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Extreme heat rendering parts of the world too hot to insure
Rising temperatures are disrupting economic activity and daily life...
Over 17,000 people died in floods and heavy rains between 2012-2021: Govt
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India set to reopen hotels,temples and malls
Hotel guests will be tested for fever, masks will be compulsory at all times, and restaurants will have to set tables apart to maintain social distancing when they reopen on Monday, according to rules issued by the home ministry.
India may suffer devastating climate change impact in 80 years: Study
“India is the most densely populated region in the world, with relatively high sensitivity and low resilience to changes in its climate, all of which makes it very exposed and vulnerable to any changes that may occur during the rest of the 21st century,” Almazroui told PTI in an email on World Environment Day on Friday.
“A large part of India’s population, ecosystems, and economy are all exposed to high risk in the face of future climate change,” he said.
India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 2,26,770 with record spike of 9,851 cases; death toll 6,348
Of the 273 deaths reported since Thursday morning, 123 were in Maharashtra, 44 in Delhi, 33 in Gujarat, 16 in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Tamil Nadu, 10 in West Bengal, six each in Telangana and Madhya Pradesh, four each in Karnataka, Bihar and Rajasthan, three each in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, two in Uttarakhand and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Jharkhand
Sun Pharma testing plant-based drug as potential COVID-19 treatment
AQCH is derived from tropical, climbing shrub cocculus hirsutus, which is used in Asia for its apparent medicinal properties.
The company said the trial will be conducted across 12 centers in India in 210 patients and a human safety study of the drug has been completed.
AQCH, which is being developed for dengue, has shown broad antiviral effect in in-vitro studies and hence is being tested as a potential treatment option for COVID-19,” the company said in a statement
AXA faces 1,700 ambiguous restaurant contracts over pandemic payouts
Axa chief executive Thomas Buberl said his company had reached an agreement with 200 restaurants and that the payouts would allow them to cover a substantial part of their costs.
The court case set a potential precedent for coronavirus-related disputes across the world.
COVID-19 Pandemic: Emerging risks and trends
•Intergenerational tensions, supply chain disruptions and the fragility of public healthcare are among the risks and trends amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020,
•The coronavirus outbreak showed that societies weren’t sufficiently prepared, and that broad risk awareness is crucial for proper risk management;,
•The current crisis shouldn’t overshadow the need for the world to transition to a more sustainable economy and a low-carbon future, and the insurance industry can play a pivotal role in this
SC seeks finance ministry’s reply on waiver of interest on loans during moratorium period
The bench was hearing a plea, filed by Gajendra Sharma, in which he has sought a direction to declare the portion of RBI’s March 27 notification “as ultra vires to the extent it charges interest on the loan amount during the moratorium period, which create hardship to the petitioner being borrower and creates hindrance and obstruction in ‘right to life’ guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution of India”.
India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 2,16,919 with record spike of 9,304 cases; death toll 6,075
Of the 260 deaths reported since Wednesday morning, 122 were in Maharashtra, 50 in Delhi, 30 in Gujarat, 11 in Tamil Nadu, 10 in West Bengal, seven each in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana, six in Rajasthan, four in Andhra Pradesh and one each in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab and Uttarakhand.
Maruti introduces accessories to protect customers from coronavirus
The company’s ‘Health and Hygiene’ genuine accessories for car and personal care are priced from Rs 10 to Rs 650, MSI said in a statement.
India’s urban COVID-19 outbreak is morphing into a rural health crisis
Dr. Naman Shah, an epidemiologist and physician advising a federal government coronavirus task force, said rural outbreaks could be “devastating” given the inadequate number of doctors and health facilities.