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Centre issues SOPs to administer 2nd dose of Covishield before 84 days for certain categories
In this context, with a view to provide full coverage of vaccination and facilitating international travel for such genuine reasons, the ministry has issued the SOPs according to which the states shall designate a competent authority in each district to grant permission for such administration of the second dose of Covishield.
Amid record highs, BSE-listed cos’ m-cap zooms to whopping Rs 229 trn
Investors wealth rose by Rs 1,81,694.26 crore from Friday
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed 228.46 points or 0.44 per cent higher at 52,328.51 — its new closing peak.
Driven by the rally, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms jumped to Rs 2,29,01,742.97 crore at close of trade on Monday.
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Centre conducting study to assess if SARS-CoV2 present in Ganga water
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat last week tweeted, “We are making use of existing technologies, doing regular studies and monitoring the situation closely to prevent contamination of the river water, as there were reports of consigning dead bodies in some parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar into river #Ganga.”
Twitter seeks more time from government to comply with new IT rules
The rules also require significant social media intermediaries — providing services primarily in the nature of messaging — to enable identification of the “first originator” of the information that undermines the sovereignty of India, the security of the state, or public order.
Under the rules, significant social media intermediaries — those with over 50 lakh users — are required to appoint a grievance officer, a nodal officer and a chief compliance officer. These personnel have to be residents in India.
India may raise vaccine spending to $6 bln this fiscal year -government sources
The previously budgeted amount was Rs 350 billion .
Part of the increase could be due to higher-than-previous costs for domestically manufactured shots.
New India Assurance Q4 net jumps 91 pc to Rs 241 cr, CR improves by 3.15 % to 113.28%
”FY21 was a challenging year. Apart from Covid-19 pandemic related issues at the beginning as well as towards the end of the year, the industry also witnessed a few catastrophe events as well. However, the company was able to put up a resilient performance. Indian business grew by 6.2 per cent versus industry growth of 5.2 per cent and increased its market share to 14.33 per cent,” Atul Sahai, chairman and managing director, NIA said.
20 killed in lightning strikes in Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths and approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
Rs. 50,000 would be given to the injured.” Union Home Minister Amit Shah also condoled the deaths due to lightning strikes and prayed for the speedy recovery of those who were injured.
Uttarakhand to calculate Gross Environmental Product
The announcement comes a day after World Environment Day and with this Uttarakhand, whose forests contribute in providing employment, generate source of fuel and assist in arresting floods, has become the first state in the country to calculate its GPE.
Labour codes : Companies’ PF liability to go up, workers’ take-home pay to shrink
The labour ministry had envisaged implementing the four codes on industrial relations, wages, social security and occupational health safety & working conditions from April 1, 2021. These four labour codes will rationalise 44 central labour laws.
The ministry had even finalised the rules under the four codes. But these could not be implemented because many states were not in a position to notify rules under these codes in their jurisdiction.
ICICI Pru Life announces highest-ever bonus of Rs 867 cr to policyholders
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has announced an annual bonus of Rs 867 crore for all eligible participating policyholders for FY2021. The bonus declared is the highest ever by the company till date and is also 10 per cent higher than the bonus announced in the last fiscal” it said in a release