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Kerala flood: Heavy rains wreak havoc, 11 dead
Revenue Minister K Rajan today said parts of Kerala received over...
Loss Of 2.33 million hectares of forest cover: NGT Seeks MoEF&CCs response
The tribunal was hearing a matter where it had taken suo motu (on...
Cyber agency alerts against ransomware attacks of ‘Egregor’ virus
It is anticipated that Egregor ransomware may infiltrate via spam email attachments or maliciously crafted link shared via email/instant messaging chats.”
“The modus operandi used is typically breaking into organisations, stealing sensitive data, and running the malware to encrypt their files and (it) threatens ‘Mass-Media’ release of corporate data if ransom not paid in due time,” the advisory stated.
Maruti Suzuki recalls 40,453 Eeco units to fix issue with headlamp
“The company will inspect 40,453 units of Eeco for a possible issue of standard symbol missing on the headlamp. Any action, if required, shall be undertaken free of cost,” it added.
Haze Chokes Delhi, pollution levels highest since November last yr
Health experts said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollution has become a serious health concern for about the two crore residents of the national capital.
According to a doctor at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, intake of every 22 micrograms per cubic metre of polluted air is equivalent to smoking a cigarette.
Ajit Jain, the nodal officer for COVID-19 at Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, said air pollution was turning the pandemic catastrophic.
High recovery keep active COVID-19 cases in India below 6 lakh
The Health ministry further said 76 per cent of the new cases of COVID-19 were from 10 states and UTs, with Kerala and Delhi having contributed the maximum of more than 6,000 cases each. Maharashtra had over 4,000 new cases in a day.
As many as 514 fatalities have been reported in a a day. Of these, nearly 80 per cent were concentrated in 10 states and UTs with Maharashtra reporting the maximum 120 deaths.
India’s COVID-19 fatality rate stands at 1.49 per cent, with 21 states and UTs have deaths per million lower than the national average, the ministry said.
Nearly 2 crore people in Karnataka were COVID-19 infected, says govt survey
The survey also found that the infection fatality rate due to COVID-19 was 0.05 per cent. “Out of 7.07 crore estimated population in Karnataka, the study estimates that 1.93 crore (27.3 per cent) of the people are either currently infected or already had the infection in the past, as of 16 September 2020,” the report said.
Govt issues ordnance to amend arbitration law
As per the latest amendment brought through the ordinance, if the award is being given on the basis of an agreement based on fraud or corruption, then the court will not impose a condition to stay the award and grant an unconditional stay during the pendency of the appeal if it has been challenged under Section 34 of the arbitration law.
Airlines can operate maximum 60% of pre-COVID domestic flights until February 24 next year:Govt
Scheduled international passenger flights continue to remain suspended in the country since March 23 due to the pandemic. However, special international flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission since May and under bilateral air bubble pacts signed with various countries since July.
Oct services activity at 54.1, grows for first time in 8 months: PMI
“It’s encouraging to see the Indian service sector joining its manufacturing counterpart and posting a recovery in economic conditions from the steep deteriorations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic earlier in the year,” Pollyanna De Lima, economics associate director at IHS Markit, said in a release.
CV volumes to contract 25-28% in FY21, outlook remains negative: Icra
The outlook for the commercial vehicles (CV) sector remains ‘negative’ on the back of continuing challenges such as over-capacity, subdued freight availability, financing constraints, among others, all of which have compounded due to the pandemic, Icra said in a release.
In the previous fiscal, CV domestic volumes stood at 7,17,688 units as against an all-time high of 10,07,311 vehicles in 2018-19.
Unicorn India Ventures invests in AI driven Insuretech startup Fedo
Fedo, founded in 2017 by Prasanth Madavana and Arun Mallavarapu, is spearheading the next generation of Artificial Intelligence powered health insurance insights with partners around the globe bringing together a unique understanding of health risks and the required coverage combined with industry knowledge across three continents.