The rapid pace of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic all across the world and the severity of the disease caused by it – Covid-19, has forced many countries to go on lockdowns. That has resulted in millions of job… Read More ›
Sustainability
Coronavirus Stokes Global Food Security Concerns
As about one fifth of the global population around the world are placed under lockdowns because of the coronavirus pandemic, many countries are contemplating putting a cap on the flow of staple foods which has raised concerns for global food… Read More ›
Growth Of Global Wind Power In 2019 Was Almost 20%
There was an almost 20 per cent growth in the wind power capacity across the world for 2019, following up on a year that saw record growth in offshore wind farms as well as in onshore projects in the United… Read More ›
G20 Will Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ To Fight Global Coronavirus Threat
The Group of 20 major economies of the world has decided to pump in $5 trillion into the global economy though national measures in order to try and ease the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic while also pledging to… Read More ›
Japan sets up COVID-19 HQ, preparatory steps to declare state of emergency: Kyodo news agency
On Thursday, the Japanese government said, it is setting up a special headquarters for the Wuhan coronavirus, which could be activated as early as this afternoon, as it preps up efforts to fight the virus which has gone pandemic. Japan’s… Read More ›
UK Consumer Group Says Amazon And Ebay Doing Little To Prevent Covid-19 Profiteering
A consumer watch group has warned that sellers on the online platforms eBay and Amazon Marketplace are profiteering in the current time of the cornavirus pandemic and the two online market places are doing little to stop them. The group… Read More ›
Demand For ‘Corona Bonds’ Raised By Nine European Countries Amid Rising Deaths
In Europe, which has now been termed as the new epicenter of the coornavirus pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), there is increasing pressure on policy makers to announce new measures to address the economic impact of the pandemic…. Read More ›
UK Sandwich Chain Eat Permanently Shuts Shop After 24 Years
The once popular and currently struggling sandwich chain of the United Kingdom – Eat, will shut down completely and will not be seen on the high street of the country after Pret Manger, the owner of the brand, decided to… Read More ›
Lockdown Is Causing A Shift Among Gamblers From Sports To Riskier Alternatives
According to one of the United Kingdom’s biggest gambling websites, with the lockdown in several countries including the UK in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, there has been a shift of gamblers from wagers on sport to… Read More ›
Coronavirus Lockdowns Puts Millions Of Gig Economy Workers In Dilemma
The coronavirus pandemic has put an impossible choice for the millions of gig economy workers across the world – whether to ignore the lockdown and go out to work or stay at home and earn nothing. This was evident in… Read More ›
