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Child diseases on rise as COVID-19 slows routine vaccinations -U.N.
Ten countries, led by India and Nigeria, account for the bulk of the 22.7 million children left unvaccinated or under-vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) in 2020 – 3.7 million more than in 2019 and the most since 2009, it said regarding a key indicator of childhood vaccination rates.
India’s COVID-19 infection rate edges up, with second wave yet to abate
“We must guard ourselves against complacency and laxity, which creep in as positivity declines,” Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla told them in a letter on Wednesday, at a time when most cities have lifted strict lockdowns.
Physical bank branches will continue to play key role in rural areas: Bankers
“Don’t believe that rural areas are backward. The penetration of the internet is 33 per cent and that of smartphones is 37 per cent in rural India,” IndusInd Bank Managing director and Chief Executive Officer Sumant Kathpalia said.
Sharp rise in Africa COVID-19 deaths, WHO reports
The rising caseload comes amid inadequate vaccine supplies. So far, 52 million people in Africa have been inoculated, which is just 1.6 per cent of total COVID-19 vaccinations worldwide.
Meanwhile, roughly 1.5 per cent of the continent’s population, or 18 million people, are fully vaccinated, compared with over 50 per cent in some high-income countries.
Covid deaths and cases rise again globally, hurting return to normalcy
The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that deaths climbed last week after nine straight weeks of decline. It recorded more than 55,000 lives lost, a 3 per cent increase from the week before.
Cases rose 10 per cent last week to nearly 3 million, with the highest numbers recorded in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Britain, WHO said.
The reversal has been attributed to low vaccination rates, the relaxation of mask rules and other precautions, and the swift spread of the more-contagious delta variant, which WHO said has now been identified in 111 countries and is expected to become globally dominant in the coming months.
Govt plans to shift public transport, logistics to clean energy source: Gadkari
”Over the last decade, India has made significant progress towards improving green energy access while increasing the integration of renewable energy…We have planned to shift public transport and logistics on 100 per cent green and clean source of energy,” he said.
PM hails Cabinet decisions on shipping, animal husbandry, AYUSH
On the Cabinet approving the continuation of the National Ayush Mission as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for another five years till 2026, the prime minister said the mission will keep popularising traditional forms of medicine and highlighting their benefits in a scientific manner.
India has highest number of unvaccinated, under-vaccinated kids worldwide at 3.5 million: UNICEF
At nearly 4.4 million, South Asia recorded the highest number of children who have failed to receive any routine vaccination in the past ten years, in 2020.
Top EU court says headscarves can be banned at work under certain conditions
“A prohibition on wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs in the workplace may be justified by the employer’s need to present a neutral image towards customers or to prevent social disputes,” the court said.
“However, that justification must correspond to a genuine need on the part of the employer and, in reconciling the rights and interests at issue, the national courts may take into account the specific context of their Member State and, in particular, more favorable national provisions on the protection of freedom of religion.
India will reduce more than targeted 33 pc carbon emission by 2030: Power Minister
He further said that as per the Paris agreement, India has to produce 40 per cent electricity of its total capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030.
”We are already at 39 per cent and if you add the capacities under installation it’s already 48 per cent. We are way beyond our NDC (nationally determined contributions) pledges,” the minister said.