The recently decriminalised offences include administrative offences such as delays in filing CSR reports, or failure to rectify the register of members in compliance with orders from the NCLT.

The US, a founding member of the WHO as well as its biggest donor, has long exercised a strong influence over the organisation.

In Delhi, there would henceforth be no testing for the novel coronavirus in a patient who was brought dead to the hospital — and, if there were any suspicions, the last rites would be performed as per the routine Covid protocol.

Sino-Indian border dispute: Most of the clashes between the Indian and Chinese armies occur in the disputed portion of the Pangong Tso lake. As things stand, the 45 km-long western portion of the lake is under Indian control, while the rest is under China’s…

Domestic flights resume in India on Monday: Which routes will flights operate on? Are state governments in the loop on operating flights? What are the guidelines for passengers?

For both Maharashtra and Mumbai, Covid cases and death counts in April were 30 to 50 times the corresponding counts in March. The growth rates between April and the first 20 days of May, however, have been well behind the growth rates between March and April.

The launch of this platform coincides with the plans of many other global conglomerates trying to launch themselves in the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) segment by providing some kind of platform or training space.

One antibody, called S309, taken from a SARS survivor from 2003, has been shown in the lab to neutralise SARS-CoV-2. The results were reported in Nature this week.

In this edition of E-Xplained before a country-wide Zoom audience last week, he discussed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, and ways to contain the damage.

Applicants to the scheme will need guarantors to help push their case before credit societies and urban and district cooperative banks that will hand out Rs 5,000 crore worth of collateral-free loans. They will also need to be aware of the penalties in case…

The WHO, a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health, is currently at the forefront of global efforts towards containing the novel coronavirus pandemic.

India Coronavirus (Covid-19) Cases: The five states with the maximum caseload -- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi, and Rajasthan -- account for over 70 per cent of all positive cases in India. In states like Himachal Pradesh and Assam, the new cases…

Dogs can screen up to 250 people per hour and can be trained to detect disease odours, which is equivalent to the dilution of one teaspoon of sugar in two Olympic-sized swimming pools.

India Domestic Flights Resume: The government has allowed airlines to resume flights from Monday albeit only with one-third of the pre-lockdown capacity.

As long as the source of the sound moves slower than the speed of sound itself, this source – say a truck or a plane – remains nested within the sound waves travelling in all directions. When an aircraft travels at supersonic speed – meaning faster than sound…

The lift-off on May 27, with two NASA astronauts, is a flight test to certify if SpaceX’s transportation system can ferry crew to and from the International Space Station regularly.

On Sunday, May 17, the government announced domestic travel will remain prohibited till May 31. In just three days, the government on Thursday moved a fresh amendment in the guidelines for permitting passenger flights May 25 onwards.

The survey has found a “very strong association between food insecurity & farm size, with landless farmers 10 times more likely to skip a meal in the past month compared to large farmers”.

Schools in a number of European countries have begun to reopen. A look at why it was felt necessary at this stage, how countries have addressed various concerns, and where India stands on reopening schools.

The fact that Indian and Chinese soldiers are in an eyeball to eyeball situation at two places in Ladakh, with strong statements coming from both sides, can’t be construed as a very happy situation.

India Coronavirus (Covid-19) Cases Numbers explained: Most of the new cases being detected in Bihar were amongst those who were returning to their hometowns from their workplaces in other parts of the country.