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Global death toll for pandemic now above 600,000
Total global coronavirus cases surpassed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed nearly 600,000 people in seven months. The surge means that 1 million cases were reported in under 100 hours.
Covid-19 spread may spike in monsoon with fall in mercury: IIT-AIIMS study
According to the study,there is a likelihood of an increased transmission of the coronavirus during winter,which may be a major challenge for health workers and policymakers to enforce mitigation and control measures.
$501M unemployment insurance fraud Case in US
Derek Pickle, acting special agent-in-charge of the Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Labor, said the nation has seen a dramatic increase in the amount of unemployment insurance fraud around the nation during the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused unprecedented challenges for states trying to process unemployment claims.
India received 6% more rainfall than normal so far this monsoon, says IMD
But the northwest India division, which covers Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and Rajasthan, has recorded a 19 per cent deficiency, according to the IMD.
COVID crisis: Survey says 55.1% households had only two meals a day
“Women and children are usually the worst affected in any disaster. The COVID-19 crisis is proving to be no different. It is causing cascading damage to poor and vulnerable children — through stretched health services, inadequate medical supplies, higher risk of violence & exploitation, minimal access to education and lower intake of nutritious food stemming from the severe drop in income levels in families,” said Cherian Thomas, Regional Leader, World Vision International, South Asia and Pacific region.
FPIs pull out Rs 9,015 cr in July so far, remain net sellers in Indian mkts
Himanshu Srivastava, associate director – manager research, Morningstar India said “The surge in markets has been providing profit booking opportunities to them. In addition to that, many states have also been implementing fresh lockdown measure to curb rising coronavirus cases, thus fanning concerns that growth in the domestic economy could be pushed further ahead.”
India’s COVID-19 tally climbs to10,77,618,recoveries stand at 6,77,422
There are 3,73,379 active cases presently in the country. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners
This is the fourth consecutiveday that COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 30,000.
Ensure ban on petcoke,furnace oil; use cleaner fuels,NGT directs CPCB
The tribunal was hearing pleas filed by Sumit Kumar and Amarjeet Kumar seeking a ban on the use of all forms of petcoke, as it emits fine particulate matter (PM) which is harmful to human health.
According to the plea, the objection to the use of petcoke and furnace oil, which has already been banned in certain states, is causing of huge emission of sulphur dioxide and other pollutants.
For first time,world records 1million coronavirus cases in 100 hours-Reuters tally
The pandemic has now killed more than 590,000 people in almost seven months, edging towards the upper range of yearly influenza deaths reported worldwide. The first death was reported on Jan. 10 in Wuhan, China before infections and fatalities then surged in Europe and later in the United States.
The Reuters tally, which is based on government reports, shows the disease is accelerating the fastest in the Americas, which account for more than half the world’s infections and half its deaths.
Heavy monsoon rains speed up crop planting in India
Planting of rice, the key summer crop, was at 16.8 million hectares as of July 17 versus 14.2 million hectares in the previous year, the ministry said.The area planted with cotton was at 11.3 million hectares versus 9.6 million hectares the prior year.Planting of overall oilseeds, including soybean – the main summer oilseed crop – was at 15.5 million hectares, up from 11 million hectares from the previous year.Soybean sowing in India, the world’s biggest buyer of cooking oils, looks likely to jump by at least 15% in 2020.Sugarcane sowing in the world’s biggest sugar producer reached 5.1 million hectares compared with 5 million hectares last year.