- 11 Feb
- 2021
What the WHO coronavirus experts learned in Wuhan
The visit was politically sensitive for China — which is concerned about any allegations it didn't handle the initial outbreak properly — and has been closely watched around the world.
- 10 Feb
- 2021
Under pressure, Twitter starts blocking handles censured by govt
Sources said that of the 257 handles that had originally tweeted with the hashtag, 126 have been deactivated. Just a few days ago, Twitter had blocked them, before activating them almost immediately citing "free speech" and because it found the content "newsworthy". It has now blocked many of them again.
- 9 Feb
- 2021
Not acting on government requests could put Twitter in legal soup
Facebook and Google’s YouTube have “proactively” complied with similar requests from the ministry of electronics & IT (MeitY), “with Twitter being the only exception,” according to officials aware of the matter.
- 8 Feb
- 2021
Government to work with RBI for implementation of bank privatisation plan: Nirmala Sitharaman
Speaking to reporters in the financial capital, Sitharaman also said that the government has no plan to form any bank investment company to house the government stakes in banks.
- 1 Feb
- 2021
Rural infra development fund increased to Rs 40,000 cr in FY22: FM
Sitharaman further said 1,000 more mandis will be integrated with the electronic national market and the agriculture infrastructure fund would be made available to APMCs to augment infrastructure facilities.
- 31 Jan
- 2021
Study suggests that COVID-19 cases are correlated with temperature and latitude
The research team then used statistical methods to test if epidemiological variables were correlated with temperature, latitude, and longitude. The expectation was that warmer countries closer to the equator would be the least affected by the disease.
- 30 Jan
- 2021
What Economic Survey 2020-21 says about India's startup ecosystem
The government has recognised 41,061 startups so far, extra than 39,000 of which have reported 4,70,000 jobs, according to the Economic Survey 2020-21.
- 29 Jan
- 2021
Economic Survey slams Credit Rating Agencies, says they do not reflect India's economic fundamentals
The Survey questioned the sovereign credit ratings and stated that these do not capture correctly the strong economic fundamentals of India.
