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India ranks 94 in Hunger Index; experts blame poor implementation, siloed approach
Neighbouring Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan too were in the ”serious” category but ranked higher than India in this year”s hunger index. While Bangladesh ranked 75, Myanmar and Pakistan were in the 78th and 88th position respectively.
Nepal in 73rd and Sri Lanka in 64th position were in ”moderate” hunger category, the report showed.
PM cautions against complacency in COVID-19 fight; directs full preparedness for vaccine distribution
Modi further directed that keeping in view the geographical span and diversity of the country, the access to the vaccine should be ensured speedily.
National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) in consultation with state governments and all relevant stakeholders have prepared and presented a detailed blueprint of vaccine storage, distribution, and administration.
India took host of measures to combat COVID-19 impact: Nirmala Sitharaman to World Bank
“Measures have been announced to provide relief to the business, bring about major reforms in the labour sector by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalising 44 central labour laws, provide effective social protection to the migrant workers through National Portability of ration cards,” she said, as per a statement issued by the finance ministry.
8 million have slipped into Poverty in US since May as govt aid has dried up
The number of poor people has grown by eight million since May, according to researchers at Columbia University, after falling by four million at the pandemic’s start as a result of a $2 trillion emergency package known as the Cares Act.
Using a different definition of poverty, researchers from the University of Chicago and Notre Dame found that poverty has grown by six million people in the past three months, with circumstances worsening most for Black people and children.
Vaccine cooperation, recovery could boost global income $9 trillion by 2025, IMF chief says
Equitable and affordable access to COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines globally will be key to avoiding long lasting scars on the world economy, the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee said in its statement.
COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 73,70,468
The COVID-19 case fatality rate due COVID-19 was recorded at 1.52 per cent.
“India continues to have one of the lowest COVID-19 deaths per million population globally, currently pegged at 80,” the ministry said.According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 9,22,54,927 samples have been tested up to October 15, with 10,28,622 samples being tested on Thursday.
Nokia’s COVID detection system automatically scans for temperature, mask
The Finnish company has been using the system in its factory in Chennai, India, for two months and has screened more than 200,000 people in that facility.
The factory, which was closed for some time to comply with Indian regulations following the coronavirus outbreak, has more than 1,000 employees.
Over the past three decades, India has gained 10 years in life expectancy: Lancet study
“In India maternal mortality used to be very high, but now it is coming down. Cardiovascular diseases used to be number five, and now it is number one, and cancer rates are increasing,” Mokdad, Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), said.
Coronavirus vaccine candidate from China’s CNBG shows promise in human test, study shows
However, whether the shot can safely protect people from the COVID-19 disease that has killed more than 1 million people worldwide will only become clear when final Phase III trials – which are ongoing outside China – are complete.
Most executives in India prefer continuing with remote working: Survey
“Seventy-four per cent of India”s executives said their business continues to use offline workflows, the lowest among all other countries surveyed (US 89 per cent, UK 98 per cent, Australia 98 per cent),” said ServiceNow Managing Director (India and SAARC) Arun Balasubramanian.
The survey was conducted during September 1-10 among 900 C-suite executives and 8,100 office professionals from companies of 500 or more employees in countries including the US, the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, India, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
In India, The Work Survey was conducted amoung 100 C-suite leaders and 1,000 employees from various industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, telecommunications and public sector.