Geo Award-winning Indian Photographer Whose Journey Started With an iPhone By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 04:16:53 +0530 In a post shared on Humans of Bombay page on Instagram, Varun said in his school days he was called a ‘defaulter’ and a ‘slow learner’, which discouraged his morale. Full Article
dia Heard Azaan in Woman's Voice? Pakistani-Canadian Breaks Stereotypes in Ramzan Message By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 08:50:12 +0530 Azaan, the muslim call for prayers, is given from the mosques five times a day by a muezzin who is conventionally a man. Full Article
dia Indian Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan's New Quarantine Look is As Desi As it Gets By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 04:51:58 +0530 In the picture shared on his personal social media handle, the batsman can be seen wearing a casual tee and shorts as he sits caressing his moustache. Full Article
dia Watch: Monkey Tries to Kidnap Baby, Social Media Thinks It's a Human 'Trafficking Effort' By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 08:32:15 +0530 As soon as, the baboon reaches near the bench, it leaves the bike and pulls a toddler from the bench. Full Article
dia 'My Job is to Spread Knowledge': Pakistani Speedster Shoaib Akhtar Open to Coaching Indian Bowlers By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 09:25:13 +0530 In an interview on social networking app Helo, Akhtar said that he has never stepped back from sharing his knowledge and he would be more than happy to do the same with Indian bowlers. Full Article
dia Anger in Middle East, Marriage in India: 'Red Dot Experiment' Shows How Meanings Vary Across Cultures By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 10:51:51 +0530 In South East Asia, the instant responses tended to marriage and love while the delayed responses included communism, China etc. Full Article
dia This is What Indian Officials Did After Finding a Rare Snow Leopard in Himachal Pradesh By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 11:02:50 +0530 The endangered creature was found on Saturday after it became trapped inside a pen containing sheep and goats in Giu village. Full Article
dia What are Murder Hornets and Why is Everyone on Social Media Freaking Out About Them? By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 12:26:44 +0530 Murder hornets are seven times more poisonous than a honey bee. They usually attack in groups. Each year in Japan around 50 people get killed by the murder hornets. Full Article
dia 'Islamophobic' Tweet Costs Indian Man His Job and Seat in School Council in Canada By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 12:57:08 +0530 Ironically, Hooda's Twitter handle mentions that he is an immigration consultant and also a community volunteer. Full Article
dia 93% Indians are Anxious to Return to Office Post Lockdown and Here's Why By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 10:08:20 +0530 A health-tech community product, FYI, undertook the survey conducted by MindMap Advance Research with 560 India Inc. entities, including employees from across small, medium and large enterprises in major metro cities of Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Full Article
dia Did You Know? Selfie Obsession on Social Media May Increase Risk of Eating Disorder By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:05:34 +0530 The researchers from Florida State University revealed a consistent and direct link between posting edited photos on Instagram and risk factors for eating disorders. Full Article
dia This is What Indians Have Googled the Most Since the First Day of Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:37:40 +0530 Citizens of India haven't turned a blind eye to important personnel during the coronavirus lockdown. Full Article
dia Google Reveals What Recipes Indians Searched the Most on Internet during Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:56:17 +0530 The most searched recipes on Google were cake, samosa, jalebi, momos, dhokla, panipuri, dosa, paneer and chocolate cake. Full Article
dia WATCH: This Cat Has an Open Letter to Humans on The Migrant Crisis in India By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:45:29 +0530 With a 'heavy heart', Billooji's open letter on the recent migrant crisis is actually a 2-minute long video. Full Article
dia Indian Gaur Showing off its Jumping Skills in Lockdown Has Stunned the Internet By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:00:19 +0530 While some users were awestruck by the Gaur’s jump, some believe that this is no mean feat for the animal. Full Article
dia How to Find if a WhatsApp Forward is True? This Team is Fighting Fake News in India By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:21:51 +0530 That's the thing about fake news - it appears believable. But how can you verify it? Full Article
dia Industry Dialogue: It is Not True That Employees Working From Home Are Lazying Around By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 06:14:52 +0530 If you’re still unsure whether remote work can work for your business, you may not have had a choice, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to assure employees that you not only care about but also trust them—that you have their best interests at heart. Full Article
