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A milestone in biotechnology research: PM Modi unveils genome sequencing data of 10,000 Indians
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SIP inflows in India cross Rs 26,000 crore mark for 1st time in December: AMFI
Along with the SIP, mutual fund (MF) folio also surged to 22.50...
India to give $3.5 billion in revised clean tech scheme for automakers – sources
Under the revised scheme, companies that qualify will get cashback payments equivalent to around 10%-20% of their turnover for EVs and hydrogen fuel cell cars, one of the sources said.
Carmakers would need to invest a minimum of about $272 million over five years to qualify for the payments.
Auto parts makers will get incentives to produce components for clean cars and for investing in safety-related parts and other advanced technologies like sensors and radars used in connected vehicles.
COVID-19 disruption causing many deaths from TB, AIDS in poorest countries, fund says
In a few of the world’s poorest countries, excess deaths from AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) could even exceed those from the coronavirus itself, said the head of the Geneva-based aid body, known as the Global Fund.
Cannot order door-to-door COVID vaccination in this diverse country, or just scrap policy: SC
A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Vikram Nath, and Hima Kohli refused to entertain a plea of a lawyers’ body seeking door-to-door COVID-19 jab for the disabled and people belonging to weaker sections of society, said the vaccination drive is already in progress and over 60 percent of the population has been administered the first dose.
Shared ‘grief and anxiety’ a powerful unifying factor in COVID fight
“Rarely have we been so united against a common challenge. We must build on this shared sense of grief and anxiety, and work together to not only tackle COVID-19 but all other challenges that stand in our path,” he added.
G20 health ministers agree vaccine confidence measures
The member nations India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey and the European Union agreed to work together to enhance timely global access to safe, affordable and effective COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
Merkel says vaccinated aren’t ‘guinea pigs’
Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose center-left Social Democrats Party currently leads polls ahead of Germany’s September 26 elections, recently said that fully vaccinated people have been the guinea pigs for those who so far have held off. He added that he was vaccinated and others should follow.
Merkel, however, did not appear to agree with her deputy’s messaging in her Tuesday speech.
FADA warns of lacklustre festive season for passenger vehicles due to semiconductor shortage
”Auto dealers are facing the most challenging phase of their business career as COVID-19 after-effect continues to play spoil-sport. Until last year, when demand was a challenge, supply is becoming a bigger problem currently due to shortage of semiconductors, even though there is high demand for passenger vehicles,” FADA President Vinkesh Gulati said in a statement.
India ‘prepares for the worst’ ahead of possible COVID-19 third wave
Almost all states are readying special paediatric wards as some experts warn unvaccinated children could be vulnerable to any new virus mutations. States including Madhya Pradesh are also stocking up on anti-viral drugs such as Remdesivir.
But with a government survey estimating as many as two-thirds of Indians already have COVID-fighting antibodies through natural infection, and 57% of its adults with at least an initial vaccine dose, many health experts believe any new outbreak of infections could be much less devastating than the second wave.
Reopen schools or disaster looms, experts tell Indian authorities
“Schools are an essential service. It has been wisely said that they should be the last to close and the first to reopen,” said a report released on Monday on school education by a group of scholars, including economist and social scientist Jean Dreze, that warned of a “looming disaster”.
Northwest, central and south-central India new hotspots of intense heatwave
Heatwaves have emerged as a deadly health hazard, claiming thousands of lives across the globe in recent decades, with episodes strengthening in frequency, intensity and duration in the past half-century in India as well.
This has caused severe impact on health, agriculture, economy and infrastructure. In such a scenario, it is extremely important to identify the most heatwave vulnerable regions of the country to prioritise immediate policy intervention and stringent mitigation and adaptation strategies, the Department of Science and Technology said.