Akio Toyoda,Chairman,Toyota A key part of Toyota’s broader Woven...
Category:
Eco/Invest/Demography
Latest
“Acquisitions in India remain an option if a compelling opportunity arises aligning with our long-term vision”
Laurent Rousseau, CEO of Europe, IMEA and Global Capital Solutions,...
General Insurance industry premium degrows a bit in Dec
In the first nine months(Apr-Dec) of FY 23-24, the industry...
Health Ministry partners with Google to enhance people’s access to COVID-19 vaccine
Starting this week, for over 13,000 locations across the country, people will be able to get more helpful information about vaccine availability and appointments — powered by real-time data from the CoWIN APIs (application programming interfaces). This includes information such as availability of appointment slots at each center, vaccines and doses offered (dose 1 or dose 2), expectations for pricing (paid or free) and the link to the CoWIN website for booking.
The above information will automatically show up when users search for vaccine centres near them, or in any specific area – across Google Search, Maps and Google Assistant.
Number of people with dementia set to jump 40% to 78 mln by 2030 -WHO
Only one in four countries has a national policy in place to support dementia patients and their families, it said, urging governments to step up to the public health challenge.
“Dementia robs millions of people of their memories, independence and dignity, but it also robs the rest of us of the people we know and love,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general.
WHO leader opposes ‘widespread’ use of boosters
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke in Berlin on Wednesday. He says the U.N. health agency last week witnessed the first decline in new global cases in more than two months.
He says, “this is obviously very welcome but it doesn’t mean much,” since many countries are still seeing steep increases and “shocking inequities” in access to vaccines.
Munich Re raises €1bn green bond
Christoph Jurecka, chief financial officer(CFO), Munich Re , said climate protection is an integral part of our Ambition 2025 Group strategy.
“By issuing a green bond, we have once again leveraged the capital markets to fund green investments. We strengthen our capital base, which gives us the financial flexibility to take advantage of current growth opportunities,” he said.
Over half of India’s adult population received at least 1 Covid shot: Govt
“Besides, 16 per cent of India’s adult population have been fully vaccinated which means they have received both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine while 54 per cent have been administered at least one dose,” the Union health secretary said.
Majority of corporate employees want to work from home at least once a week: Survey
Among other findings, 91 per cent of the respondents favoured flexible working hours. Stating that the priorities of the workforce have undergone a shift, the consultant said corporate employees want an empathetic employer and work-life balance, more than a comfortable salary. The pandemic has prioritised working in an environment that puts health and well-being at the forefront.
Alpha, Delta and more: Why coronavirus variants are causing alarm
The four variants of concern — alpha, beta, gamma and delta — all carry multiple mutations affecting the spike protein. That raises questions about whether people who have developed antibodies to the “regular” or “wild type” strain — either from a vaccine or from having recovered from Covid — will be able to fight off the new variants.
India’s monsoon rainfall forecast to be above average in September
Nearly half of India’s farmland gets no irrigation and is dependent on the annual rains from June to September. Farming accounts for nearly 15% of the economy, Asia’s third-biggest sector, but sustains more than half of a population of 1.3 billion.
Weather disasters becoming more frequent and costly, UN agency says
“Thanks to our early warning service improvement we have been able to have a decrease of the casualties at these kind of events, but the bad news is that the economic losses have been growing very rapidly and this growth is supposed to continue,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas told a press conference.
“We are going to see more climatic extreme because of climate change and this negative trend in climate will continue for the coming decades,” he said.
Amazon app seeks share of India’s farm market, offers advice on crops
The Seattle-headquartered giant has begun offering real-time advice and information through a dedicated mobile app to help farmers make decisions on crops and even deploy machine learning technology. The program–which Amazon dubs Reactive and Proactive Crop plans–promises to provide growers with cutting-edge technology and insights.