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No Caste Census Other Than SCs, STs: Govt
“The state governments of Maharashtra and Odisha have requested to collect caste details in the forthcoming census. The government of India has decided as a matter of policy not to enumerate caste-wise population other than SCs and STs in census,” he said replying to a written question.
US eases travel recommendations on India as COVID-19 cases fall
The improvement of the travel advisories for India and Pakistan by the State Department on Monday comes in an acknowledgment of the improving COVID-19 pandemic situation in the region.
Indian shares fall on mixed corporate results, global selloff
“There are two silver linings to the market, though. First, oil prices have started cooling off after the oil producing nations’ cartel OPEC+ agreed to boost supply, and second, unemployment data has been reported to be on the lower side,” said Anita Gandhi, wholetime director at Arihant Capital Markets, Mumbai.
India reports 38,164 new COVID-19 cases, recovery rate reaches 97.32 pc
The Union Health Ministry has informed that the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered under the nationwide vaccination drive has reached 40,64,81,493.
US to expose China’s ‘malicious cyber activities’ after threat to economic, national security
In the announcement which will be made tomorrow morning at 7 am (local time), there will be three things including — an unprecedented group of allies and partners (the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, and NATO) will be joining the US in exposing and criticising the PRC’s Ministry of State Security’s malicious cyber activities. This is the first time NATO has condemned PRC cyber activities, the officials said via Teleconference.
“We will show how the PRC’s MSS — Ministry of State Security — uses criminal contract hackers to conduct unsanctioned cyber operations globally, including for their own personal profit. Their operations include criminal activities, such as cyber-enabled extortion, crypto-jacking, and theft from victims around the world for financial gain,” the officials said.
FACTBOX:Automakers cutting back on rare earth magnets
Permanent magnet motors – using rare piles of the earth such as neodymium and dysprosium – naturally have a magnetic force. These are at the heart of many electric motors, powering the rotor of the drivetrain.
Motors without permanent magnets, such as induction motors, use electric current, often with copper wiring, to create a magnetic field and power the motor. These are cheaper, but less efficient and require a larger battery, reducing the driving range.
How arrival of land plants affected Earth’s climate control system
These findings were published in the journal ‘Nature’. The carbon cycle, the process through which carbon moves between rocks, oceans, living organisms and the atmosphere, acts as Earth’s natural thermostat, regulating its temperature over long time periods.
Delta variant accounts for 80% of new Covid cases: Govt expert panel chief
“Besides, on invading a human cell, it replicates faster. It leads to a strong inflammatory response in organs like the lungs. However it is difficult to say that disease due to delta variant is more severe. The age profile and the deaths during the second wave in India were quite similar to that seen during first wave,” he stated.
31.13 lakh domestic air passengers in June, 47% higher than in May: DGCA
The drop in domestic air traffic in May was due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that had badly hit the country and its aviation sector.
South Africa’s riots insurer in spotlight after days of Carnage
While some claims will be assessed by heavyweight insurers such as Old Mutual Group Ltd. and Santam Ltd., the bulk of the burden will fall to one company little known outside the country: Sasria Insurance Ltd.
Sasria, a state-owned firm with 8.5 billion rand ($591 million) in assets under management, was founded shortly after the Soweto uprising of 1976, when at least 176 people died in demonstrations led by school children against the apartheid government. The frequency and scale of political protests that followed prompted private insurers to stop offering cover to vulnerable businesses, and Sasria was crated to fill the void.