WeWork will invest $100 million in its Indian business as the office-sharing startup looks to ride out the coronavirus crisis, which has kept people indoors and away from offices. WeWork’s India franchise in May laid off 100 employees, or 20% of its workforce, joining a slew of firms that are …
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A plan to create urban forests in India would help mitigate the effects of climate change in the country’s polluted cities, but could lead to evictions and result in plantations that harm the environment, planning experts said on Monday. The 200 urban forests will be developed over the next five …
Indian Oil Corp, the country’s top refiner, is seeking to buy up to 24 million barrels of U.S. oil for delivery between October 2020 and March 2021, tender documents showed, as part of its efforts to diversify supply. The move will help IOC to hedge against unpredictable pricing moves by …
India is considering raising import taxes on edible oils as the country seeks to become self-reliant by boosting local oilseed production with the help of tax revenues, two government, and two industries. The tax hike could curb the world’s biggest vegetable oils importer’s purchases and weigh on Malaysian palm oil …
Up to 12 people have been found infected with Ebola in a new outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. A week ago, authorities reported six infections in the northwestern city of Mbandaka, saying they appeared to be …
The Indian Air Force has designed, developed and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilized for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude areas, isolated and remote places. The requirement of an air evacuation system with a facility to prevent …
At least half of Singapore’s newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the government’s virus taskforce, reinforcing the city-state’s decision to ease lockdown restrictions very gradually. Tiny Singapore has one of the highest infection tallies in Asia, with more than 38,000 cases, because of outbreaks in cramped …
Indian Navy had launched Operation Samudra Setu to repatriate Indian citizens commencing 08 May 2020. Indian Naval ships Jalashwa and Magar have already evacuated 2874 personnel from the Maldives and Sri Lanka to ports of Kochi and Tuticorin. In the next phase of Samudra Setu, Indian Naval Ship Shardul will …
JAMMU June 8, 2020:Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh on Monday inaugurated the 18th Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh through a Video Conference. Speaking after the inauguration Dr. …
CHANDIGARH—Contrary to the popular blame game that the real crisis in agriculture in India is not because of poor traditional farming practices but is a result of a deficient marketing supply and distribution chain across the country, feels Dr R.S Minhas, Organic farm expert of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh. He …