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LIC terminates services of its employee in front-running trades case
Sebi on Tuesday confirmed a securities market ban on five entities,...
Meta to operationalise Elections Centre; to curb misinformation, misuse of AI-made content
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Tree cover in Gujarat shrank between 2006 and 2017: CAG
At the national level, the forest cover grew from 690.90 thousand sq km to 712.25 thousand sq km, while tree cover grew from 92.77 thousand sq km to 95.03 thousand sq km during the same period, it said.
The aggregate forest and tree cover of India rose from 783.67 thousand sq km in 2006 to 807.28 thousand sq km in 2017.
India caps prices of medical oxygen amid rising COVID-19 cases
“Due to the absence of a price cap on liquid medical oxygen, manufacturers have hiked prices to fillers,” the government said in a statement, referring to off-takers such as hospitals and clinics which use the oxygen.
To ensure that the oxygen is available at reasonable rates, the government has capped manufacturers’ prices at 15.22 rupees per cubic metre (CUM), the statement said.
India pledges to use its vaccine-production capacity to help ‘all humanity’
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has been pushing for a “people’s vaccine” that is available and affordable everywhere and expressed concern on Tuesday that some countries were “reportedly making side deals exclusively for their own populations.”
Alphabet settles shareholder suit over sexual misconduct cases
The company will prohibit severance packages to employees who are subject to any pending investigation for sexual misconduct or retaliation. Sexual misconduct accusations against senior executives will be investigated by a “rapid response” team, and they will be barred from amending their stock-selling plans while under investigation.
Penalties and training will be made more consistent. And Google employees will be able to publicly discuss the facts of their cases.
A new council to oversee diversity efforts will include executives including CEO Sundar Pichai as well as independent experts such as a retired judge and outside attorneys. The council will report quarterly to the leadership development committee of Alphabet’s board.
Every 250th person on Earth now infected with coronavirus
The current world population is 7.8 billion (as of September 2020), according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer.
The number of active cases continues to rise rapidly, increasing by about 5 lakh this week. Active cases now account for 23.3 per cent of the overall case count.
Thailand tackles unemployment with million jobs expo
Although Thailand, which has suffered just 3,522 coronavirus infections, has lifted most restrictions and daily life and work is mostly back to normal, a ban on foreign tourists remains in place, cutting a swathe through a whole sector of career opportunities.
About 1.24 million jobs will be offered – with most in the private sector, and a little over 100,000 in roles overseas. Of that total, the government will help companies pay half in hiring 260,000 new graduates for a year.
PSBs on-board 10 mn account holders on digital payment modes in a month
Under the campaign, banks were asked to on-board a minimum 100 new customers including merchants and financial inclusion account holders by each branch on digital payment mode.
New York retains rank as Top Global Financial Hub, London Gains in Volatile Index
New York leads the FinTech rankings, followed by Beijing, Shanghai, London, and Shenzhen. Five of the top ten centres for FinTech are Chinese.
The instrumental factors used in the GFCI model have been grouped into five broad areas of competitiveness: Business Environment, Human Capital, Infrastructure, Financial SectorDevelopment, and Reputation.
World’s youth rallies against climate change
“We need to treat the climate crisis as a crisis. It’s just as simple as that. The climate crisis has never once been treated as a crisis and unless we treat it as a crisis we won’t be able to, so-called, ‘solve’ it,” Swedish activist Greta Thunberg Thunberg told reporters.
Nearly seven crore tests conducted in India for detection of COVID-19
“Evidence has revealed that higher numbers of testing subsequently leads to lowered positivity rate. States that are testing the highest numbers are also reporting a gradual decline in the positivity rate,” the ministry said.