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Health ministry launches web portal for updates on COVID-19 vaccine development
“The data will serve as an invaluable tool for formulating appropriate patient management strategies, predicting disease severity, patient outcomes etc,” the ICMR said in a statement.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, said, “The portal provides useful and important information related to vaccine development, ongoing clinical trials and progress made in this area locally and globally at regular intervals. Today, in the times of coronavirus pandemic, vaccine development is watched very closely. Thus, it becomes important to showcase the status of vaccine development in the country.”
Govt looks to implement all 4 labour codes in one go by December: Gangwar
The draft rules of the three codes on industrial relations, social security and occupational safety, health and working conditions are likely to be circulated by the first week of November for feedback.
The labour ministry is expected to finalise and implement rules of the three codes along with already firmed wage code rules by December this year. Thereafter, these four codes would become law of land to complete game-changing labour reforms in the country.
Talking to PTI, Labour Minister Gangwar said, “Government is doing all efforts to complete the labour reforms by implementing the all four labour codes by December this year…”
India’s COVID-19 caseload nears 60 lakh; recoveries cross 49 lakh
The total recoveries have surged to 49,41,627, and there are 9,56,402 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 15.96 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.58 per cent.
Travellers from Dubai, UK mainly behind Covid importation into India: Study
The study has also found that infected cases from Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh played less role in spreading the disease outside their communities. Whereas infected people in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, and Karnataka played a significant role in the local transmission, and some of them caused interstate transfer too.
Lloyd’s of London alerts India Inc on rising “Intangible Risks”, launches new solutions for Pandemic Risks
Specific to SMEs, Lloyd’s has developed ReStart, a potential non-damage business interruption solution (loss of revenue without a physical damage trigger) for future waves of COVID-19. The solution is focused on giving certainty of non-damage business interruption coverage initially to SMEs by pooling limited capacity across a number of Lloyd’s market participants. The product will support reopening of SMEs, offering a range of limits that ensure it is affordable for customers, without requiring any government support,
Lloyd’s is also working on a proposed ‘after the event’ insurance product framework, Recover Re, which would provide immediate relief and cover for non-damage business interruption, including the current COVID-19 pandemic, over the long-term. This framework could be implemented in any country where the government has the resources and industry commitment to support it.
India registers 85,362 new COVID-19 infections in a day; single-day recoveries surpass fresh cases
Total recoveries surged to 48,49,584, pushing the country’s recovery rate to 82.14 per cent. The COVID-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.58 per cent.
There are 9,60,969 active cases in the country which comprise 16.28 per cent of the total caseload, the data showed.
Tree cover in Gujarat shrank between 2006 and 2017: CAG
At the national level, the forest cover grew from 690.90 thousand sq km to 712.25 thousand sq km, while tree cover grew from 92.77 thousand sq km to 95.03 thousand sq km during the same period, it said.
The aggregate forest and tree cover of India rose from 783.67 thousand sq km in 2006 to 807.28 thousand sq km in 2017.
India caps prices of medical oxygen amid rising COVID-19 cases
“Due to the absence of a price cap on liquid medical oxygen, manufacturers have hiked prices to fillers,” the government said in a statement, referring to off-takers such as hospitals and clinics which use the oxygen.
To ensure that the oxygen is available at reasonable rates, the government has capped manufacturers’ prices at 15.22 rupees per cubic metre (CUM), the statement said.
PSBs on-board 10 mn account holders on digital payment modes in a month
Under the campaign, banks were asked to on-board a minimum 100 new customers including merchants and financial inclusion account holders by each branch on digital payment mode.
India plans $4.6 billion in incentives for battery makers in electric vehicle push – document
Though keen to reduce its oil dependence and cut down on pollution, India’s efforts to promote electric vehicles have been stymied by a lack of investment in manufacturing and infrastructure such as charging stations. Just 3,400 electric cars were sold in the world’s second-most populous nation during the last business year, compared to sales of 1.7 million conventional passenger cars.