Tag: covid-19
Global firms concerned about e-waste arising from COVID-19
COVID-19 has left many casualties in its wake, not all of them human. Electronic devices that were bought in an emergency to work-from-home are...
How citizen-led Khaana Chahiye made massive impact during COVID-19
Citizen social responsibility (CSR) is growing from strength to strength in the time of COVID-19. Citizen-led initiative Khaana Chahiye epitomises how individuals can make...
Preventing COVID-19 Vaccine Nationalism Will Save the World
Pfizer Inc has announced that its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective. This marks a major milestone in the fight against a...
CSR of ACT Fibernet donates modular ICU units to Tamil Nadu Government for COVID-19 patients
As novel coronavirus continues to spread, ACT Fibernet in its effort to help combat COVID-19, joined hands with the Tamil Nadu government and donated...
15% COVID-19 Deaths Globally are Linked to Air Pollution
According to a study published in journal Cardiovascular Research on October 26, 2020, about 15 per cent deaths across the world due to COVID-19 can be...
Do you have coronaphobia?
Coronaphobia is affecting more people than the coronavirus. Call it another byproduct of the global pandemic. Or an adverse effect of these “unprecedented times”....
Marico Limited commits 5 lakh masks to frontline COVID-19 warriors
Marico Limited, one of the leading FMCG majors in India pledges to distribute 3 lakh masks to the frontline warriors in Maharashtra and 2...
The Evolving Epidemiology of COVID-19 and its Impact on Eye Care Services
The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic has reverberated across the global, regional and local economies. The eye care ecosystem is no exception to...
Bhutan Issues First Sovereign Bond to Meet Fiscal Financing Needs to Fight COVID-19
The Royal Government of Bhutan has announced its first sovereign bond to support the economy in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic while diversifying financial...
Aequs collaborates with the University of Illinois to develop low-cost mechanical resuscitator AQovent
Aerospace precision engineering and manufacturing company Aequs announced the launch of AQoventTM, a medical-grade, low-cost, and mass-produced mechanical resuscitator. AQoventTM is an oxygen-driven emergency...
China is Building Xiong’an City with Better Preparedness for Future Pandemics
COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way one lives. Isolation and quarantine have been very difficult for many who have been unable to find a...
COVID-19 will Widen the Already Huge Poverty Gap Between Women and Men
The COVID-19 crisis will dramatically increase the poverty rate for women and widen the gap between men and women who live in poverty, according...
