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PPE AND AFTERMATH OF THIS PANDEMIC ON ENVIRONMENT

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Post by: Ganesh C L While some people are thinking that this lockdown was a big recovery for the environment as the economic activities went down after a strict shut down by the government leading to a downfall in the emission of gases. Even I had written a post on this. You can check it out by clicking here . Also, there has been a new kind of source for pollution happening in the global scenario. It’s the use of PPE kits used by people for testing and by doctors and nurses who are treating the coronavirus affected people. They have to dispose it every day as it will be dangerous to reuse. These kits are made  of the material HIMEX® , which provides resistance to chemicals, and mechanical resistance. According to an interview (the full article is mentioned below in the reference section) made by The Hindu to Dr K. K. Aggarwal who said that, Currently, 40 lakh health workers are fighting against COVID-19. We need 20 to 25 lakh protective equipment every day to protect the workers
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INTELELCTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND COVID-19

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As we all know that COVID has been taking over our lives now and it has been affecting various sectors of a nation. The business sector is one of them which was largely hit by this pandemic. The pandemic is also leaving a great impact on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and on the IPRs in the process of receiving protections. Before continuing with “IPR and coronavirus”, we need to first understand what IPR is. Intellectual Property (IP) refers to creations of the mind such as        inventions, literary and artistic work, designs and symbols, names and images used in business.   Intellectual Property Rights do not differ from other property rights. They allow their owner to completely utilize them and they also entitle him/her to prevent others from using, dealing or meddle with his/her product without earlier permission. He/she can legally sue them and force them to compensate him/her for using them without their prior permission. IP is protected by law under patents, tradema
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INDIA RESPONDS TO POLICIES

POST BY: Sarvesh Background :   India has 106,737 active COVID-19 cases as of June 4, with 6,075 deaths attributed to the disease. Prime Minister Modi announced on March 24 that the entire country will go under lockdown, now extended for the third time to May 31. Prior to this announcement, numerous containment measures had already been imposed, varying in intensity across the country, including travel restrictions (complete restriction of incoming international commercial passenger aircraft and some restrictions on domestic travel including cancellation of domestic passenger air traffic); closing educational establishments, gyms, museums, and theaters; bans on mass gatherings; and encouraging firms to promote remote work. Reopening of the economy:  On April 15, with a view to supporting economic activities, the government announced several relaxation measures in geographical areas designated as non-hotspot, with effect from April 20, 2020. On April 29, the government perm
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INDIA'S COVID TRANSCENDS GLOBALLY

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Post By : Ashritha Kota The global scenario remains serious. The number of confirmed cases has reached 6.85 million  and around  3.3 million  cases are active. The death count has reached  398 thousand  and yet dynamic. About  3 million  people have recovered completely. (a) Confirmed cases                                                                (b) Death count INDIA India was not hit hard in the beginning, Why? The first phase lockdown of 21 days worked well and suppressed the infection rate. A few proofs showed that higher temperatures in India might slow the infection. But this didn't last long. A few events in the country led to a gradual increase in the number of positive cases. And these places became the coronavirus hotspots of India. 1. Tablighi Jamaat Markaz event in New Delhi               A Tablighi Jamaat religious gathering that occurred in Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz Mosque at the beginning of March 2020 was a coronavirus super
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PLANTS AGAINST CORONAVIRUS

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POST BY: Shilpa Shantharam Humans have always relayed on plants for numerous reasons. Plants have excessive application in human life whether alive or dead. Killing plants gives us firewood, timber etc., whereas growing a plant provides us with food, medicine. The knowledge of the application of plants to acquire food and medicine is gained by trial and error process, thus gathered information is gradually transmitted from generations to generation with further improvisation by new experiments. Worldwide more than one-tenth of plant species are used in drugs and health products, with more than 50,000 species being used. Many pharmaceutical products are derived from plants, the branch dealing with studies on medicinal drugs obtained from plants or other natural sources is called Pharmacognosy. Till date, plants has been useful in providing many of the successful drugs which includes aspirin, caffeine, morphine etc. Different reagents derived from different plants are tested for its anti
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MONSOON WINDS BRING HOME A VIOLENT VISITOR

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Amongst the things that are happening in this current world crisis, yet another hit by nature is upon North India and neighbouring north-west countries.  WHAT ARE LOCUSTS?  Locusts are a collection of certain species of grasshoppers(short-horned) that have a swarming phase. These insects which are solitary in normal conditions become abundant and change their behaviour and habits, becoming gregarious. A Desert Locust, source: Wikipedia   Desert Locust is a species of locusts which are one the most devastating migratory pests in the world. Their colour changes from pink to yellow indicating their transition from immature to mature conditions. It is a highly fast-moving and feeds on very large quantity of any kind of green vegetation including crops and folder. A typical swarm is made  up of 150 million locusts per square kilometre and is carried on the wind, up to 150 km in one day.  Even a very small, one-square-kilometre locust swarm can eat the same amount of food in one day as abou
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MACROPRUDENTIAL REGULATION WILL DAMPEN THE EFFECT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL SHOCKS

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POST BY: Sarvesh The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting emerging markets through an unprecedented combination of domestic and external shocks .  Among the latter, the pandemic has led to a sharp increase in global risk aversion and an abrupt retrenchment in foreign capital flows. Based on historical experience, these types of global financial shocks can significantly affect macroeconomic conditions in emerging markets, even if the exchange rate is flexible. FOR MORE UPDATES ON OUR BLOG, JOIN OUR  WHATSAPP GROUP  AND  REDDIT PAGE Strengthening resilience with macroprudential regulation Macroprudential regulation involves a broad range of measures aimed at buttressing financial stability .  While strengthening financial stability can also dampen the impact of global financial shocks on economic activity in emerging markets.  What is macroprudential regulation? Macroprudential regulation is an approach to financial regulation, aiming to mitigate risk to the entire financial system a
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HOW VIETNAM IS PLAYING IT DIFFERENT?

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         Post by : Ashritha Kota  The condition all over the globe is yet critical. The cases are yet reported and the death count is going high. Relaxation in many countries has worsened the situation. Around 5.2 million cases are confirmed and the death count has reached 337 thousand as on May 25th. 2 million people have recovered so far. (a) Deaths due to COVID-19                                                                                         (b) Confirmed cases    The novel coronavirus is a global health crisis and the ways countries worldwide fighting the outbreak are wide-ranging. But the strategies vary among the countries. In the United States, for instance, many highly populated zones have enacted " shelter in peace" initiatives to keep the infected rate low. But the strategies in Africa, Asian countries are quite different. FOR MORE UPDATES ON OUR BLOG, JOIN OUR  WHATSAPP GROUP  AND  REDDIT PAGE VIETNAM    Lessons learnt from
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