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Hope to start supply of ZyCoV-D vaccine by mid to end Sept: Zydus Group MD
The company’s indigenously developed needle-free three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D was granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) by the drug regulator on Friday, making it the first vaccine to be administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 12-18 years in the country.
Severe Covid-19 breakthrough cases mostly in older, sicker patients: Doctors
Such “breakthrough” cases have become central to a global debate over whether highly vaccinated countries should give booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines, and to which people. Israel began offering booster doses to people age 60 and up in July, and has since expanded that eligibility.
The United States, citing data out of Israel and other findings, said on Wednesday it would make booster doses available to all Americans beginning in September.
Facebook teams up with Indian firm to help provide loans to small businesses
The social media giant is joining hands with Indifi to help provide loans ranging from 500,000 rupees to 5,000,000 rupees ($6,719-$67,191) at annual interest rates of up to 20%, Ajit Mohan, Facebook India’s managing director, told a virtual news conference.
India to add 100 more earthquake observatories by 2026: Jitendra Singh
He impressed upon India’s commitment to supporting various projects of earth system science to quantify the seismic hazard for better land use and urban planning and creating disaster-resilient infrastructures for reducing risks and ultimately paving the way to sustainable development.
China allows couples third child amid demographic crisis
The shift to the two-child rule led to a temporary bump in the numbers of births but its effects soon wore off and total births continued to fall because many women continued to decide against starting families. Japan, Germany, and some other wealthy countries face the same challenge of having fewer workers to support aging populations. However, they can draw on investments in factories, technology, and foreign assets, while China is a middle-income country with labor-intensive farming and manufacturing.
The cost of saving global economy: $834 million an hour for 18 months
With central banks sucking up so much of the bond market and forcing down borrowing costs, there’s now more than $16 trillion in debt with a negative yield. And it’s part of the reason why money managers say they’ve got no alternative except to keep buying up stocks.
Has global automobile market revived?
By market, India market showed the largest increase of 95.2 per cent year-on-year. It was followed by Russia (38.2 per cent |), the US (29.3 per cent |), China (27.5 per cent |), Europe (27.1 per cent |), Brazil (26.3 per cent |), and Mexico (18.1 per cent |). Compared to the first half of 2019 before COVID-19, India (1.5 per cent |) and Russia (6.0 per cent |) showed positive growth rate. The U.S. (1.3 per cent |) and China (1.1 per cent |) also showed similar level before COVID-19. However, Brazil (24.6 per cent |), Europe (23.0 per cent |), and Mexico (19.6 per cent |) showed relatively slow recovery.
ANALYSIS-Climate science struggles with ‘blind spots’ in developing nations
Only 35% of the authors working on the sixth assessment report – the current series that will culminate in a synthesis due to be finalized in September next year – hail from developing countries, according to a study published in the MDPI journal Climate, up from 31% for the fifth assessment report. Huq said that during his time working on the third and fourth IPCC assessment reports, published in 2001 and 2007, the number of scientists’ nationalities increased – but countries in the Global South were represented by just one or two authors.
Musk says Tesla likely to launch humanoid robot prototype next year
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said Tesla will also introduce new hardware for its self-driving computer for its Cybertruck electric pick-up truck in “about a year or so.” Tesla in July pushed back the launch of its much-anticipated Cybertruck from this year, without giving a timeframe for its arrival on the market.
Japanese crypto exchange hit by estimated $94 mln hack
London-based blockchain analysis firm Elliptic said digital addresses identified by Liquid as belonging to the thief had totalled over $94 million , including $45 million in tokens connected to the Ethereum blockchain.
The hacker or hackers is converting these tokens to the ether cryptocurrency via so-called decentralised – peer-to-peer – exchanges, Elliptic said, adding that it was aiding Liquid in tracking the stolen funds.