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Why Tauktae? A look at how cyclones are named
As Cyclone Tauktae intensifies, many are wondering where the name came from and why it's called that. A look at why and how cyclones are named
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India finally has a third vaccine. Is it enough to save the country?
The contentious Sputnik V vaccine, of which close to 900 million doses are being manufactured in India, is being administered at time when the pace of inoculations is alarmingly behind schedule
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Tauktae: The devastating power of cyclones
As Cyclone Tauktae intensifies into a Severe Cyclonic Storm, a look at how they are formed and the damage each category of cyclones may cause to the area where they make a landfall
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Wealth disparity, legal hurdles and supply hamper effort to vaccinate world
Only 0.3% of the vaccine doses administered globally have been given in the 29 poorest countries, home to about 9% of the world's population
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A desperate India falls prey to Covid-19 scammers
Medicine, oxygen and other supplies are brokered online or in hushed phone calls and in many cases, the sellers prey on the desperation and grief of families
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As India's Covid-19 crisis rages, its neighbours brace for the worst
As India battles a horrific surge of the coronavirus, most of its nearby countries have sealed their borders while several that had been counting on Indian-made vaccines are pleading with China and Russia instead
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The public split of Bill and Melinda Gates spotlights a secretive fortune
The fortune of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates exceeds the size of Morocco's annual economy, combines the value of Ford, Twitter, and Marriott International, and is triple the endowment of Harvard
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Personal Finance (Money lessons woman finance leaders and their moms learnt from each other), Business (What's next for the most important company in Kazakhstan; What can we learn from listed vaccine makers), Productivity (Puzzling psychology of procrastination and how to stop it), Parenting (7 habits to raise successful kids) and Lifestyle (Amit Sheth on Breaking Barriers).
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Despite slew of downgrades for India, real economic damage of second wave yet unknown
The pandemic's second wave has brought with it disruptions to the economy which has led to ratings agencies lowering their growth estimates for India. Though there has been no large-scale dislocation of business, experts believe the damage is still unknown and recovery will resume only after this wave subsides
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India's strict rules on foreign aid snarl Covid-19 donations
Nongovernmental organisations help provide basic health services in India, picking up the slack in a country where government spending in that area totals 1.2 percent of the gross domestic product
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Despite chip shortage, chip innovation is booming
Even as a chip shortage is causing trouble for all sorts of industries, the semiconductor field is entering a surprising new era of creativity, from industry giants to innovative startups seeing a spike in funding from venture capitalists that traditionally avoided chipmakers