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India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
The law will “create a facilitative framework for creation of the official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),” said the agenda, published on the lower house website on Friday.
The legislation, listed for debate in the current parliamentary session, seeks “to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India, however, it allows for certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses,” the agenda said.
Global Covid cases top 102 million, death toll at 2,204,494: Johns Hopkins
The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 25,909,336 and 436,541, respectively, according to the CSSE.
India comes in second place in terms of cases at 10,720,048.
Indians feel ordering in food is safe, but online dating is the least-secured activity
McAfee Corp. on Wednesday announced findings from its’2021 Consumer Security Mindset Report’, revealing that while the shift to a digital-first life was brought on by the global pandemic, Indian consumers have shown an increased online footprint.
Activities like online banking(68 per cent), financial planning (55), and personal shopping (63) were at the top of the list.
COVID-19: India records 18,855 fresh cases, 163 more fatalities; recovery rate surges to 96.96 pc
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,03,94,352, pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.96 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country remained below two lakh for the 10th consecutive day.
Life and health insurance most likely products to see long-term benefits from COVID-19:GlobalData survey
Ben Carey-Evans, Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Business interruption insurance is another product that could positively be impacted by COVID-19. Businesses around the world would have been scarred by forced closures throughout 2020 and into 2021 were they not able to operate. It is likely that the positive impact to this business line will be felt over time, as business owners would be very interested in policies that include pandemic cover. This product would likely have scored even higher had there not been disputes around whether insurers should pay out on COVID-19-related claims.”
OUTLOOK 2021: Regulatory challenges abound for U.S. insurers as Biden takes over, pandemic rages
While a major overhaul of insurance regulation has been ruled out, and Biden’s primary insurance-related focus is expected to be on healthcare, experts say life and property-and-casualty insurers will also need to prepare for an increase in regulatory attention from the new administration as it rushes to temper the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Natural Covid-19 remedy-makers conduct clinical trial
“A clinical trial was conducted in India to monitor the outcome of a combination treatment for Covid. An Ayurvedic Remedy called ‘Immunofree’ by Corival Life Sciences, and a Nutraceutical called ‘Reginmune’ by Biogetica is found to work better in a comparative clinical trial against Standard of Care,” said a statement.
J&J says vaccine offers 100% protection against coronavirus deaths
J&J’s vaccine is different from the messenger RNA-based shots made by Moderna and partners Pfizer and BioNTech SE, which each were shown to be more than 90% effective.
India’s COVID response saved over 1 lakh lives: Eco Survey
The 40-day lockdown period, it said was used to scale up the necessary medical and para-medical infrastructure for active surveillance, expanded testing, contact tracing, isolation and management of cases, and educating citizens about social distancing and masks.
U.N. chief urges business to take the lead on COVID-19, climate and global recovery
“We count on businesses to play an important role by themselves and to put pressure on governments to do the right thing,” he said. “We need you more than ever to help us change course, end fragility, avert climate catastrophe and build the equitable and sustainable future we want and we need.”