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Average annual revenue collection from tobacco products stands at Rs 53,750 cr: FM
Answering supplementary questions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and consumer education forums have suggested to increase levies on tobacco products considering the health impact.
India reports 30,549 new COVID-19 cases, 422 deaths
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 47.85 crores. Cumulatively, 47,85,44,114 vaccine doses have been administered through of which 61,09,587 doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
Focus on rollout of flex-fuel vehicles in a year: Gadkari to automakers
Gadkari also appealed to vehicle manufacturers to compulsorily provide a minimum of six airbags across all variants and segments of a vehicle.
“Met a delegation of CEOs of SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) in New Delhi today. Emphasised on the need for a quick roll-out of Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) capable of running on 100% ethanol and gasoline into the Indian auto market within a year’s time,” the minister said in a tweet.
‘1 in 3 Indian PC home users at high risk of cyber attack’
For this type of threat, Indian home users have a 5.78 per cent risk ratio, which is higher than the global average.Home users around the world have a 29.39 per cent chance of encountering any type of PC malware, which represents an increase of around 5 per cent compared to the previous year.
Geographies with more conflictive socio-political situations, such as the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, seem to be facing more risk in the online world as well.
Increased risk of heart attack, stroke in first two weeks following Covid: Lancet study
“The results indicate that acute cardiovascular complications represent an important clinical manifestation of COVID-19,” said Ioannis Katsoularis from Umea University, a co-author of the study.
“Our results also show how important it is to vaccinate against COVID-19, in particular the elderly who are at increased risk of acute cardiovascular events,” Katsoularis said.
Financial regulators urgently need to get a grip on ‘Big Tech’: BIS
Global watchdogs are increasingly wary that the huge amounts of data controlled by groups such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Alibaba could allow them to reshape finance so rapidly that it destabilises entire banking systems.
Delta variant’s spread seen pushing herd immunity threshold above 80%
That represents a “much higher” bar than previous estimates of 60% to 70%, because delta is twice as transmissible, said Richard Franco, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
“It is becoming clear that this is a very dangerous, way more dangerous virus than the original one,” Franco said.
Indian carmakers renew bid to delay tougher fuel efficiency rules -sources
India introduced a first phase of its CAFE measures in April 2017, giving carmakers until the end of March next year to cut carbon emissions from new cars to 130 grams per km.
In a second phase starting from April 1, 2022, India has proposed a further cut to 113 grams per km.
The stricter CAFE rules also aim to pull Indian regulations for carmakers in line with global standards.
Zoom to settle US privacy lawsuit for $85 mn
The suit charged that Zoom’s sharing of users’ personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn was a breach of privacy for millions.
While Zoom denied wrongdoing, it did agree to improve its security practices.
Talent war’ pushing white-collar pay higher, British recruiter says
“A war for talent and significant wage inflation is beginning to emerge,” Robert Walters’ eponymous chief executive said in a statement accompanying the group’s first-half results, though he didn’t specify what level of pay rises the company was seeing.
Walters’ remarks on higher salaries align with stories of pay hikes by European lenders Deutsche Bank and UBS and at Wall Streets banks, while data has shown more people are changing jobs or quitting following months of uncertainty during lockdowns.