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Average annual revenue collection from tobacco products stands at Rs 53,750 cr: FM
Answering supplementary questions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and consumer education forums have suggested to increase levies on tobacco products considering the health impact.
Increased risk of heart attack, stroke in first two weeks following Covid: Lancet study
“The results indicate that acute cardiovascular complications represent an important clinical manifestation of COVID-19,” said Ioannis Katsoularis from Umea University, a co-author of the study.
“Our results also show how important it is to vaccinate against COVID-19, in particular the elderly who are at increased risk of acute cardiovascular events,” Katsoularis said.
Delta variant’s spread seen pushing herd immunity threshold above 80%
That represents a “much higher” bar than previous estimates of 60% to 70%, because delta is twice as transmissible, said Richard Franco, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
“It is becoming clear that this is a very dangerous, way more dangerous virus than the original one,” Franco said.
India reports 40,134 new COVID cases and 422 deaths
Fresh Covid-19 cases in India registered a week-on-week rise for the first time in 12 weeks since the peak of the second wave in early May, indicating an early sign of another pandemic spike in the country, said experts.
Currently, the surge is mainly restricted to Kerala and, to a much lesser degree, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.Cumulatively, 47,22,23,639 vaccine doses have been administered through 55,99,690 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 17,06,598 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on plea concerning mental health of students in schools, colleges
Relying on the National Mental Health Survey of India 2015-16, Devina Singh, who has filed a PIL IN Delhi High Court, has contended that children and adolescents are vulnerable to mental disorders and the healthcare system does not prioritize mental health.
Singh has claimed that stress, fear, depression, insomnia, disconnectedness, and lack of self-confidence, are the issues widely prevalent among students but left unattended.
Johnson and Johnson still in discussion with Centre over indemnity issue: Sources
As per the sources, Johnson and Johnson is not going to participate in the trials for the single-dose vaccine in India. They are also having discussions over indemnity with the government.In June, a spokesperson of the company told ANI that as per the recent announcement by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), there is no longer a requirement to conduct bridging clinical studies of COVID-19 vaccines in India.
Unemployment rate rose to 13.3 pc in July-Sept 2020: NSO survey
In the CWS approach, a person is considered unemployed if he/she did not work even for 1 hour on any day during the week but sought or was available for work at least for 1 hour on any day during the period.
Insurers settle 17.94 lakh COVID-related health insurance claims for Rs 21,837 crore in 15 months: Govt
replying to a question on cryptocurrency trading, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said currently, all entities regulated by RBI have been advised to carry out customer due diligence process in line with regulations governing standards for KYC, Anti Money Laundering, Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and obligations of regulated entities under PMLA.
Coronavirus likely to lock India’s women out of job market for years
A report by the Centre for Sustainable Employment at Azim Premji University found that 47% of women workers who lost their job between March and December – before the second wave of the virus hit in April – were made permanently redundant. That compared with around 7% of male workers, many of whom were able to either return to their old jobs or take up independent work like selling vegetables.
Long Covid may qualify as disability under federal law: Biden
“We’re bringing agencies together to make sure Americans with long Covid who have a disability have access to the rights and resources that are due under the disability law, which includes accommodations and services in the workplace and school, and our health care system so they can live their lives in dignity,” Biden said.