By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Extreme climate occurrences in the form of heatwaves, droughts, floods and thinning of glaciers are now indisputably linked to human behaviour and not natural causes, says the latest assessment report by global climate scientists, adding that some of these climate changes might be irreversible. The report, “Climate Change 2021”, from the […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Census operations, aborted due to Covid, are set to resume soon. In a huge rush of orders, the ministry of home affairs has filled in the vacant positions of director of Census operations in states over the last week. The states covered include large ones like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh as […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The United Arab Emirates will lift a ban on transit passenger traffic from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, and other countries from Aug. 5, the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday. The UAE, a major international travel hub, has banned passengers from many South Asian and African countries for […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is effective against the Delta and Delta plus variant, a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology has said. The study released on Monday showed that Covaxin provides 65.2 percent protection against the Delta variant which was first detected in India. […]
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The US economy grew solidly in the second quarter (Q2), pulling the level of gross domestic product (GDP) above its pre-pandemic peak, as massive government aid and vaccinations against Covid-19 fueled spending on goods and travel-related services. GDP, the broadest measure of economic output, grew 1.6 per cent in Q2, the commerce department said […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Google is updating to search algorithm to combat the misuse of dummy links. The new update will ignore deliberate attempts to make pages rank by using advanced link spam. Starting over the next two weeks, if your site does not follow the guidelines for Link Schemes according to Google, then you […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Gold was down on Tuesday morning in Asia. Investors were cautious ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision later in the week for clues over when the central bank will adopt a more hawkish tone. Gold futures edged down 0.11% to $1,797.25 by 12:49 AM ET (4:49 AM GMT), remaining below the […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Oil prices were little changed on Monday as investors balanced concerns about fuel demand from the spread of COVID-19 variants and floods in China against expectations of tight supplies through the rest of the year. Brent crude futures for September fell 3 cents to $74.07 a barrel by 0153 GMT […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Brent oil steadied after a coronavirus-driven washout on Monday that saw prices tumble to an eight-week low. Futures in London held near $69 a barrel after plunging 6.8% on Monday amid a broader market rout. The fast-spreading delta variant of Covid-19 has led to a surge in virus cases and […]
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Ahmedabad-based pharma major Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila) is planning to start clinical trials on children aged 5 years and above soon for its DNA-plasmid technology-based Covid-19 vaccine, claimed a senior official. Meanwhile, the company is awaiting approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its vaccine ZyCoV-D. It […]
