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RBI keeps key rates steady, Sensex hits 45,000 for the first-time
GDP estimated to contract by 7.5% for FY21
Das said the economy was rebounding faster than expected from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based.
RTGS system to be made 24X7 in next few days, said RBI..
From January onwards, the limit for contactless card transaction will be upped from Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 per transaction.
A proposal was made to issue RBI digital payment security control directions for regulated entities.A detailed regime for enhanced disclosure of customer complaints, monetary compensation for any kind of delay in redressal was also announced.
WHO looks at possible ‘e-vaccination certificates’ for travel
“We are looking very closely into the use of technology in this COVID-19 response, one of them how we can work with member states toward an e-vaccination certificate,” said Siddhartha Datta, Europe’s WHO programme manager for vaccine-preventable diseases, told reporters on a call from Copenhagen.
Artificial intelligence alone can add USD 500 billion to economy: Google India
“The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted us to use every tool at our disposal to address the challenges and opportunities before us,” Google India Country Manager & VP, Sajay Gupta, said at the ”ABP Infocom – The Next Normal”.
Millions of bad bots attacks on e-commerce sites detected
Cybercriminals have been using different ways to spoof good “User-Agents” to conduct the attacks.
With the holiday shopping season expected to continue in full swing till the New Year, e-commerce teams should start taking necessary steps to safeguard their applications against bad bots, Barracuda Networks said
Pfizer says supply chain challenges contributed to slashed target for COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2020
A company spokeswoman said the “scale-up of the raw material supply chain took longer than expected.
She also cited later-than-expected results from Pfizer’s clinical trial as a reason for the smaller number of doses expected to be produced by the end of 2020.
They don’t need me now’: COVID impact forcing Britons to food banks
“If you look at what’s happened over the last seven months, the queues have got significantly longer, the nature of the guests who are queuing up … it’s changed to families as well as those who were living on the streets,” said Alexander Shahid Khan, a banker who volunteers at a food bank in London.
“So you can definitely see that the effects of COVID has meant there’s a lot of people suffering from income and food poverty at the moment.”
Pandemic,Cyber-attack and Data Fraud remain top risk concerns for India Inc:Marsh/RIMs Study
“Cyber attacks, fraud, weather-related risks and, even, pandemics, have long been identified and prioritized by risk professionals.However, risk professionals’ work must go beyond identifying the impacts of these uncertainties. It is incumbent upon us to highlight opportunities and solutions that support shifts in strategy, strengthen organizational resilience and empower business leaders to make strategic-decisions with confidence. We are proud to present these findings with Marsh and provide the global risk management community with the insight to help elevate their programs.”said Laura Langone,President, RIMS 2020
WHO hopes to have 500 million vaccine doses via COVAX scheme in first-quarter 2021 – chief scientist
“The goal is to get at least 2 billion doses by end of 2021 which will be enough to vaccinate 20% of the populations of countries that are part of COVAX,” chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told a Geneva news conference.
Automakers unveil proposals to speed U.S. self-driving deployment
Self-driving cars suffered a major setback after the March 2018 death of a pedestrian in a crash with an Uber test vehicle, the first attributed to a self-driving car. The National Transportation Safety Board said in the Uber crash review that U.S. regulators should ensure automated vehicles have appropriate safeguards.
U.S. employers could mandate a COVID-19 vaccine, but are unlikely to do so – experts
“Companies could theoretically issue a mandate, but in the current political climate it is very unlikely they will do so,” said Peter Meyers, a law professor at George Washington University Law School. “Americans tend to shy away from mandates.”