dia Citing Economic Cost of Covid-19 Shutdown, Moody's Slashes India Growth Forecast to 0.2% for 2020 By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:58:40 +0530 In its report titled Global Macro Outlook 2020-21 (April 2020 update), Moody's lowered G-20 advanced economies as a group to contract by 5.8 per cent in 2020. Full Article
dia India's Serum Institute to Make Millions of Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Doses By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:09:33 +0530 Serum, the world’s largest maker of vaccines by volume, is mass-producing the vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford. Full Article
dia Indians Venture into US Stocks as Markets Slump at Home By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 03:18:58 +0530 India's equity markets have lost more than a fifth of their value this year, while the S&P 500 has corrected by just over 11 per cent. The S&P 500 also has almost no correlation with India's markets, making it an ideal hedge for domestic investors. Full Article
dia India's Scrap Gold Supplies Seen at Record High on Price Rally, Coronavirus, Says WGC By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:15:16 +0530 Rising scrap supplies amid a fall in demand could dent the world's second-biggest bullion consumer's imports and cap a rally in global prices, which hit a more than seven-year high earlier this month. Full Article
dia JustDial Board Gives Nod to Rs 220 Crore Buyback Proposal at Rs 700 Per Share By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:21:44 +0530 In its filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the company said that the board of directors of JustDial has given its nod to a buyback proposal worth maximum Rs 220 crore. Full Article
dia Lockdown Impact: India's March Infrastructure Output Contracts 6.5% Compared to Last Year By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:38:50 +0530 The infrastructure output growth for February was upwardly revised to 7.1% from an earlier estimate of 5.5%, the data showed. Full Article
dia RIL Q4 Results: Reliance Announces India's Biggest Rights Issue of Rs 53,125 Crore, Jio Profit Zooms 177% By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:05:45 +0530 Revenue from operations for the March quarter stood at Rs 136,000 crore, against Rs 152,939 crore in December quarter and Rs 138,659 crore in the year-ago period. Full Article
dia Lockdown Led to Subdued Economic Activity But Saved India From Lot of Agony: SBI chairman By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 04:50:04 +0530 Nationwide lockdown should only be lifted once the situation is fully under control, said State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar. Full Article
dia India Set to Cap Stimulus Package at $60 Billion to Protect Credit Rating: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 09:13:58 +0530 On Tuesday, Fitch warned India's sovereign rating could come under pressure if its fiscal outlook deteriorates further as the government tries to steer the country through the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
dia CNBCTV18-CII Poll: What Heads of Top Institutions Said on India's Strategy to Revive Economy After Covid-19 By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 10:03:57 +0530 SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar said he is hopeful of more relaxations by May 31 and expects economic activity to return by the festive season. Full Article
dia Foreign Investors Keen To De-risk China Businesses, India Should Seize Opportunity: BJP Leader By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 05:54:40 +0530 Asked about the reluctance of lenders to extend advances to small and medium enterprises, Panda said banks are "afraid" of increasing their lending to businesses despite several policy rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India. Full Article
dia Bad Debt of Indian Banks Could Double From Rs 9.35 Lakh Crore Due to Coronavirus Crisis: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 08:07:00 +0530 Indian banks are already grappling with 9.35 lakh crore rupees ($123 billion) of soured loans, which was equivalent to about 9.1% of their total assets at the end of September 2019. Full Article
dia India Doubles Down on Solar, Gas at Coal's Expense as Electricity Use Falls By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 10:19:15 +0530 India's solar and gas-fired electricity generation rose in April even as overall power demand fell at the steepest monthly rate in at least thirteen years, a Reuters analysis of provisional government data showed. Full Article
dia Saudi Arabia Says Investment Plans in India 'On Track' Even as Aramco's Net Profit Falls 21% By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 10:45:57 +0530 On being asked about the effect of the decline in Aramco’s profits on its plans to invest in India, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to India reiterated that investment plans were on track. Full Article
dia India's Factory Activity Fell to Record Low in April as Lockdown Hit Demand, Disrupted Supply Chains By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 11:23:47 +0530 With new orders and output shrinking at the steepest pace since at least early 2005 factories cut jobs at the fastest rate in the survey's history, signaling a high chance of recession. Full Article
