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Covid-19 count inches closer to 100,000; highest single day spike recorded

The cases in Maharashtra saw the highest increase of 2,347, state tally stands at 33,053

Wipro unveils sanitisation walkways, robots to fight the coronavirus

Developed in four weeks, these walkways have already been installed at Wipro's campuses and factories. The walkway has been priced between Rs 1-1.3 lakh per unit

Guidelines issued for pool-testing of migrant workers, global travellers

Pool testing is a cost effective and time saving method of detecting the spread of Covid among the population

Fitch highlights India's two big challenges in fight against coronavirus

The significant inefficiency, dysfunctioning and acute shortage of the healthcare delivery systems in the public sector do not match up with the growing needs of the population, says the report

Covid-19: CSIR-NAL develops non-invasive ventilator in record 36 days

The system has undergone stringent biomedical tests and beta clinical trials at NAL Health Centre

Can Ganga water treat Covid-19? ICMR says no to study, need more data

Evidence and data available at the moment is not strong enough to start the clinical studies, said Dr Y K Gupta

Pocket-friendly innovations from IITs join India's fight against Covid-19

Institutes across the country have developed testing devices, ventilators priced at Rs 25,000 and sanitising sprays, among other things, at low-cost or on a not-for-profit basis

Separate infra needed for Covid-19 patients with other ailments: Fortis CEO

The hospital has chosen not to cut salaries of frontline health workers even as its looks to implement cost saving measures

Tech Mahindra may allow 25% employees to work from home till March 2021

The company is in talks with clients to seek approval, and is building a control system to track staff productivity in real time

Mumbai docs try Biocon and Roche's biologic drugs on critical Covid cases

Two repurposed drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis are being tried on over 100 patients in Mumbai

Curbs on transport, commerce lifted partially as West Bengal eases lockdown

Malls, shopping complexes, cinemas, parks continue to remain closed

Over 1 mn RT-PCR tests for coronavirus detection conducted in India: ICMR

Currently, there are 28,046 active cases while 10,633 Covid-19 positive patients have been cured/discharged

Low pollution levels have slowed spread of Covid-19: Medical expert

"Air pollution leads to higher incidents of lung diseases. Coronavirus is just an addition in the list of infections which people suffering from chest diseases are prone to"

Govt allows import of superior testing technologies in Covid-19 battle

Players like Abbott, Roche, Trivitron, Eris get approvals to import chemiluminescent kits, ELISA kits too get nod

Lockdown extended for 2 weeks after May 4, schools and colleges stay shut

All agriculture work will be allowed and limited industrial production in zones which have been declared coronavirus safe

India to cap stimulus package at $60 bn to protect credit rating: Report

Fitch warned India's sovereign rating could come under pressure if its fiscal outlook deteriorates further

Raymond to repurpose factories to churn out personal protection equipment

Line-up includes masks, suits, sanitizers, shoe-covers and gloves

Miners seek tax rationalisation as Covid mutes demand for minerals

The mining sector is rooting for a uniform tax subsuming all levies and capped at 40 per cent

Tamil Nadu allows industrial activity in green zones after review meeting

CM Palaniswami urges District Collectors not to hinder movement of farm produce, asks them to help farmers market their produce

MyLab starts making RNA extraction kits for crucial Covid-19 test

There is a huge shortage in India of these kits, which are critical in extracting sufficient quantities of RNA for accurate molecular diagnosis