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Climate change, strained infra worsen flood risk in India’s Silicon Valley- report
"Due to climate change, there has also been short duration, high...
Combined impact of climate change, population growth poses serious threat to India’s water security: Experts
''Rising temperatures accelerate evaporation rates, depleting...
Vedanta committed to decarbonise its aluminium business ops
''We are committed to the decarbonisation of our operations in the long term…As…aluminium producer, we are unrelenting in our pursuit of excellence in all aspects of business, including Environment, Social and Governance (ESG),'' Sharma said. New Delhi: Vedanta Ltd on...
Canada finds community spread of new coronavirus variant Omicron
"We are seeing community transmission, possibly in its early stages, but this can rapidly escalate in the days to come," Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said at a press conference in Ottawa. There is a community spread of the Omicron variant in Canada...
Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases
Rules say patients must give their consent for the facial recognition tracking to be used, but even if they don't consent, the system can still track them using their silhouette and clothes, the official said. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)...
Employability improves in 2021 led by IT, education, fin services: Report
The report found that the demand for qualified and skilled professionals will be driven by sectors including IT/ITES, Pharmaceutical, E-Commerce and BFSI. The hiring in these sectors is expected to increase by 20 per cent for freshers in 2022 compared to 2021. Mumbai:...
How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
"It's somewhat a subjective judgment because it's not just about the number of cases. It's about severity and it's about impact," says Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization's emergencies chief. How will the world decide when the pandemic is over? There's no...
WHO panel outlines recommendations for Covid-19 booster shots
The World Health Organization's (WHO) vaccine advisory panel recommends that people who are immunocompromised or received an inactivated vaccine should receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 shot, it said on Thursday. Many countries have been rolling out booster shots,...
New Zealand plans lifetime ban on cigarette sales to stamp out smoking
That would make New Zealand's retail tobacco industry one of the most restricted in the world, just behind Bhutan where cigarette sales are banned outright. New Zealand's neighbour Australia was the first country in the world to mandate plain packaging of cigarettes...
Few Europeans want a return to 9-5 at office after pandemic, survey shows
"We are likely to see tech stepping in to monitor our mental health and happiness as much as our physical health, with smart devices becoming our wellbeing assistants," said Meik Wiking, chief executive of Denmark's Happiness Research Institute, which is collaborating...
COVID contributed to 69,000 malaria deaths WHO finds, though ‘doomsday scenario’ averted
According to the analysis, moderate disruptions in the delivery of malaria services contributed to 14 million malaria cases and 69,000 deaths Two thirds (or 47,000) of the additional malaria deaths, were due to disruptions in the provision of malaria prevention,...
Internet Governance Forum promotes inclusive digital future for all
COVID-19 saw Internet user ranks grow from 4.1 billion in 2019 to 4.9 billion two years later, data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN agency, has revealed. The additional 782 million people who came online during this period, represents more...