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‘Infant attrition’ rising, accounts for 10-15% of labour movement: Report
"Infant attrition in India, mainly seen in the 22-32 years age...
Expect good Wayanad relief package from Centre; Gadgil, Kasturirangan reports not pragmatic, says Kerala CM
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan dismissed as "not pragmatic" the...
India has opportunity to lead the world on climate change: Deloitte CEO
Indian companies, he noted, are increasingly stepping up to not only making commitments in their own footprint, what they do. Deloitte, for instance, he said, has made a commitment that it will be Net Zero by 2030.
US advises its citizens to avoid travelling to India due to COVID spike
“Because of the current situation in India even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to India.If you must travel to India, get fully vaccinated before travel. All travellers should wear a mask, stay 6 feet from others, avoid crowds, and wash their hands,” US advisory said
Covid-19 disrupted food security for millions; likely to reverse progress on ending hunger by 2030: Harsh Vardhan
The population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development theme is of critical importance at all times. But even more so now as the world is trying to rebuild itself while emerging from the challenges posed by Covid-19, Vardhan said. He said that the pandemic has severely disrupted food security and nutrition for millions of people around the world and will likely reverse the progress made towards ending hunger by 2030.
SC stays Allahabad HC order directing COVID-19 lockdown of 5 UP cities
The blanket lockdown imposed by the Allahabad High Court in its yesterday’s order, in these five cities, in the state, in terms of the impugned order, could create immense administrative difficulties would be as very rigorous as lockdown, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. said.
China launches first class-action lawsuit in war against corporate fraud
China introduced the class-action mechanism to capital markets last year as part of efforts to crack down on corporate malfeasance and bolster investor confidence.
Although corporate fraud is not uncommon in China, retail investors have historically had little chance to make their voices heard. Small investors often likened legal action to ants fighting elephants.
Delhi HC asks Centre why wait till May 1 to vaccinate everyone
Whomsoever you can vaccinate, please vaccinate. Whether 16 year old or 60 year old, all need vaccination. The pandemic does not discriminate,” the court told the Centre.
The court said young people are being affected more this time round, and lot of young lives have been lost.
J&J seeks DCGI nod for clinical trial of single-dose Covid vaccine in India
“In line with this commitment, we have submitted an application to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) requesting approval to conduct a bridging clinical study of our single-dose Janssen Covid-19 vaccine candidate in India to comply with local regulations”, the statement added.
EPFO net new enrolments grow nearly 20% to 1.2 million in February
Despite COVID-19 pandemic, the EPFO has added around 69.58 lakh net subscribers during the current financial year (till February 2021). During 2019-20, the number of net new subscribers rose to 78.58 lakh as compared to 61.12 lakh in the preceding fiscal, the data showed.
Next three weeks crucial to contain COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan
At a meeting held today, UTs advised augmenting hospital infrastructure, ramping up testing, creating containment zones and strictly enforcing COVID appropriate behaviour,” tweeted Dr Harsh Vardhan.
As more states opt for lockdown-like restrictions, PM says lockdown should be the “last resort”
”In the current situation, we need to save our country from a lockdown. I would also request states to use the lockdown as the last resort. We have to do our best to avoid a lockdown and our focus should rather be on micro-containment zones,” he said.
”If we all follow COVID-19 protocols, there’ll be no need to impose lockdowns,” Modi added, as he urged the people to reduce their movement and take vaccination.