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Need chopper landing facilities at eco-sensitive zones for rescue operations: Par panel

The committee ”stressed the need for close monitoring of ecological changes using the latest technology available, to prevent such natural disasters.
It also advised the ministry to actively engage with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) regularly. On February 7, 2021, a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district killing more than 65 people while over 130 were missing. The burst caused a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangered lives and disrupted activities of people living along its banks and nearby areas.

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CAIT alleges violation of Drugs & Cosmetics Act by e-pharmacies

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) wrote to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Health Minister Harshvardhan and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the issue.

“It is important to note that sale of prescription drugs and medicines through online medium is illegal. The legal regime, under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, does not permit home delivery of prescription medicines for which a prescription “in original” is required,” CAIT said in the letter to Goyal sent on Friday.

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Govt has taken number of steps to bring down pollution in Delhi: Javadekar

Responding to a question on pollution in the national capital during the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Javadekar said air pollution in Delhi is the ”most serious problem”, and noted that the air quality along the Indo-Gangetic belt is poor.

To address the issue of pollution in 100 cities, a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was also launched and a plan has been made for every city, Javadekar said.

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Covid-19 vaccination drive to be extended in coming days: Harsh Vardhan

it is not scientifically necessary to administer the vaccine to each and every person in the country. 

“Not each and every person in the world will be vaccinated. The prioritisation process is a dynamic process. 
India has vaccinated 3.5 to 4 crore people so far and side effects of the vaccines has been recorded at 0.000432 per cent.           

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Lockdown is an option, says Maharashtra CM as Covid cases rise alarmingly

The state of 112 million people has already imposed a lockdown in some districts and put curbs on cinemas, hotels and restaurants until the end of the month. The rules were set to tighten further in Mumbai with mandatory testing to limit movement inside malls and cinemas, a senior official with the city’s COVID task-force said.

“I see lockdown as an option going ahead. But I trust people of the state to cooperate (and follow the COVID-19 norms voluntarily) like the last time,” he said.

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Health claims should be processed within prescribed timelines:IRDAI

Where a claim is denied or repudiated, the communication about the denial or the repudiation should be made only by the Insurers(not by TPAS) by specifically stating the reasons for the denial or repudiation, while necessarily referring to the corresponding policy conditions. The insurer shall also furnish the grievance redressal procedures available with the Insurance company and with the Insurance Ombudsman along with the detailed addresses of the respective offices, said the IRDAI

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Our digital transactions have gone as high as 67 pc now: SBI Chairman

At present, there are 35 million registered users of Yono and the bank is opening over 35,000-40,000 savings accounts per day with the help of the mobile app, he said.

While 59,000 crore car loans aggregating to around Rs 4,000 crore were sanctioned, the bank could generate 15,000 home loan leads worth Rs 4,000 crore with the help of Yono, he added.

The platform also helps in distributing products of the bank’s subsidiaries including SBI Life Insurance, SBI General Insurance and SBI Card and SBI Mutual Fund.

So far in this fiscal, close to 25 lakh personal accident policies and seven lakh life insurance policies have been issued using the Yono platform, Khara said.

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