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Carbon-cutting pledges by countries nowhere near enough:UN
Fewer than half of the world’s countries, accounting for 30 per cent of the world’s carbon emissions, submitted targets by the deadline. Only seven of the top 15 carbon polluting nations had done so.
DGCA extends suspension of int”l commercial passenger flights till Mar 31
However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on select routes by the competent authority on case-to-case basis, it said.
The restriction will not apply to cargo flights and flights specifically approved by DGCA, the circular added.
India records 16,488 new COVID-19 cases, 113 deaths
The active case count has further increased to 1,59,590, which comprises 1.44 per cent of the total infections, the data stated.For the first time, a coronavirus-linked death has been reported in Lakshadweep. The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths were caused due to comorbidities.
The nationwide Covid-19 vaccination to healthcare workers and frontline workers crossed 1.34 crores coverage on Friday, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
IRDA allows dividend payment by insurers to their shareholders
However, insurers are requested to take a conscious call in the matter of declaring dividends for FY 2020-21 considering their capital, solvency and liquidity positions, said Pravin Kutumbe, member, Pravin Kutumbe, Member (F&I) IRDAI.
India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules
India is the largest market by user numbers for both Facebook and WhatsApp.
The new rules issued by the government, called the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code, will be legally enforceable.
They will require big social media companies to set up a grievance redressal mechanism and within three months appoint new executives to coordinate with law enforcement.
India reports 16,738 new coronavirus cases; highest since January 29
More than half came from the western state of Maharashtra, India’s richest and home to its financial capital of Mumbai, which reported a record high of 8,807 cases on Wednesday.
India says virus variants not behind upsurge in cases
A top government health official confirmed the long-time presence of two mutants – N440K and E484Q – in those two states as well as elsewhere in the country and abroad. Authorities have also found the UK variant in 187 people in India, the South African one in six and one case of the Brazilian mutation.
“There is no reason today for us to believe, on the basis of scientific information, that these are responsible for the upsurge of the outbreak,” Vinod Kumar Paul, who heads a government committee on vaccines, told a news conference.
Japan appoints ‘loneliness minister’ to tackle suicides
In October, more people had died from suicide than from Covid in Japan in 2020 by then. There were 2,153 suicide deaths that month and 1,765 total virus deaths up to the end of October.
India detects over 24,000 mutations in 7,000 variants of Covid
“Till now, no correlation has been established between the variants and the rise in the number of cases reported in a few states. It is still under investigation,” he said.
“More than 2 lakh mutations in the virus have been recorded globally. But did all the mutations incite a rise in cases? The mutations are a natural process of evolution in a pathogen. It is relevant only if it induces a change in the trend of disease spread,” Singh explained.
Lloyd’s insurer Brit says it will not insure Adani coal mine
Twenty-six Lloyd’s syndicates have now said they will not insure the mine, according to action group Insure Our Future.
Adani has begun construction at Carmichael together with an associated rail project, with plans to start producing 10 million tonnes of coal per year from 2021.
The coal industry is in the spotlight for its higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions than crude oil.