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Vanuatu urges World Court to recognise climate change harms
Vanuatu, one of the small island states that has spearheaded the...
EPFO invests Rs 34,208 cr in ETFs during Apr-Oct
The total corpus of various funds managed by EPFO was Rs 24.75 lakh...
Serum Institute to launch COVID vaccine for children in six months: Poonawalla
''We haven't seen a lot of severe disease in children. Fortunately, the panic is not there for children. However, we will be launching a vaccine in six months for children, hopefully down to the age of three.Covovax is under trial and has shown excellent data all the...
Canada finds community spread of new coronavirus variant Omicron
"We are seeing community transmission, possibly in its early stages, but this can rapidly escalate in the days to come," Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said at a press conference in Ottawa. There is a community spread of the Omicron variant in Canada...
India to produce 5 billion Covid vaccine doses next year: Piyush Goya
“So far this year, we have already administered 1.33 billion doses. We are manufacturing for exports as well. We will export as many doses as other nations need.” “Next year, we plan to produce 5 billion doses,” Goyal said India plans to ramp up its Covid vaccine...
Powerful quake strikes Indonesia; residents flee into streets
Alfons Hada Betan, head of East Flores Disaster Mitigation agency in Larantuka said there were no immediate reports of damage and the quake was felt for several minutes as people fled from their homes.People said on social media the earthquake was also felt strongly...
Widely used software with key vulnerability sends cyber defenders scrambling
The vulnerability, known as Log4j, comes from a popular open source product that helps software developers track changes in applications that they build. It is so popular and embedded across many companies' programs that security executives expect widespread abuse....
ADB trims developing Asia’s growth forecasts over Omicron risks
China's economy, which staged an impressive rebound from last year's pandemic slump, has lost momentum in recent months as it grapples with surging prices, a slowing manufacturing sector, debt problems in the property market and persistent COVID-19 outbreaks. MANILA:...
BPCL ties-up with nuclear institute in net zero push
India's draft National Hydrogen Mission mandates that refiners and fertiliser producers should meet half of their hydrogen needs through green hydrogen by 2030. The federal government has provided financial support for setting up electrolysers in India. NEW DELHI:...
From heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021
Climate change is strengthening hurricanes, while also causing them to linger longer over land – dumping more rain on an area before moving on. Studies also suggest these storms are becoming more frequent in the North Atlantic. Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered...
First death with Omicron variant in United Kingdom
The variant now accounted for around 40% of infections in the capital Britain gave no details on the death or whether the patient had been been vaccinated or had underlying health issues. Deaths from Omicron may have occurred in other countries but none has been...
AMFI pitches for pension oriented MF Scheme; tax parity with ULIPs
Amfi has proposed ''to bring parity in tax treatment in respect of capital gains on withdrawal of investments in ULIPs of Life Insurance companies and redemption of Mutual Funds Units, so as to bring about level playing field between ULIPs and MF scheme''. The...