dia Indian State Retailers' April Petrol Sales Down 61%, Diesel by 57%: Sources By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 01:21:41 +0530 The state retailers' petrol and diesel sales in first half of April declined by 61% and 64%, respectively, as a nation-wide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus brought economic activity to a standstill. Full Article
dia Abbott's Covid-19 Lab-based Antibody Tests to be Available in India by End of May By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 03:38:01 +0530 Antibody testing is an important step to tell if someone has been previously infected. It will provide more understanding of the virus. Full Article
dia IRDAI Sets up Panel to Draft Standard Professional Indemnity Policy for Insurance Intermediaries By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 06:48:59 +0530 Professional indemnity policy offers protection to professionals against potential claims for injury or loss resulting from their advice action for failure to fulfil their duties. Full Article
dia India Firms up Plan to Lure Companies Who May Leave China Post-Covid: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 09:50:35 +0530 The PM’s Office, Niti Aayog and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade are firming up a plan to offer incentives in order to attract companies looking to shift manufacturing units out of China. Full Article
dia Tata Steel Leaves Indian Steel Association; TV Narendran Steps Down as President By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 11:48:53 +0530 An ISA official also confirmed Narendran's resignation but said the reason for his sudden resignation is not known yet. Full Article
dia US Financial Body Gives $15 Mn Loan to Indian Start-up to Expand Access to Quality Education By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 02:09:26 +0530 An American financial organisation has agreed to sanction USD 15 million loan to an Indian education start-up to expand the access to quality education by providing critical financing to schools that serve low-income students in India. Full Article
dia More Fiscal Stimulus Measures Necessary in India to Fight Covid-19: S&P By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 07:01:03 +0530 In March, the government announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package focusing on providing food security to the poor and providing money in their hands to fight COVID-19. Full Article
dia India's Services Activity Collapses as Coronavirus Paralyses Global Economy: PMI By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 11:00:54 +0530 The grim result for the industry, the engine of economic growth and jobs, underlined the pandemic's sweeping impact across India as authorities extended a nationwide lockdown. Full Article
dia Asia Gasoil Margins Drop to Record Low Amid Signs of Indian Export Surge By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 02:02:43 +0530 India's April gasoil exports closed at a four-month high of 2.73 million tonnes, compared with 2.53 million tonnes in March, according to Refinitiv oil research assessments. Full Article
dia Gilead Sciences Scouting For Partners in India, Pakistan for Remdesivir By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 07:13:15 +0530 Remdesivir is an investigational antiviral drug that may be found effective against the virus that causes Covid-19 Full Article
dia India to Send Investment Pitches to More Than 1,000 American Companies to Relocate From China: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:16:32 +0530 India is prioritizing medical equipment suppliers, food processing units, textiles, leather and auto part makers among more than 550 products covered in the discussions. Full Article
dia Coronavirus Lockdown: India's Coal Import Declines by 29 Percent in April By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 04:18:23 +0530 Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi had earlier written to state chief ministers asking them not to import dry-fuel and take the domestic supply of fuel from Coal India Ltd. Full Article
dia India Exports 33.5 Lakh Tonnes Sugar so Far in 2019-20 Marketing Year By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 05:44:58 +0530 With five months still left for 2019-20 marketing year to end, the association feels the mills have the potential to fulfil their exports commitments. Full Article
dia India's Rating Outlook Reflects Rising Risk of Slower GDP Growth, Low Policy Effectiveness: Moody's By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:12:27 +0530 Moody's Investors Service on Friday said the negative outlook on India's rating reflects increasing risks that GDP growth will remain significantly lower than in the past and partly hints at weaker policy effectiveness to address economic and institutional issues. Full Article
dia India May See 0% GDP Growth This Fiscal Year, Says Moody's By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:25:30 +0530 The ratings agency said it expected India to see no growth in financial year 2021 and bounce back to a 6.6% GDP growth in FY22. Full Article