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WHO cautions against the idea of an immunity passport? The World Health Organization is cautioning against the idea of immunity passports. It says there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected against a second infection. The concept of immunity passports or risk-free certificates has been floated as a way of allowing people protected against reinfection to return to work. WHO argues that people who assume they are imm

26 April, 2020
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RBI REPORT ON FOREX RESERVES

RBI REPORT ON FOREX RESERVES According to the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India, in the reporting week that ended April 17, foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, rose from USD 1.55 billion to USD 441.88 billion. The RBI data showed that gold reserves increased from USD 1.54 billion to USD 32.68 billion in the reporting week. While, special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund, IMF were up by USD 3 million to USD 1.43 billion. The

DPIIT, CAIT join hands to enable kiranas’ foray into e-comm space

DPIIT, and CAIT join hands to enable kiranas’ foray into the e-comm space The DPIIT has joined hands with CAIT for the development of this platform, which, is expected to be launched in a staggered manner starting early next week. Within days of retail giants Reliance Industries and Amazon India announcing their intent to accelerate their plans of onboarding local retailers and grocers, a group of retail traders has announced a tie-up with the Centre to launch a national e-commerce m

Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020

Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020 The Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) endorsed by the 194 Member States of the World Health Assembly in May 2012 is a framework to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to existing vaccines for people in all communities. GVAP was the product of the DoV Collaboration, an unprecedented effort that brought together development, health and immunization experts and stakeholders. The leadership of the Bill & Melinda Gates