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World News
Covid pandemic saw the birth of a billionaire every 30 minutes, says Oxfam
International charity Oxfam calls for a one-off solidarity tax on billionaires' wealth so that the people suffering from price hike can get support
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Health
New study helps in the fight against COVID pandemic
The proposed testing strategies can be applied within the U.S. and internationally for COVID-19 and other diseases.” A means to better estimate COVID-19 o
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India News
India saw more terror attacks in 2020, the first year of COVID-19 pandemic: Report
Terror attacks in 2020 rose to 679 from 655 attacks in 2019, read the US State Department report on Counter Terrorism.
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Health
World Pneumonia Day and its significance amid COVID-19 pandemic
November 12th is World Pneumonia day. Pneumonia can affect anyone but certain groups of people have a higher risk of getting the infection.
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Travel
Singapore opens borders as Covid-19 pandemic eases
Besides India, the ministry reviewed the Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka too and has allowed their travellers.
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Health
Study says COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the sleep quality of people
A new study has found that increased evening screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the sleep quality of people.
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Health
The study finds, COVID-19 pandemic led to increased screen time, more sleep problems
As per the survey, 92.9 percent reported an increase in their screen time results in decreased sleep quality, an increase in insomnia symptoms, shorter total sl
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India News
BCCI will contribute 2000 oxygen concentrators in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic
BCCI understands the desperate need for medical equipment in this hour of crisis and hopes this effort will help in narrowing the demand-supply gap The Board of
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Opinion
Democratic Elections Amidst a Pandemic and Deaths of Teachers on Poll Duty – COVID Warriors or Sacrificial Lambs?
At least 700 state government school employees on panchayat poll duty succumbed to Covid in Uttar Pradesh this month, the state teachers’ union said on Friday,
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Health
WHO Backed Global Youth Mobilization Funds Young People’s Ideas To Combat COVID-19 Pandemic
The initiative led by the world’s six largest youth organizations and supported by the WHO and United Nations Foundation will fund the work of young people in c
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Health
Women reported decreased happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Time spent completing household chores was linked to lower well-being and decreased happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic A recent study found that during the
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World News
China using COVID-19 pandemic to obstruct foreign journalists
China has used the coronavirus pandemic to create more restrictions for the foreign press China increased restrictions for the foreign press amid the coronaviru
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Health
Zinc could help with fertility during COVID-19 pandemic
Zinc supplements might be a problem solver for people trying to conceive during COVID-19 pandemic A new study has suggested that zinc supplements for both men a
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Education
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on information management research and practice
SIBM Pune recently conducted an international webinar about the underlying complexities due to COVID-19, through information systems and technological perspecti
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Education
SIIB renovates methods of education amid Covid-19 pandemic
Along with upskilling of faculty, the students of SIIB have been offered numerous free courses and programs from edX and Coursera. Symbiosis Institute of
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India News
‘COVID-19 pandemic will see a drastic growth of startups in India’, says Shirish Boralkar
In a recent webinar, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of MSME, Nitin Gadkari stated that the crisis could be ‘blessing in disguis
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Education
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) [SIU] extends registration dates, defers the SET exam, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
In the wake of the unprecedented global crisis, the test date for SET / SLAT / SEED / SITEEE, which was 2nd May 2020 earlier, has been postponed by Symbiosis In
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Health
Covidiot: Those hoarding during pandemic times have a new name!
New Delhi, India — While the world is fighting the pandemic called COVID-19, some people on Urban Dictionary have found a novel way to shame those who eit
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Press Releases
Mushroom-derived bioactive compounds have the potential to combat COVID-19 and other viral infections
Natural anti-infective, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antithrombotic products derived from a wide range of easily sourced mushrooms and their bioactive mole
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Health
‘Mysterious pneumonia’ plagues Chinese children: The WHO and other global experts are spooked, fearing the onset of another pandemic.
On November 13th, Chinese health authorities got coerced into holding a press conference where they acknowledged an abrupt spike in cases of a ‘mysterious
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