JOHANNESBURG: The number of Chinese workers across Africa has dropped significantly to its lowest level in more than a decade, Voice of America reported, citing data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics. Earlier in 2015, 263,696 workers were recorded on the continent, which drastically declined to 88,371 in 2022. The China Africa Research Initiative at … Read more
NEW DELHI: Reducing air pollutionto levels similar to those during the Covid-19 pandemic could protect the Himalayan glaciers and prevent them from disappearing by the end of the century, a study by an international research team from India, Germany and the UK has found. Analysing the situation during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, the team … Read more
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday informed the parliament about the waiting period of both normal and Tatkal passports. Normal Passport Takes 7-10 Days, Tatkaal Passport Issuing Time Averages 1-3 Days: Jaishankar in Lok Sabha New Delhi: In response to question raised by Congress MP Jasbir Singh Gill over ‘waiting period for passports’, External … Read more
MUMBAI: Remember March 2020. The pandemic has just begun spreading across the world. India initiated one of the harshest lockdowns in history. Investors, including foreign funds, panicked. The sensex saw over 40% wipeout in its value in under a month. In March 2020 alone, the net FPI selling in the stock market was close to … Read more
Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before making mRNA molecule discoveries together that paved the way for COVID-19 vaccines, won the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday. “The laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to … Read more