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PM2.5 air pollution claimed 54,000 lives in Delhi last year: study
The study noted that the damage is equally worrying in other Indian cities.
”An estimated 25,000 avoidable deaths in Mumbai in 2020 have been attributed to air pollution. Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Lucknow estimated an approximate 12000, 11000, 11000, and 6700 avoidable deaths respectively due to polluted air,” said Noting that the air pollutant levels in Delhi remained almost six times above the prescribed WHO limits of 10 μg/m3 annual mean, the study said the estimated air pollution-related economic losses were USD 8.1 billion (Rs 58,895 crore), which amounts to 13 percent of Delhi’s annual GDP.
UN: 130 countries haven’t received single Covid-19 vaccine dose
He urged the leading economic members of G20 to establish an emergency task force to bring together “the pharmaceutical companies and key industry and logistics actors”.
“To better understand this pandemic and prepare for the next one, all countries must make available all data from the earliest days of any outbreak. And going forward, all countries should participate in a transparent and robust process for preventing and responding to health emergencies, so the world learns as much as possible as soon as possible.”
Increase in public grievances from 2 lakh to 21 lakh shows people’s trust in govt: Jitendra Singh
It is further sought to develop and enhance the scale and agility of responsiveness of governance mechanisms by using new and emerging digital technologies, create less paper secretariats and provide a meaningful and transparent government to all people, he said.
On these lines, the Centralised Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) 7.0 version has been launched and implemented in 9 ministries and departments by mapping the last mile grievance officers, and reduction in time and improving quality of disposal, the statement said.
India’s domestic air passenger traffic down 40% to 7.7 million in Jan
The load factor of six major domestic airlines–IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India, GoAir, Vistara and AirAsia India — stood between 70 per cent and 64.9 per cent in January, as per data.
“Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January 2021 were 7.73 million against 12.7 million during the corresponding period of previous year, thereby registering annual growth of -39.60 per cent,” it said.
Covid-19 Pandemic:Tracking an Unprecedented Year for Businesses
Nearly every business in the world has been affected by COVID-19—in different ways. While one-fourth of the companies saw sales falling 50 percent in the last quarter, a third of firms said their sales increased or stayed the same in the period.
To capture the impact of the pandemic on firms’ performance, the World Bank launched ongoing surveys with more than 120,000 firms in over 60 countries. The assessment is expected to help inform recovery efforts.
Developing countries have introduced multiple support programs, but businesses most affected by the shock—small firms and those in poorer countries—were the least likely to receive government support.
Crises are nothing new to small enterprises in developing countries.
India to test travellers from Brazil, South Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains
“All the travellers arriving from/transiting through flights originating in United Kingdom, Europe or the Middle East shall be mandatorily subjected to self-paid confirmatory molecular tests on arrival,” India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement.
All flyers will also have to carry a recent COVID-negative report before boarding any flight to India, except in extraordinary circumstances like death in a family.
How symptoms of new Covid strains different from original one
The UK-based New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) recently reported that the Kent variant may be up to 70 per cent more deadly than previous strains.
Health experts have cited that those who test positive for the variant are more likely to report persistent cough, tiredness, muscle aches, sore throat and fever compared to those who have the original strain.
Over 15 lakh caught without masks in Mumbai since April 2020
Concerned over the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday asked citizens to strictly follow government-mandated guidelines on masks and social distancing or be prepared to face another round of lockdown.
UK approves trial exposing volunteers to Covid, a first
Scientists have used human challenge trials for decades to learn more about diseases such as malaria, flu, typhoid and cholera, and to develop treatments.
U.K. points to Political Risk in new Hong Kong business guidance
The UK government updated its guidance Tuesday for the business risk level in Hong Kong to include a warning that a China-drafted national security law imposed last year was “already reducing the extent to which the people of Hong Kong are able to exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms.”
The guidance also lays out recent political changes in Hong Kong, citing “increasing concerns” about freedom of speech and the risk of police action against perceived national security threats.