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Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 tabled in Lok Sabha
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Maruti leads drop in Indian carmakers’ sales to dealers in July as demand cools
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NGT directs NTPC to pay Rs 58 lakh for damaging environment in Uttarakhand
“In view of the above, there is no merit in the appeal as ”Polluter Pays” principle has been rightly invoked for damage to the environment. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. The amount of compensation which may be recovered by the state pollution control board may be utilised for restoration of the environment,” the tribunal said.
Climate change a big challenge, disaster resilient infra need
“We should focus on improving disaster-resilient infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters,” he said.
India’s health sector overcame trial by fire during COVID-19:PM
To keep India healthy, the government is working on four fronts simultaneously — prevention of illness and promotion of wellness, providing cheap and effective treatment to the poorest of the poor, increasing quality and quantity of health infrastructure and healthcare professionals, and working on mission mode to overcome obstacles, Modi said.
Indian vaccine makers say can quickly adapt to tackle variants
Bharat Biotech Chairman Krishna Ella said his company would mainly need data from the ICMR or the World Health Organization on the genetic sequence of any variant to quickly make an effective vaccine.
Sensex plummets 1,145 points, Investors lose Rs 3.7-lakh crore as markets tank
”The market failed to show resilience to stay above the Nifty 50 Index level of 14,750. While it is subject to further price action evolution, the technical factors shifted today to support a further correction in the future,” said Ashis Biswas, Head of Technical Research at CapitalVia Global Research Limited.
Experts call rise in Covid-19 cases in few states ‘stochastic spread’
“India is a vast country and given its geographical entity, we cannot expect uniformity in virus spread across the length and breadth of the nation. Pandemic occurs and impacts differently as far as geography is concerned. The role of the people and their conduct play a large role in mapping the spread,” he said.
India not close to herd immunity yet, threat of 2nd wave lingers: Experts
Raman Gangakhedkar, former deputy director of ICMR and an epidemiologist, said: “So far, we are not close to herd immunity (which means 75 per cent of the population has been infected by the virus). Sero survey showed that merely 22 per cent people were infected. Therefore, a large part of the population is still vulnerable.”
Social media can topple govts, working on a law to regulate it: Ram Madhav
“We require new rules and laws to tackle and manage. The government is already working in this direction,” Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav said
CPSE strategic sale: Govt makes security clearance mandatory for bidders
According to the performa, any interest of more than 10 per cent in the bidding entity would require disclosures of parentage and beneficial ownership to get a security clearance.
In case the acquirer is a sole bidder, then it has to share with the government details, like nationality, address, parentage, unique ID number of the country of residence and passport number, of its directors and partners.
Also a self-declaration regarding the nature and extent of presence/operation of the bidder in China and Pakistan, if any would have to be provided by them.
Govt may consider privatising Oriental Insurance or United India: Report
Both Oriental Insurance and the Chennai-based United India Insurance may be able to generate interest from the private sector because of their improved financials, sources said.
The process of choosing a suitable candidate for privatisation has just started and will take some time to decide, sources said while not ruling out the possibility for listed New India Assurance, where government stake stands at 85.44 per cent.