However, there was no report of any major damage or casualty so far...
Category:
Eco/Invest/Demography
Latest
Ambani’s Jio Financial in talks with Allianz SE to set up insurance JVs in India
Mukesh Ambani, chairman, Reliance Industries Jio Financial, helmed...
Allianz to exit 2 insurance JVs with Bajaj Group
Market sources pointed out Allianz plans to exit Bajaj Allianz Life...
.’That’s crazy fast’: Musk shows off Tesla’s quickest car Model S Plaid
“Why make this really fast car that’s crazy fast?” Musk, dressed in a leather jacket and black jeans, said after driving one of the cars onstage. “It’s something that’s quite important to the future of sustainable energy. We’ve gotta show that an electric car is the best car, hands down.”
May received the second highest rainfall in 121 years, says IMD
It also said that at 34.18 degrees Celsius, the average maximum temperature over India this May was the fourth lowest since 1901.
The lowest ever temperature recorded for May was 32.68 degrees Celsius in 1917. The temperature was lowest since 1977 when it was of 33.84 degrees Celsius, the IMD said
SoftBank’s PayPay surges ahead in Japan’s digital payments race
PayPay is emerging as a key driver of a government-supported consumer shift away from cash as Japan grapples with deepening labour shortages and the need for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Late to payments, SoftBank drove the uptake of PayPay through cash-back campaigns. In one prominent example, it gave away 10 billion yen ($90 million) in 10 days.
Indian state sharply raises COVID-19 death toll prompting call for wide review
India has the second-highest tally of COVID-19 infections in the world after the United States, with 29.2 million cases and 359,676 deaths, according to health ministry data.But the discovery of several thousand unreported deaths in the state of Bihar has raised suspicion that many more coronavirus victims have not been included in official figures. The health department in Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, revised its total COVID-19 related death toll to more than 9,429 from about 5,424 on Wednesday.
Astra Covid vaccine linked with small risk of low blood platelets: Study
The increased risk of the condition, known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), is estimated to be 11 per million doses, similar to figures seen in vaccines for flu, and measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), the researchers said.
Harsh Vardhan addresses first meeting of WHO high-level coalition on health, energy
“India is today in a unique position to pioneer a new model of economic development of low carbon emission and inclusive development where the attainment of universal health coverage is also one the major determinant factors.
Meatpacker JBS paid equivalent of $11 mln in ransomware attack
The Wall Street journal reported on Wednesday that the JBS ransom payment was made in bitcoin. The Justice Department on Monday recovered some $2.3 million in cryptocurrency ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline Co, cracking down on hackers who launched the attack.
Medical debts bankrupt Indians already ravaged by coronavirus
Two-thirds of Indians don’t have any health insurance, compounding the problems facing India’s economy as it tries to recover from the shock of a rare contraction last year. Overcrowded government hospitals with long lines and poor facilities prompt people to spend out of pocket for better treatment in the private sector.
Covid-19: Delta variant ‘poised to take hold’ in Europe, warns WHO
During a press briefing on Thursday, WHO’s Dr Hans Kluge said the variant also known as the delta variant, has shown signs of being able to evade some vaccines and warned that many vulnerable populations, particularly those over age 60, remain unprotected.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday warned that COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations are “very clearly” on the rise in the country and that he continues to assess the vaccination data to decide on whether to end all lockdown measures by June 21.
China-based hackers luring Indians into fake malicious Tata Motors scam
“The campaign is pretended to be an offer from Tata Motors but hosted on the third-party domain instead of the official website of Tata Motors which makes it more suspicious,” the research team said in a statement.