On September 15, Apple will be hosting a launch event titled 'Time Flies'. At the Apple event, the company is expected to launch a bunch of new hardware and possibly reveal some details on the software releases scheduled for later in 2020. The September 15 Apple Event is expected to be primarily focused on releasing new iPads and Apple Watch models, and may or may not include the iPhone 12 launch. … [Read more...] about Apple Event tonight: Where and when to watch the Time Flies event, what to expect
India’s August exports fall 12.66%, imports contract 26%; trade deficit narrows to $6.77 billion
The country's imports too declined 26 percent to $29.47 billion in August, leaving a trade deficit of $6.77 billion, compared to a shortfall of $13.86 billion in the same month last year, as per the data. Oil imports declined by 41.62 percent to $6.42 billion in the month under review. … [Read more...] about India’s August exports fall 12.66%, imports contract 26%; trade deficit narrows to $6.77 billion
Laws being put in place to ease business environment for private sector in space segment: ISRO
"We need to do some of the activities to ensure that there is no hardship, so a comprehensive space act is required, as well as the different policies should be in place, and they are in the pipeline, with the opening of the space sector,” ISRO Chairman K Sivan said. … [Read more...] about Laws being put in place to ease business environment for private sector in space segment: ISRO
Parliament Monsoon Session: First pandemic-era session begins today
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had held a series of discussions with officials of the Union Home Ministry, Union Health Ministry, ICMR and the DRDO to make the Parliament complex a safe zone. As per the standard operating procedures for the Monsoon Session, the MPs and staff of secretariats of both Houses and the media personnel covering the proceedings, had to undergo COVID-19 test, within 72 hours of the start of the session. A special seating arrangement following social distancing guidelines has been prepared by both houses for the members. … [Read more...] about Parliament Monsoon Session: First pandemic-era session begins today
Coronavirus vaccine expected by March; senior citizens, healthcare workers will be given priority: Harsh Vardhan
There are broadly four types of vaccine — one, a vaccine based on the whole virus (this could be either inactivated, or an attenuated [weakened] virus vaccine); two, a non-replicating viral vector vaccine that uses a benign virus as vector that carries the antigen of SARS-CoV; three, nucleic-acid vaccines that have genetic material like DNA and RNA of antigens like spike protein given to a person, helping human cells decode genetic material and produce the vaccine; and four, protein subunit vaccine wherein the recombinant proteins of SARS-COV-2 along with an adjuvant (booster) is given as a vaccine. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus vaccine expected by March; senior citizens, healthcare workers will be given priority: Harsh Vardhan
