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DBS Bank’s Managing Director Kishore Poduri said that women...
FPIs inject over Rs 6,100 cr in equities in March on strong economic growth and market resilience
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AstraZeneca resumes UK trials of COVID-19 vaccine halted by patient illness
The Serum Institute of India said it would restart its trials once it had permission from the Drugs Controller General of India
Restaurant dining linked to COVID-19; severe illness less common with GI symptoms
“Masks cannot be effectively worn while eating and drinking, whereas shopping and numerous other indoor activities do not preclude mask use,” researchers said in the report on Friday in the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “Eating and drinking on-site at locations that offer such options might be important risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection,” they added.
Centre lists 23 new Bills for monsoon session of Parliament,LIC Act Amendment not yet: Report
One of the ordinances the government plans to pass as a bill during the 18-day-long session relates to providing preventive measures against violence on healthcare personnel.
Record spike of 97,570 infections pushes India’s COVID caseload to 46,59,984
The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection has further dropped to 1.66 per cent.
There are 9,58,316 active cases of COVID-19 in the country which comprises 20.56 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
NGT directs CPCB to recover fine from Amazon, Flipkart for excessive plastic packaging
“The CPCB can also consider ordering environmental audit against the concerned entities and assess and recover compensation for violation of environmental norms, following due process of law,” the bench said.
Record 96,551 COVID-19 new cases, tally crosses 45-lakh mark
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.67 per cent while the recovery rate was recorded at 77.65 per cent.
There are 9,43,480 active cases of COVID-19 in the country which comprises 20.68 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India staring at another health disaster amid a raging battle with Covid-19
But the biggest crisis is India’s longstanding battle with tuberculosis. The country has as many as 2.7 million TB patients currently, by far the most in the world, and the disease kills an estimated 421,000 Indians each year. The current gap in care could lead to an additional 6.3 million cases and 1.4 million deaths from tuberculosis by 2025, according to a study by Zarir Udwadia, a pulmonologist at Mumbai’s P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre.
AstraZeneca still aiming for Oxford Covid-19 vaccine by year-end:CEO
The pause highlights the importance of rigorous final-stage trials to pick up on potential side effects or rare events, according to Hatchett. It also shows the need to have a diversified portfolio of Covid-19 vaccines under development, a strategy that CEPI is using with its partners, he said.
“It points to the fact that vaccine development is tricky and unpredictable, and that things that look like they are going along very well can encounter difficulties,” he said.
Indian Insurance Market – Is the Hubris Over
A reality check on the market developments during the last two decades since the sector was liberalised for the participation of private sector and foreign players, clearly indicates an imminent shake- out is inevitable in the Indian insurance industry
Passenger vehicle sales increase 14% in August to 215,916 units: SIAM
According to the latest data by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), two-wheeler sales also rose 3 per cent at 15,59,665 units, as compared to 15,14,196 units in the same month last year.
Motorcycle sales were at 10,32,476 units as against 9,37,486 units in August 2019, up 10.13 per cent.