The announcement comes days after an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing for the first time since pandemic lockdowns began in 2020 amid a slow reopening of the country.
Sensex surged 87% between April 2020 & October 2021, drawing many new investors looking to cash in on this growth. Since that boom ended in late 2021, investor interest has also waned.
Curbs were lifted in parts of Guangzhou, near Hong Kong. Chongqing will allow close contacts of people with Covid, who fulfil certain conditions, to quarantine at home.
A new paper by RBI economists highlights the importance of states devising and deploying their own policies in times of crisis when mobility is affected.
China is seeking to support economic growth weighed down by lockdown measures to contain the country’s worst Covid outbreaks since the early days of the pandemic.
Online gaming grew 28% to reach approximately US$1.3 billion in India in 2021, compared to US$906 million in 2019. Industry is hopeful of growth in revenues as well as jobs.
To be launched on World TB Day, 24 March, programme will see health workers screening and testing vulnerable population for TB. Target is to match 2019 reporting numbers.
After release of Sue Gray's report Monday, 12 lockdown-breaking gatherings held at Boris Johnson's official workplace/residence at No.10 Downing Street are under police probe.
The current transformation is best understood not as a transition to formalisation, but as a transition from invisible labour to visible informality. Women's work is far from secure.
Despite damage to key Russian oil infrastructure by Ukrainian drone strikes in March, International Energy Agency data shows Russia’s earnings in March were highest for any month since January 2024.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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