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Climate-attributed U.S. Hurricane losses to increase by at aeast 10% over 20 yrs under selected scenarios: Aon
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Cyclone Biparjoy: Flood-like situation in 3 Rajasthan districts, 59 people rescued
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Indian economist appointed to key World Bank position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia
In his capacity as World Bank’s Practice Manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for South Asia, one of the top priorities of Jha will be to encourage and help the South Asia region (SAR) Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change team to connect and collaborate across Global Practice boundaries, the bank said in a statement on Friday.And also to the World Bank to conceive and deliver innovative and high-quality development solutions to respond to client demands and strengthen disaster risk management and climate action in the region, the statement said.
Lockdown will no longer help in Covid-19 fight: Virologist Shahid Jameel
“We reached community transmission a long time ago. It’s just that the health authorities are not admitting it. Even ICMR’s own study of SARI (severe acute respiratory illness) showed that about 40 per cent of those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 did not have any history of overseas travel or contact to a known case. If this is not community transmission, then what is?” he posed.
British companies to pay 20-30% of furloughed employees’ wages
in what may come as a major relief to businesses, the Indian government has withdrawn its order directing employers to pay wages to workers, even with units remaining shut during lockdown.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had issued a fresh set of guidelines repealing the order dated March 29, 2020 which had talked about compulsory wage payment to workers during lockdown.
Over 50% of urban Indians feel COVID-19 situation getting worse
When asked about their concerns regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, a large majority (73 per cent) are very or fairly worried about the pandemic”s long-lasting negative impact on the society and its severe impact on their finances (71 per cent), it added.
Modi offers Rs 1,000 crore help to cyclone stricken Kolkata, Bangladesh counts cost
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said 80 people have died in the cyclone that has caused an economic losses of over Rs 1 lakh crore and requested Modi to treat it as a national disaster.
No evidence to show COVID-19 spreads through corpses HC
The bench added the corporation and other authorities concerned shall have to follow the guidelines prescribed by the Government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for safe disposal of bodies infected with COVID-19.There is no scientific data to show that COVID-19 can spread through a dead body, the bench said while dismissing the petitions.
IRDA asks insurers to settle Amphan claims expeditiously
There is an urgent need for the insurance industry to take immediate steps to mitigate the hardships of the affected insured population by ensuring immediate registration and settlement of eligible claims, said IRDAI
Lancet study finds no benefit for hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19 patients
The scientists said these drugs should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients outside of clinical trials until results from randomised clinical trials are available to confirm their safety and efficacy for Covid-19 patients.
French court orders AXA to pay restaurant’s COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses;AXA to appeal
The court said that the administrative decision to close the restaurant qualified for insurance cover as a business interruption loss.
“This means that all companies with the same clause can appeal to their insurers,” Anais Sauvagnac, lawyer of Stephane Manigold, who owns four restaurants in Paris, said.
RBI slashes repo rate by 40 bps,says GDP growth in negative territory in 2020-21
The RBI also extended the moratorium on payment of loans by another three months till August to provide much-needed relief to borrowers whose income has been hit due to the coronavirus crisis.