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India’s population to peak in early 2060s to 1.7 billion before declining: UN
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SC terms rising suicide cases as social issue, seeks Centre’s response on PIL
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Maruti Suzuki cuts production as car sales fall due to Covid lockdown
The problem is on the “sales side because in several states there is a partial lockdown and there’s a curfew in some states and the dealers who sell the cars are having to close down,” Maruti Chairman R.C. Bhargava said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Tuesday. “Half the sales outlets are closed at the moment.”India’s largest carmaker was producing at full capacity before it also decided to shut some plants in order to divert oxygen to hospitals last week.
COVID-19: India records 3,780 fresh fatalities, 3,82,315 cases in single day
Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 34,87,229 comprising 16.87 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.03 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Bajaj Allianz General net soars 33.2% to Rs 1,330 cr in FY21
The company said that Rs 237 crore of the Rs 1,330 crore net income is underwriting profit, the key measure of an insurance company. But for the fourth quarter, the same plunged to a mere Rs 6 crore from Rs 159 crore in last year. In FY20, the company had an underwriting loss of Rs 11 crore, he said.
Aaditya Thackeray suggests creating paediatric Covid care ward anticipating next wave
“Along with paediatric covid care centre, another aspect we are now focussed on is to create a network of creches for those parents who may have to be in covid care centres and may not have support to look after their children, that aren’t infected by covid,” he added. He further said that Mumbai saw a massive spike last month and sustained it because of the constant increase in beds and facilities.
75 lakh people lose jobs in April as lockdowns sprout; unemployment at a 4-month high: CMIE chief
The national unemployment rate touched 7.97 per cent as per the centre’s proprietary data, with urban areas witnessing higher stress at 9.78 per cent and rural joblessness at 7.13 per cent.
SBI Life Q4 net profit nearly flat at Rs 532 cr
Value of new business registered 16 per cent growth in FY21 to Rs 2,334 crore.The assets under management showed a rise of 38 per cent to Rs 2,20,871 crore as of March 31, 2021.
4,68 lakh dedicated beds for COVID-19 patients in 2,084 hospitals, Centre to SC’
“It is common knowledge that a large number of medical, nursing and pharmacy students, who graduated in 2020 and would be in the process of graduating in 2021, would be available to augment the workforce in the health sector. The Central Government should, we feel, look into this aspect, and ensure the optimal manner of utilization of their services, regard being had, of course, to their safety and well-being,” it said.
The Central Government should also consider using health care workforce available with the armed forces and para military forces for the purpose of vaccination, it suggested.
Cloudbursts in Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi
However, there is no information about any human casualties in the incidents, the state emergency operation centre here said.
Satellite study finds rising levels of hidden air pollutants in Indian cities
Study co-author Professor William Bloss, also from the University of Birmingham, commented “We were surprised to see the increase in formaldehyde above Delhi, Kanpur and London – a clue that emissions of other volatile organic compounds may be changing, potentially driven by economic development and changes in domestic behaviour. Our results emphasise the need to monitor our air for the unexpected, and the importance of ongoing enforcement of measures for cleaner air.”
Maharashtra: Major fire in paper mill in Nagpur district
Notably, similar fire incidents had occurred in this mill in the last two years, and Monday’s was the third such incident, sources said.