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Rajasthan finds some MDH and Everest spices unsafe for consumption
Rajasthan checked samples of many spices and found a batch of...
WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India, 2nd case since 2019
While the H9N2 virus typically tends to cause mild illness, the...
Covid: Pfizer, BioNTech say third dose neutralises Omicron variant
Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla “It’s clear from these preliminary data that protection is improved with a third dose,” Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said in a statement. The initial data show a third dose could offer still offer enough...
Non-life insurance cos gross direct premium rises 5.5 pc to Rs 15,743 cr in Nov
On a cumulative basis, the gross direct premium written by all the insurers during April-November period of FY22 increased 11.72 per cent to Rs 1,42,128.88 crore, as per Irdai data. Hyderabad:The gross direct premium written by non-life insurance companies rose by 5.5...
Indian vaccine makers bank on boosters as demand crashes
Vaccination for those under the age of 18 in India has not started yet, a market most of the companies are targeting next New Delhi: Indian COVID-19 vaccine makers are lobbying the government to authorise boosters as supplies have so outstripped demand that one...
Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise, says WHO
The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological report, said more data was needed to assess the severity of disease caused by the Omicron variant and whether its mutations might reduce protection from vaccine-derived immunity "Even if the severity is equal or potentially even...
Star Health cuts IPO size to about $848 mln after tepid subscription
Investors will be closely watching the listing which is likely on Friday after Paytm's dismal debut in November cast doubts on the big ticket IPOs and sparked concerns about overvaluation in the domestic equity market BENGALURU: India's largest private health insurer...
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,...
Countries with regulations against industrially produced trans fats tripled over the past year
UN: Forty countries now have best-practice trans fat elimination policies in effect, protecting 1.4 billion people from this deadly food compound, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). Around 940 million people living in...
New data shows GSK-Vir drug works against all Omicron mutations
The data, yet to be published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, shows that the companies' treatment, sotrovimab, is effective against all 37 identified mutations to date in the spike protein, GSK said in a statement London: British drugmaker GSK said on Tuesday its...
Panel orders immediate closure of NCR industries not using cleaner fuels
"Despite the measures taken in different sectors towards improvement of air quality in Delhi-NCR, the air quality still remains in the 'very poor' to 'severe' category," the Commission for Air Quality Management said. NEW DELHI:In a stern action against industries,...
COVID-19: Students face $17 trillion loss in lifetime earnings
“And the potential increase of ‘learning poverty’ might have a devastating impact on future productivity, earnings, and well-being for this generation of children and youth, their families, and the world’s economies.” UN:School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic...