Women participate in Attukal Pongala festival in Kerala

Lakhs of women gathered in the Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala to perform the annual Attukal Pongala festival at Attukal Devi temple. Amid fear of coronavirus outbreak after six positive cases in the state, many devotees participated in the festival. It ..

President Trump signs $ 8.3 billion emergency fund to tackle coronavirus outbreak

US President Donald Trump recently signed an $ 8.3 billion emergency fund to assist the tackling measures of coronavirus outbreak. The Senate passed the legislation yesterday to help tackle the outbreak, that has killed 12 people in the US and ..

SARS CoV 2 Infection Case in Dog

The pet dog of a SARS CoV 2 infected patient was found infected with the virus and was quarantined. The animal showed no symptoms. WOAH The WOAH or World Organisation for Animal Health is an international organisation concerned with coordinating ..

IMF to give $50 billion to combat coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it will provide 50 billion dollars through its rapid-disbursing emergency financing facilities. The fund is to be given for low income and developing countries to combat the spread of coronavirus. 10 billion ..

EU economy faces highest impact due to coronavirus

As per the recent estimates published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the most affected economy due to the coronavirus outbreak is the European Union ($15.6 billion) followed by the United States ($5.8 billion) and Japan ($5.2 ..

World Bank to provide USD 12 billion to fund the tackling of coronavirus outbreak

The World Bank has recently announced a USD 12 billion fast-track aid package that will provide funds to help countries for tackling the coronavirus outbreak. As per the notification of the World Bank President David Malpass, the funds are targeted ..

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 March 2019, OECD has projected a growth rate of 4.9%. The main ..

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 upgraded the global risk of the coronavirus outbreak to “very high”, which ..

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 weak domestic demand and supply chain interruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak and a ..

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 special Air India flight departed to Tokyo and brought back 119 Indian ..