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No door-to-door vaccine drive in national policy, Centre tells HC
Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh said the Centre, however, kept improvising and updating its policy from time to time and perhaps, sometime in future, it might permit door-to-door vaccination drives.
Singh, said some state governments and municipal bodies had decided to ignore its advisory guidelines and were conducting door-to-door vaccination for special categories of citizens, but it was not possible yet to make such drives a part of the national policy.
Delhi govt approves single-window facility to facilitate expansion of EV charging infrastructure
”Delhi will soon be the only city in the world where anyone can get an EV charger installed and get government subsidy by making a single phone call or applying online,” Jasmine Shah, vice chairman of Dialogue and Development Commission. said.
Monsoon covers two-third of India earlier, to accelerate crop sowing
Since the start of the season, the monsoon has delivered 25% more-than-normal rainfall, boosted by higher rainfall in the central India region, data compiled by IMD showed.
Monsoon is crucial for India’s $2.7-trillion economy, as it delivers nearly 70% of the rain needed by farms, besides replenishing reservoirs and aquifers.
How excess sugar consumption causes fatty liver
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which excess fat deposits in the liver. The disease starts silently, with no overt symptoms for as much as two decades. If left untreated, the excess fat can irritate the liver cells, resulting in scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), and in advanced cases, can even lead to liver cancer. The treatment of advanced stages of NAFLD is difficult.
One of the causes for NAFLD is the overconsumption of sugar — both table sugar (sucrose) and other forms of carbohydrates.
People must follow appropriate behaviour as Covid-19 has not yet been eradicated, says AIIMS taskforce head Dr Naveet Wig
“Unlock has to take place very slowly. Hotspots have to be taken care of. We must be ready to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and must personally ensure that us and our families will not get infected. Covid-19 has not gone. There are 10 lakh active Covid-19 patients in the country today,” Dr Wig, who is also the Chairperson of the AIIMS Covid Task Force told ANI.
Vaccines don’t prevent COVID but will help in keeping symptoms mild: Sangita Reddy
Highlighting the role of vaccines and timely diagnosis and treatment, she said, “The imp point 2 remember- vaccine dont prevent #COVID BUT help keep symptoms Mild. Timely diagnosis & treatment r key 2 quick recovery”.
AstraZeneca shots have good risk-benefit profile for over 60s, says EMA official
The EMA’s position is that the AstraZeneca shot is safe and can be used for all age groups over 18. However several European Union member states have stopped administering it to people below a certain age, usually ranging from 50 to 65, restricting its use to older people, due to very rare cases of blood clotting, mainly among young people.
EU, U.S. sow seeds for climate cooperation, dodge coal’s end date – draft
The United States and EU are the world’s second-and third-biggest emitters of CO2, respectively, after China. A draft of their summit statement, seen by Reuters, outlines plans for a transatlantic alliance to develop green technologies and points to sustainable finance as an area for closer transatlantic collaboration. The EU and the United States will also “scale up efforts” to meet an overdue spending pledge of $100 billion a year by rich countries to help poorer countries cut carbon emissions and cope with global warming, the draft said.
China asserting authority on foreign companies, calling on tech giants to share data
A growing sense among leaders is that data accumulated by the private sector should in essence be considered a national asset, which can be tapped or restricted according to the state’s needs, said people involved in policy-making. Those needs include managing financial risks, tracking virus outbreaks, supporting state economic priorities or conducting surveillance of criminals and political opponents.
Pandemic boost for aging-linked stocks, pent-up medical demand and online insurance buying
The number of people aged 65 and over is projected to double to more 1.5 billion by 2050, greatly increasing their economic impact. The total spending power of the older population globally was about $8.4 trillion in 2020, according to World Data Lab. That’s expected to grow to $14 trillion over the next decade.