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“World must be more ready for next Pandemic” : WHO
“This will not be the last pandemic,History teaches us that outbreaks and pandemics are a fact of life. But when the next pandemic comes, the world must be ready – more ready than it was this time,”” World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing in Geneva
Banks may restructure loans worth more than Rs 10 trn to 5-6 key sectors
Companies in about half-a-dozen vulnerable sectors — hospitality, aviation, entertainment, commercial real estate and travel & tourism — whose businesses have been impacted severely due to the Covid-19 crisis will make a beeline for the scheme.
India’s COVID-19 tally mounts to 41,13,811 with a record 90,632 people being infected in a day
The pandemic will not finish this year as the virus has spread from big cities to other parts of the country, Randeep Guleria, the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, said in an interview with India Today TV.
The number of cases could continue to rise before the curve flattens out, he said.
SBI plans VRS scheme covering 30,000 staff as it seeks to optimise costs
The scheme will open on December 1 and will remain open till the end of February, it said, adding that applications for VRS will be accepted during this period only.
As per the proposed eligibility criteria, a total of 11,565 officers and 18,625 staff members will be eligible for the scheme.
The total net savings for the bank would be Rs 1,662.86 crore if 30 per cent of eligible employees opt for retirement under the scheme, as per estimates based on July 2020 salary, it said.
Typhoon Haishen hammers southern Japan with high winds and power outages
Airlines have canceled more than 500 flights departing from Okinawa and southern Japan, NHK said. Bullet train service in southern and western Japan was suspended, it said.
Japan’s coastguard on Saturday suspended for a second day its search for crew missing from a ship that capsized in the East China Sea last week with a cargo of cattle.
Govt mulls installing EV charging kiosks at around 69,000 petrol pumps
According to the industry estimates, there are around 69,000 petrol pumps in the country. The EV charging facility at all petrol pumps could boost e-mobility in a big way as lack of such infrastructure discourages people from buying EVs.
Air tickets booked during Mar 25-May 3 to be fully refunded: DGCA to SC
The aviation regulator in its affidavit said that if airlines are not able to refund the amount on account of financial distress, they shall provide a credit shell equal to the amount of fare collected and this shall be issued in the name of the passenger who has booked the ticket for domestic travel directly or through an agent including online platforms.
The costs of India’s Covid crisis are too high
It’s now likely that the pandemic has, as feared, moved out of urban areas into India’s vast, and crowded, rural hinterland. Here, health services will be far less equipped for a surge in cases — and a distant state machinery itself may not know of localized outbreaks till it is too late.The government,faced with a crashing economy and with its cupboards completely bare, has no real way to directly improve the welfare of those most affected. Programs like Britain’s furlough scheme or the U.S.’s $600 per week unemployment aid are a distant dream in India.
India’s record 86,432 infections reported in a day,takes 13 days to cross 40 lakh COVID-19 cases from 30 lakh
The total coronavirus cases mounted to 40,23,179, while the death toll climbed to 69,561 with 1,089 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, data updated at 8 am showed.
Dubai dusts off a two-year-old plan to lure wealthy retirees as expats begin to move out
Dubai could be a pricey destination for pensioners and is likely to face stiff competition from countries like Spain, Costa Rica and Malaysia, which tend to have a lower cost of living and cheaper medical expenses.