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86,961 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 54,87,580
The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to coronavirus has further declined to 1.6 per cent. There are 10,03,299 active cases in the country as of now, which comprises 18.28 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 6,43,92,594 samples have been tested up to September 20, with 7,31,534 samples being tested on Monday.
Govt’s eVIN system to track distribution of coronavirus vaccine: MoS Health
Choubey said the phase-1clinical trials have revealed excellent safety of the two candidate vaccines indigenously developed by BharatBiotech in collaboration with the ICMR and Cadila Healthcare Ltd, and now their immunogenicity testing is in progress. Their phase-2 clinical trials are ongoing.
JB Boda Re/insurance Brokers and RIMS join hands to promote risk management in India
Harnessing the insight and expertise from RIMS’ global risk management community and J.B. Boda’s vast network, the parties aim to produce powerful and thought-leading content that addresses current events, new risks, new challenges, as well as best practices and opportunities for organizations to maximize their risk management capabilities.
IRDAI allows “Video Based Identification Process” for KYC of customers
Live location of the customer/beneficiary need to be captured (both for online/ face-to-face VBIP) to ensure that customer/beneficiary is physically present in India.
Over 3.8 lakh cos struck off under companies law in 3 years: Govt
“It normally refers to a company without active business operation or significant assets, which in some cases are used for illegal purpose such as tax evasion, money laundering, obscuring ownership, benami properties etc,” he noted.
The Special Task Force set up by the government to look into the issue of shell companies has recommended the use of certain red flag indicators as alerts for identification of shell companies.
Cabinet note ready for vehicle scrapping policy: MoS VK Singh informs Rajya Sabha
On July 26, 2019, the government had proposed amendments to motor vehicle rules to allow scrapping of vehicles older than 15 years in a bid to spur adoption of electrical vehicles.
In a draft notification, the government proposed renewal of fitness certificates for vehicles older than 15 years every six months instead of the current time-frame of one year.
DCGI approves commercial launch of low cost Covid-19 test ‘Feluda’
The Tata CRISPR test is the world’s first diagnostic test to deploy a specially adapted Cas9 protein to successfully detect the virus causing COVID-19, it said.Moreover, CRISPR is a futuristic technology that can also be configured for detection of multiple other pathogens in the future.
Commenting on the development, Girish Krishnamurthy, CEO, TATA Medical and Diagnostics Ltd said, “The approval for the Tata CRISPR test for COVID-19 will give a boost to the country’s efforts in fighting the global pandemic.
COVID-19: India’s single-day recoveries surpass fresh cases as 94,612 people recuperate
The total COVID-19 recoveries have surged to 43,03,043.
The COVID-19 case fatality rate was recorded at 1.61 per cent.
There are 10,10,824 active cases in the country which comprise 18.72 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
PSBs report frauds worth over Rs 19,964 crore in the first quarter of FY21, says RBI
Of the 12 PSBs, SBI reported the maximum 2,050 fraud cases involving Rs 2,325.88 crore during April-June 2020.
Bank of India took the biggest hit in terms of valuation at Rs 5,124.87 crore in 47 cases, followed by Canara Bank Rs 3,885.26 crore in 33 cases, Bank of Baroda Rs 2,842.94 crore in 60 cases, Indian Bank Rs 1,469.79 crore in 45 cases, Indian Overseas Bank Rs 1,207.65 crore in 37 cases and Bank of Maharashtra Rs 1,140.37 crore in 9 cases
Overall COVID-19 deaths per million population in India low compared to other countries: Govt
Noting that there are no established pharmaceutical interventions that can break the chain of transmission, Choubey said non-pharmaceutical interventions such as hand and respiratory hygiene, wearing of mask/face cover, physical distancing measures, preventing large gatherings, etc are the only tools to suppress and break the chain of transmission.
This has to be in turn supported by heightened community awareness and behavioral change communication.