Coronavirus
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Ready, Steady, Heady: How ShopKirana doubled its revenue in pandemic year
ShopKirana doubled its revenue to Rs 400 crore in the pandemic year. The heady growth comes after a steady start
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Personal care brands see wind in their sales
A number of new players emerged stronger through the pandemic latching on to a hybrid model of online and offline
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60 years old, and first time entrepreneurs: How Covid-19 changed the lives of these women
The Covid-19 crisis destroyed many jobs but also created opportunities. These five hospitality professionals, all women in their sixties, set up a housekeepers syndicate for the hospitality industry
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Mental wellbeing: There's an app for that
With the pandemic increasing levels of anxiety and stress, people are turning to apps to get expert advice or simply breathe easy
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Timeline: How Covid-19 has evolved in India
One year since the world's strictest lockdown, we take a look at how coronavirus has evolved in India, from the first case on January 30, to the vaccination drive and second wave underway now
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Think Covid-19's messed up your travel plans? Try getting into China
Draconian measures from anal swabs to quarantining for a month have hampered the operations of many companies, separated families and upended the lives of thousands of international students
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As Israel reopens, 'Whoever does not get vaccinated will be left behind'
Israel is one of the first countries grappling in real time with a host of legal, moral and ethical questions as it tries to balance the steps toward resuming public life with sensitive issues such as public safety, discrimination, free choice and privacy
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How Merck, a vaccine titan, lost the Covid-19 race
Last month, Merck exited the vaccine race, abandoning its two candidates after early clinical trials flopped
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Coming soon: The 'Vaccine Passport'
The challenge however is in creating a document or app that is accepted around the world, that protects privacy and is accessible to people regardless of their wealth or access to smartphones
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Israel's vaccine success unleashes a debate on Palestinian inequities
Israel quickly became the world leader in vaccinating its population against Covid-19, but almost all Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank are still waiting for their first doses of the inoculation
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One year, 400,000 Coronavirus deaths: How the US guaranteed its own failure
The situation has turned dire just as the Trump administration, in its final days, begins to see the fruits of perhaps its biggest coronavirus success, the Operation Warp Speed vaccine program