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Govt announces Rs 500 cr scheme to promote e-mobility
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SWIFT announces a new strategy for instant, frictionless payments and securities processing
Mumbai: SWIFT, one of the largest financial messaging systems in the world,today announced that over the next two years and beyond it will fundamentally transform payments and securities processing, retooling cross-border infrastructure as part of a...
India’s coronavirus cases rise to 5.2 million, with 96,424 new infections
Deaths in India have been relatively low, and it has a fatality rate of 1.62%.
On Friday, the health ministry said 1,174 people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking total mortalities from the disease to 84,372.
Mitra the robot helps COVID patients in India speak to loved ones
The robot, developed by Bengaluru-based start-up Invento Robotics, cost the hospital 1 million rupees ($13,600), according Yatharth Tyagi, director of the company that runs the hospital.
Govt working to increase digital economy’s contribution to 20% of GDP in 5 yrs
Highlighting the concerns over data privacy and data protection, Rajendra Kumar, additional secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT, Govt of India said that many countries have come out with their statutory laws to deal with them. The Government of India has also launched massive efforts to bring all stakeholders together to ensure that we bring a common legal framework on this.
“The personal data protection bill is now in parliament for further approval. Once this becomes an act, it would make India a leading country to have a cutting-edge framework in terms of data protection,” he said.
Maharashtra: Panel formed to cap charges for CT scans for Covid-19 patients
“Some patients need to undergo CT scans but there have been complaints that private hospitals were charging exorbitantly for such tests. To address these concerns, the government decided to set up a committee,” an official from the state health department said.
Munich Re Ventures invests $60mn in digital insurer ACKO
“Munich Re has been a strategic partner to ACKO since inception and we are really excited to bring them on board as our investor. As one of the largest reinsurance companies globally, their investment shows confidence in our data and technology-driven business model,” Dua, Founder and CEO, ACKO. Said in a statement.
Serum Institute gets approval to resume India trial of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: source
AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of the vaccine, one of the most advanced in development for COVID-19, after they were paused earlier this month following a serious side effect in a trial participant.
Trials have also resumed in Brazil and South Africa, but remain on hold in the United States.Indian regulators had allowed Serum’s trials of the AstraZeneca vaccine to resume under certain conditions, including increased safety monitoring and informing volunteers about new findings, a DCGI source said.
RBI chief says India’s recovery not entrenched, will only be gradual
“High frequency indicators of agricultural activity, the purchasing managers index and certain private estimates on unemployment point to some stabilisation of economic activity in the second quarter of the current year,” Das told members of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s national executive committee.
Some Indian hospitals scramble for oxygen as coronavirus cases top 5 million
At least 6% of India’s nearly 1 million active cases need oxygen support, health ministry official Rajesh Bhushan told reporters. Supplies were adequate but state governments should monitor usage and flag shortages, he said.
“The problem happens when at a facility level, if there is no inventory management. Every state should ensure this,” Bhushan said.
Global net zero emissions goal would require $1-2 trillion a year investment: study
Since 2000, global warming has cost the United States and the European Union at least $4 trillion in lost output and tropical countries are 5% poorer than they would have been without climate change impacts, according to research by Stanford University.