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Govt to vaccinate 30 crore Indians by July; targets 60 crore doses
While the Indian government claims it has assessed the present requirement of vaccines and is working towards augmenting capacities, it is to be seen how many vaccine doses would be made available by May-June, as the country has plans to vaccinate 30 crore people by July in the first phase, say industry observers.
Apple employees likely to work from home till June 2021, says CEO Tim Cook
Apple Inc employees are most likely to continue work from home until June next year. Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Apple Inc said "seems likely" the majority of the team won't be back before June 2021. Cook shared the details about the company's plan in a virtual town hall meeting with employees on Thursday, as per a report in Bloomberg.
India not to blame for climate change: Prakash Javadekar
India is not responsible for the problem of climate change and is presently contributing only 6.8 per cent of global emissions, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday. He said India is the only G20 nation to be in compliance with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Five key genes linked to severe COVID-19 found, suggesting drug targets
Five key genes are linked with the most severe form of COVID-19, scientists said on Friday, in research that also pointed to several existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat people who risk getting critically ill with the pandemic disease.The findings, published in the journal Nature, should help scientists speed up the search for potential drugs for COVID-19 by conducting clinical trials of medicines that target specific antiviral and anti-inflammatory pathways.
Industry output grows 3.6% in October as electricity, mining recover
India's industrial output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 3.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the month of October, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday. The country's industrial output had contracted 6.6 per cent in October 2019, while it grew by 0.2 per cent in September 2020, the data showed.
Focus on higher spending, stronger growth in next Budget: FM Sitharaman