Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said its trial of Favirpiravir showed a 28.6% faster recovery among those treated with the antiviral drug than on those who were on standard therapy. The 150-person trial showed “numerical improvements for the primary efficacy endpoint with 28.6% faster viral clearance in the overall population as measured by the median time until […]
The amount of money spent by an average SBI Credit Card user fell by 43% to about Rs 24,000 per month during the three months from April to June, but the company still managed to post a higher profit due to higher interest income and lower costs. Compared to Rs 24,000 in the latest period, […]
Kerala has become the first state in India to confirm community transmission of COVID-19. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said community transmission has been confirmed in coastal areas of Thiruvananthapuram district, based on test results from today. “We have come to the conclusion that COVID is now in community transmission in areas like Poomthura and Pulluvila,” […]
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, which sells about 73% of India’s reserved railway tickets, said ticket sales continue to be down by about 77%-78%; almost a month-and-a-half after long-distance trains were restarted. “Pre-COVID, we were doing 60 cr rupees worth of tickets a day,” said IRCTC CMD MP Mall. “Now, it’s 13-14 cr.” […]
Kerala took a step closer to officially confirming local transmission of COVID-19 in Thiruvananthapuram city with the district reporting a whopping 105 cases of local transmission today. Five cluster outbreaks have been identified in Thiruvanthapuram, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today. Two ‘large community cluster’ outbreaks of Coronavirus have been identified in Kerala, one in […]
The only survey conducted on the government response to the COVID-19 in Kerala has thrown up encouraging insights for the Left Front, while giving the BJP and the central government reasons for introspection. According to the survey of 10,409 persons conducted by C fore for Asianet News between June 18 and 29, a whopping 84% […]
Bajaj Auto, one of the biggest exporters of two-wheelers in the world, said it sold 31% fewer automobiles during June, suffering from the after-effects of the Coronavirus lock-down in India and in other markets. The impact of the lockdown was felt on both India sales and exports, with a sharper decline seen on three-wheeler sales […]
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, one of India’s biggest pharmaceuticals manufacturers, said it has signed a licensing agreement with Japan-based FUJIFILM to manufacture anti-viral drug favipiravir. Favipiravir is traditionally used to treat infuenza, and is also being tested in COVID-19 patients. Dr Reddy’s said the tie-up is part of the Japanese company’s efforts to ramp up the […]
Dixon Technologies, the NOIDA-based contract manufacturer of electronics, said it has entered into a contract with Bangalore-based Molbio Diagnostics to manufacture a disruptive RT-PCR COVID-19 test that can give a major boost to India’s Coronavirus containment efforts. It has entered into a Rs 30 cr deal to manufacture 1,000 Qattros, a viral testing machine that […]
ABB India, the local unit of the Swiss-Swedish machinery and equipment maker, said it does not “anticipate any significant adjustments” due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lock down. “The Company has evaluated the liquidity position, recoverability, carrying value of its assets and does not anticipate any significant adjustments at this stage […]
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 35,327 people have returned to the state from other countries — mainly the Persian Gulf — in the last month-and-a-half after losing their jobs. They accounted for 50% of the total 71,958 people who have come back to the state in the first 46 days since flights were […]
After showing signs of slowing down for three days, the number of new Coronavirus cases in India has shown a sharp jump on Wednesday, even as 30% of those tested in Delhi returned positive on that day. Delhi reported an all time record of 2,414 new cases on Wednesday, with experts pointing out that the […]
India’s Coronavirus lockdown seems to have led to a sharp increase in demand for televisions sold via online retailers, according to inputs from Dixon Technologies, India’s biggest maker of TVs. Company CEO Atul Lall said that while the demand and sales of other consumer durables dipped during the lockdown, demand for TVs rose. Dixon Technologies, […]
Delhi Government has promised to increase the number of COVID-19 tests to around 18,000 per day from the current level of around 5,000 per day at the all-party meeting held under the leadership of central home minister Amit Shah. Amit Shah was forced to call the all party meet after the healthcare situation in Delhi […]
India’s daily COVID-19 additions crossed the 11,000 mark on Wednesday, even as daily deaths set a new record at 357. The total detected cases of Coronavirus 2019 in India has now risen to 2.87 lakh, up by 11,156 in 24 hours, while the number of deaths has now reached 8,107. The above numbers, taken from […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the state still has 4,200 free COVID-19 beds, but admitted that dozens of people have faced difficulty in getting access to these beds in the last few days. “I have seen that there are people who are coming on TV channels and saying that we could not find a […]
FYI TV18, the most watched ‘lifestyle’ channel in India, will shut down on July 8, TV18 group said, while announcing an increase in the prices of several of its channel packages and the conversion of a free channel into pay. FYI SHUT DOWN The move to shut down FYI TV18 makes the channel the latest […]
N Vasu, president of Kerala’s largest temple board, today rejected claims by Sangh Parivar allied organizations that temple boards were reopening Hindu places of worship with an eye on money. Hindu Aikya Vedi, which shares many of its leaders with other Sangh Parivar organizations, had yesterday strongly opposed the decision to reopen temples amid the […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he has been forced to reserve COVID-19 beds in all private and Delhi government hospitals in the city exclusively for the use of Delhi-based patients. This, he said, followed the deliberations and recommendations of a committee set up to look into the matter. The decision comes a day before […]
With 9,889 new cases reported on Thursday, India has emerged as home to the third fastest growing Coronavirus patient population in the world. India broke the 6,000 new case per day mark on May 19, the 7000 cases/day mark on May 24, the 8,000/day mark on May 29 and the 9,000/day mark on June 3 […]
