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After easing of WFH rules, India Inc continues to innovate ahead
The pandemic has been the biggest disruptor of this century and this move by the government can be a gamechanger for the IT and BPO industry, positioning India as a global outsourcing hub leading to job creation beyond the metros.
The changes will enable companies to attract talent from anywhere, reduce costs of operations while also accelerate development and use of new human resources, marketing, sales, business development and other practices to ensure high productivity.
India domestic air passenger traffic reaches over half of pre-Covid levels
He also said almost 100 per cent of bookings and check-ins are now happening through the web and hailed the country’s aviation fraternity for adapting very well to the new normal.
Nissan plots digital course for car sales in a post-pandemic world
The operating chief, Ashwani Gupta, told the board meeting in late July that Nissan was racing to create a “complete, end-to-end digital journey”, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
He said this would allow consumers to research cars online, have models delivered to their homes for test drives and make purchase plans without ever having to visit a dealership, if they chose not to do so, the sources told Reuters.
Q&A: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
The World Health Organization has recommended a minimum standard for effectiveness of at least 50%. The United States and some other regulators are following that guideline – which means there must be at least twice as many infections among volunteers who received a placebo as among those in the vaccine group. The European Medicines Agency has said it may accept a lower efficacy level.
Pfizer said its vaccine is more than 90% effective against COVID-19.
Global uncertainty could risk World War Three – UK military chief
“I think we are living at a moment in time where the world is a very uncertain and anxious place and of course, the dynamic of global competition is a feature of our lives as well, and I think the real risk we have with quite a lot of the regional conflicts that are gong on at the moment, is you could see escalation lead to miscalculation,” Carter told Sky News.
IIT study cites risk of plastic contamination in drinking tea from disposable paper cups
“Our research has confirmed contamination of the hot liquid served in paper cups due to the degradation of microplastics and other hazardous components from the lining material of the cup. Paper cups are usually lined by a thin layer of hydrophobic film which is made of mostly plastic (polyethylene) and sometimes co-polymers to hold the liquid in the paper cup. Within 15 minutes this microplastic layer degrades as a reaction to hot water, ” said Sudha Goel, Associate Professor at IIT Kharagpur
UAE relaxes Islamic laws, allows cohabitation of unmarried couples
Another amendment allows for cohabitation of unmarried couples, which has long been a crime in the UAE.
Authorities, especially in the more free-wheeling financial hub of Dubai, tend to look the other way when it comes to foreigners, but the threat of punishment still lingered for such behavior.
Google tells Android users to update Chrome to avoid critical bug
Google said the bug was exploited to allow attackers to bypass and escape the Chrome security sandbox on Android devices and run code on the underlying OS, reports ZDNet.
20 per cent COVID-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms: Study
Those signs include inflammation of the small and large bowel, air within the bowel wall (pneumatosis) and bowel perforation (pneumoperitoneum), the researchers said.
The signs are quite rare, and could indicate patients with advanced disease, they said.
Saudi Arabia to remove curbs on foreign workers to attract overseas talent
The new rules will come into effect on March 14 and apply to all foreign workers in the private sector, regardless of salary, he said.