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No data to establish correlation of death exclusively due to air pollution, govt tells Rajya Sabha
“There are no conclusive data available in the country to establish...
CrowdStrike: Delta Air to seek compensation over IT outage
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Pandemic fatigue, absence of fear of disease leading to spike in cases in Maharashtra: Centre
”Don’t let the guard down. Stay to basics of surveillance, contact tracing and testing. Micro plan and ensure strict compliance of protocols. Strengthen teams to ensure meticulous home quarantine, do focused testing of 100 per cent population in hotspot areas repeated at five days, and isolate positives to check spread,” it said.
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe
Genetic analysis confirmed what officials already suspected: The highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in England was racing through the community, a densely packed city of nearly 40,000 with a chemical plant and Pirelli bicycle tire factory a 15-minute drive from the heart of Milan.
Govt open to evaluate, explore cryptocurrencies, says Thakur
A High-Level Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) was constituted under the Chairmanship of Economic Affairs Secretary on digital currencies and it has submitted its report.
The government would take a decision on the recommendations of the IMC and the legislative proposal, if any, would be introduced in Parliament following the due process, he said while inviting suggestions and views on this issue.
COVID-19: India records 18,711 new cases, highest in nearly 2 months
The active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day and the COVID-19 active caseload increased to 1,84,523 which now comprises 1.65 per cent of the total infections.
Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage
They filed the lawsuit in the French city of Saint-Etienne, where Groupe Casino is based, using a 2017 French law requiring large companies to prevent any serious human rights and environmental violations in their businesses and supply chains. Violators must pay reparations for any damage caused by their inaction.
Govt makes airbag mandatory for front passenger seat in vehicles
“Ministry has issued Gazette notification regarding mandatory provision of an airbag for passenger seated on front seat of a vehicle, next to driver. This has been mandated as an important safety feature & is also based on suggestions of Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety,” it said.
Centre’s social media regulation lacks teeth, says Supreme Court
The top court said that there is nothing in the rules to control the inappropriate content on these platforms and without legislation it may not be possible to control it.
A perusal of the Rules indicate that the Rules are more and more in the form of guidelines and have no effective mechanism for either screening or taking appropriate action for those who violate the guidelines, the bench said in its order.
China aims to boost next-gen AI, brain science, genetic research and biotechnology, clinical medicine and health
ICICI, HDFC, SBI will have to offload Rs 1.2 lakh cr if RBI caps stake in insurance arms: Report
HDFC owns 50 per cent in HDFC Life and bringing it down to 20 per cent would mean offloading equity worth Rs 44,100 crore at today”s market value, while in case of ICICI Prudential Life which is 51 per cent owned by the bank, it will be Rs 22,100 crore worth of shares flowing into the market, and Rs 21,700 crore worth of shares from ICICI Lombard in which the bank owns 52 per cent. SBI which owns 55 per cent in SBI Life will have to sell shares worth Rs 32,200 crore.
Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says
Brazil is currently confronting a brutal and long-lasting second wave of the coronavirus, hitting a daily record of 1,910 deaths on Wednesday. The P1 variant is among the factors that epidemiologists believe is contributing to a rise in cases and deaths, and there has been concern in the scientific community about the variant’s resistance to vaccines.