Monthly archives: April, 2022

Moderna is seeking US approval for a COVID vaccine for children under the age of six

COVID vaccine

Moderna, a US biotech company, announced on Thursday that it had submitted an emergency use authorisation request in the US for its COVID vaccination for children aged six months to under six years. In the United States and most other nations, children under the age of six are the only age group that has yet …

Firefighting at the Bhalswa garbage site in Delhi has been going on for the past 36 hours.

Bhalswa garbage site in Delhi

On Thursday, several portions of the Bhalswa waste site in Delhi were still burning. There are fire crews on the scene. More information is awaited. On Tuesday, a big fire broke out at the Bhalswa dump in North Delhi. According to Delhi Fire Service officials, smoke was reported around 5:00 pm that later spread into …

 Power ministry: The total amount of power consumed in India has exceeded 201.

Union Minister for Power RK Singh

The central government said the greatest all-India power demand met on Tuesday was 201.066 GW, despite complaints of coal shortages at power facilities across the country. The demand exceeded last year’s maximum demand of 200.539 GW, which occurred on July 7, 2021, according to the Ministry of Power. The country’s economic expansion is reflected in …

 European Union and India agreed to form a Trade and Technology Council.

India and European Union

On Monday, India and the European Union (EU) decided to form a Trade and Technology Council, a strategic mechanism to address the issues of assuring trusted technology and security in the face of rapid geopolitical change – a move that is expected to strengthen their strategic partnership. The decision to form such a council will …

Lankan equities plummet as trading resumes after a two-week hiatus amid a worsening crisis.

Sri Lankan stocks fell and were set for another day of trading stoppage when the market opened for the first time in two weeks, during which the economic situation worsened. Within seconds after resuming trading, the Sri Lanka Stock Exchange Colombo All-Share Index plunged as much as 6.7 percent, while the blue-chip index fell 5.2 …

Lankan equities plummet as trading resumes after a two-week hiatus amid a worsening crisis.

Sri Lankan stocks fell and were set for another day of trading stoppage when the market opened for the first time in two weeks, during which the economic situation worsened. Within seconds after resuming trading, the Sri Lanka Stock Exchange Colombo All-Share Index plunged as much as 6.7 percent, while the blue-chip index fell 5.2 …

Power outage risk increases as severe heat spurs coal demand

Power outage risk increases

India risks a repeat of last summer’s power outages as soaring temperatures boost demand for coal that’s used to generate about 70 percent of the country’s electricity. The hottest March in more than a century has heralded an early start to summer, increasing power consumption by air conditioners and refrigerators. While state-run miner Coal India is producing …

HDFC to sell 10% stake in HDFC Capital Advisors to ADIA for Rs 184 cr

HDFC to sell 10% stake

Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 10 percent stake in HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for Rs 184 crore. HDFC Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HDFC and is in the business of managing private equity funds focused on the …

Zelenskyy urges world to respond to torture as Russia continues atrocities

Zelenskyy urges world to respond

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian troops in southern Ukraine have been carrying out torture and kidnappings, and he called on the world Sunday to respond. Torture chambers are built there, Zelenskyy said in an evening address to the nation. They abduct representatives of local governments and anyone deemed visible to local communities. Zelenskyy said humanitarian aid …