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OECD lowers India’s GDP growth forecast to 5.1%
International agency OECD recently lowered India’s GDP growth forecast to 5.1 per cent from the earlier projection of 6.2 per cent for 2020-21. For the financial year ending...
UN releases $15 million to fund efforts to tackle COVID-19
The United Nations recently released $15 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to fund global efforts to tackle COVID-19 (coronavirus). The World Health Organization (WHO) recently... Fitch Solutions lowers India’s GDP growth to 4.9 per cent in FY20
Fitch Solutions recently lowered its forecast for India’s economic growth to 4.9 per cent in the current fiscal FY 20. The main reason for the cut in rate was...
Air India flight rescues 119 Indian nationals from the quarantined Diamond Princess Cruise ship
After several passengers and crew members were diagnosed with the coronavirus infection, the Diamond Princess cruise ship has been quarantined in the Port of Yokohama, Japan. Recently, a...
Singapore develops antibody test to identify COVID-19
The Singapore Ministry of Health announced that an antibody test has been developed by the country’s medical school and it has successfully identified two people, who were infected...
G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors held in Riyadh
The Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from G20 nations was recently organised in Riyadh from February 22-23, 2020. The delegates from across the world attended... China National Biotec Group develops convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 infection
The biotechnology research company of China- ‘China National Biotec Group’ has developed convalescent plasma to treat the patients who are infected with the COVID-19 (novel corona virus). The... Economist Intelligence Unit lowers 2020 growth forecast to 2.2%
The Economist Intelligence Unit has lowered its global growth forecast for 2020 to 2.2%, from its earlier estimate of 2.3%. The dip was due to the new risks... 2019-nCoV officially named COVID-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently announced that the deadly virus outbreak from China will be officially called as “COVID-19”. The official name was announced to avoid references... UK donates 20 million pounds to develop vaccine to counter nCoV
The United Kingdom government has recently donated 20 million pounds, equivalent to nearly $25 million, for developing vaccine to combat the deadly coronavirus. The country’s investment is set... Kerala declares nCoV outbreak a “state calamity”
The state Government of Kerala declared the disease caused by the novel coronavirus as a “state calamity”. This declaration comes at the backdrop of three people of the...
