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About 90% consumers in India willing to pay a premium for buying EV: Survey
According to the survey, the top reason for buying an EV is environmental concern, with 97 per cent also stating that the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness and concerns about environmental issues. About 67per cent of those looking to buy an EV feel it is their responsibility to reduce their personal environmental impact, and 69 per cent feel buying an EV is one way to achieve this goal.
Kerala vet doc gets patent for biodiesel from chicken waste
He said 100 kg of chicken waste, procured from slaughterhouses for which he gets paid up to Rs 7 a kg, can produce 1 liter of biodiesel, which offers over 38 km and can be sold at 40 percent of the diesel price now.
After seven-and-a-half years, the Indian Patent Office finally granted us the patent on July 7, 2021, for inventing ‘biodiesel produced from rendered chicken oil’, John Abraham, a veterinary-doctor-turned-inventor, an associate professor at the veterinary college here under the Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, told PTI from Wayanad.The higher mileage and lower pollution are because chicken waste contains 62 percent fat, offering the key energy content of Cetane at 72, while in normal diesel it is only 64. It also increases engine efficiency by 11 percent due to the presence of more oxygen, and reduces smoke levels by over 47 percent, Abraham said.
Need for relaunch of PMAY scheme with in-built credit-linked insurance: CII
”There is a need for a relaunch of the PMAY scheme with an in-built credit-linked insurance or a mandatory life insurance for all borrowers under the PMAY scheme to ensure that the intent of providing ‘Housing for All’ does not take a hit due to death or disability of the primary borrower. The family should inherit a home-not a loan,” CII Director-General Chandrajit Banerjee said.
Rajasthan’s healthcare scheme benefits over 120,000 people in 3 months
As per a statement, over 1.3 crore families have been registered in the cashless facility scheme so far, nearly 80 per cent of the state population. It was launched on May 1.
Under the scheme, citizens are offered cashless annual insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh for all citizens of Rajasthan for a premium as low as Rs 850 per family.
Maha monsoon fury: 113 dead, 100 missing; CM visits rain-battered Chiplun
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said they will require “central assistance for long-term mitigation measures”, and added that he will tour western Maharashtra on Monday and a comprehensive data of the extent of damages will be prepared.
PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to kin of those killed in Kinnaur bridge collapse
According to Saju Ram Rana, Superintendent of Police, Kinnaur district, the nine persons who died were tourists traveling in a vehicle. A rescue team is present on the spot.
Rocks fell from a hill near Batseri to Sangla Chitkul road. 11 people, including the driver, were in the tempo traveler. The rest suffered injuries, along with another passerby who was walking on the road.
28 pc Indians plan to travel in Aug-Sept; risk of third COVID-19 wave set to rise: Report
LocalCircles said 28 per cent citizens are planning to travel during August-September though only five per cent have made their bookings. It added that during the second wave of the outbreak, many citizens faced teething issues to cancel their travel plan for the summer.
In many cases, the travel agent or the airline did not refund anything, and some citizens lost the complete ticket amount, while some were able to retrieve a partial amount, and others were asked to re-book the ticket for a later date, it stated.
Private hospital in Delhi records rise in neurological cases among post-Covid patient
The doctors also said that people who have survived the pandemic and those who were infected with COVID-19 are increasingly coming to the hospital many weeks later with symptoms such as headache, giddiness, fatigue, cognitive difficulties, memory problems, anxiety, depression, stroke, pain and sleep disorders. In the OPD, up to 60 per cent of patients are coming with mental health issues like headache, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, feeling of loneliness etc, they said.
73 pc rise in healthcare facilities in tribal areas between 2005 and 2020: Govt data
The number of sub health centres (SHC) in tribal areas increased by 78 per cent, from 16,748 in 2005 to 29,745 in 2020.
India reports 39,742 new COVID-19 cases, 535 deaths
In the ongoing Nationwide Vaccination Drive, as per the ministry, 43.31 crore vaccine doses have been administered, and a total of 45.62 crore tests have been conducted.