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NGT forms 3-member committee to evaluate risk over Nayara Energy expansion
“The committee may recommend safety measures to prevent accidents on account of operation of the activities by ensuring proper on-site and off-site emergency plans and hospital backup and awareness in the local residents,” said the bench, also comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan.
India records 91,702 new COVID-19 cases, 3,403 fresh fatalities
Child labour records 1st rise in 20 years, millions more at risk due to Covid: Report
”The number of children in child labour has risen to 160 million (16 crore) worldwide — an increase of 8.4 million (84 lakh) children in the last four years — with millions more at risk due to the impacts of COVID-19,” the report said.
UNICEF India Representative Dr Yasmin Ali Haque said the coronavirus pandemic has clearly emerged as a child rights crisis, aggravating the risk of child labour as many more families are likely to have fallen into extreme poverty. ”Children in poor and disadvantaged households in India are now at a greater risk of negative coping mechanisms such as dropping out of school and being forced into labour, marriage, and even falling victim to trafficking,” she said.
ICMR to start national sero surveys to assess Covid spread: Health ministry
On the US’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denying Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, the health ministry said, We respect each country’s regulatory system, but it will have no impact on India’s vaccine programme.
Delta variant 60% more transmissible, reduces vaccine effect: UK experts
However, while vaccination reduces the risk of severe disease, it does not eliminate it. With data showing that Delta is significantly more transmissible than Alpha, it is just as important as ever to follow public health advice, which has not changed. Get vaccinated, work from home where you can and remember hands, face, space, fresh air’ at all times. These measures work, and they save lives, Dr Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency. said.
China tells banks, insurers to prepare ‘living wills’ to deal with potential risks
Insurers with no less than 200 billion yuan of total on-book assets at home and abroad should also prepare such plans, it added.
Apollo Hospitals Foundation’s Total Health Initiative launches Covid Care Centers in rural and tribal areas
The Total Health Program has initiated the opening of isolation centres along with releasing a medical manual on creating Isolation centres to curb the second wave in rural & tribal areas. These COVID-19 Isolation Care Centers are located in the Aragonda village area in the Thavanampalle Mandal, Andra Pradesh and in Amrabad Mandal, Telangana within the Nallamala forest which houses primitive tribes called The Chenchus.
Passenger vehicle sales in India dip 66 per cent in May as COVID disruptions take toll: SIAM
Commenting on the sales data, SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said that many states were under lockdown due to COVID-19 cases for most part of May thus impacting overall sales and production during the month.
“Many members (auto cos) had also shut down their manufacturing plants to divert oxygen from industrial use for medical purposes,” he added.
‘Worse than Covid’: Threat of pandemics spurs race for vaccines in 100 days
The specter of another global crisis, along with the potential emergence of a deadlier foe, is pushing disease trackers to begin preparations now, even as Covid continues to rage in some regions. Researchers and governments want to smash vaccine development records set during this pandemic, harnessing technologies such as messenger RNA, and build a stronger system that can respond swiftly to stop the next outbreaks from exploding when they do occur.
Japan Airlines and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport climb to the top for punctuality
Other standouts among carriers include Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Red Wings ZAO and Avianca Holdings SA, Cirium said in its first monthly “On-Time Performance Report” since February 2020.The rankings use a series of measurements, including if departures and arrivals are early or exactly on time, arrivals are within 15 minutes of schedule, and flights operate in their scheduled block time from gate to gate.