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“License invalid, no emergency exit doors…”: Police reveal lapses in Delhi Children Hospital fire incident
``The hospital did not have a fire exit system. So in view of all...
Govt makes airbag mandatory for front passenger seat in vehicles
“Ministry has issued Gazette notification regarding mandatory provision of an airbag for passenger seated on front seat of a vehicle, next to driver. This has been mandated as an important safety feature & is also based on suggestions of Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety,” it said.
Centre’s social media regulation lacks teeth, says Supreme Court
The top court said that there is nothing in the rules to control the inappropriate content on these platforms and without legislation it may not be possible to control it.
A perusal of the Rules indicate that the Rules are more and more in the form of guidelines and have no effective mechanism for either screening or taking appropriate action for those who violate the guidelines, the bench said in its order.
India’s Supreme Court says favours controls on video streaming services
“We are of the view there should be some screening of these types (of content). What they are showing? They are showing pornography also,” Supreme Court Justice Ashok Bhushan said.
Traditional film viewing in India, home to the thriving Bollywood industry, has changed as fewer people go to cinema halls and web series have become common, Bhushan said.
16,838 new coronavirus infections in India, 113 deaths in last 24 hrs
Maharashtra continues to remain the most affected COVID-19 state in India with 86,359 active cases, followed by Kerala with 44,734 active infections
45% of Indian online users hit by local threats in 2020
“The threat landscape in India, as well as in the APAC region, has been constantly evolving and the threats are becoming more and more sophisticated and targeted in nature,” said Saurabh Sharma, Senior Security Researcher (GReAT), Kaspersky (APAC).
Surge in daily COVID-19 cases, India records over 17,000 new infections
The increase in the numbers continued to be driven by Maharashtra, which recorded the highest daily cases in 137 days with 9,855 patients testing positive for the virus.
The last time Maharashtra exceeded this number was on October 17 when the state had recorded 10,259 cases. Punjab, too, recorded a spurt in cases with 778 patients testing positive — the highest since December 6.
At 2,765, Kerala recorded the highest number of cases after Maharashtra.
India’s next phase of virus crisis likely to be localised outbreaks
Rajib Dasgupta, an epidemiologist and professor of community health at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, said India was witnessing a phase of “multiple epidemics within a country” where the entire population is not equally susceptible.
“In this phase, the emphasis has to be a lot more local, a lot of local capacities will be put to test,” he said.
Ease of Living Index:Bengaluru, Shimla best cities to live
This index was first launched in 2018 and is based on indicators across 15 evaluation criteria. These criteria include governance, identity and culture, education, health, safety and security, economy, affordable housing, land use planning, public open spaces, transportation and mobility, assured water supply, waste-water management, solid waste management, power, and quality of environment.
It provides a comprehensive understanding of participating cities across India based on quality of life, economic-ability of a city, and its sustainability and resilience.
EPFO retains 8.5 pc interest on EPF deposits for 2020-21
As per the practice, the CBT decision on interest rate would be send to the finance ministry for concurrence. After getting the finance ministry’s nod, the 8.5 per cent rate of interest for this fiscal would be credited into the EPFO subscribers’ accounts.
Explain rationale behind classification for COVID-19 vaccination: HC to Centre
”We are not utilising it fully. We are either donating it to foreign countries or selling it to them and are not vaccinating our own people. So there has to be that sense of responsibility and urgency,” a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said.