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ICMR plans to set up registry of hospitalised Covid-19 patients

“The aim is to collect data of the hospitalised COVID-19 patients like clinical and laboratory features, their demographics, comorbidities, treatment outcomes, complications in all age groups among others,” officials said.

The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 and the illness it is causing has so many unknown parameters that are a barrier to the proper understanding and management of the disease, they said.

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Bihar flood situation worsens, 53.67 lakh people across 14 districts affected

With 16.89 lakh flood-affected people, Muzaffarpur is the worst-hit district, followed by 12.40 lakh people in Darbhanga and 8.09 lakh in East Champaran.

More than half of the affected populace live in Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts.

Of the 13 deaths in flood-related incidents, Darbhanga registered the highest seven casualties, followed by four in West Champaran and two in Muzaffarpur.

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India’s IFSCA gets members from 4 regulators,to regulate financial markets in IFSCs

The centre has notified the names of T.L.Alamelu,member, IRDAI, Indrani Banerjee,executive director,Reserve Bank of India(RBI), Sujit Prasad,executive director,Securities and Exchange Board of India(Sebi),Ananta Gopal Das,executive director,Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA), as members of IFSCA)

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India records highest one-day jump of 57,118 COVID-19 cases; recoveries surge to 10,94,374

According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 1,93,58,659 samples have been tested up to July 31 with 5, 25,689 being tested on Friday

Of the new 764 deaths reported, 265 are from Maharashtra, 97 from Tamil Nadu, 84 from Karnataka, 68 from Andhra Pradesh, 45 from West Bengal, 43 from Uttar Pradesh, 27 from Delhi, 23 from Gujarat, 16 from Punjab, 14 each from Bihar and Telangana, 12 from Jammu and Kashmir and 11 from Rajasthan

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Govt gets ready to infuse Rs 10,000 cr of fresh capital into 3 PSU general insurers,amends GIBNA Act

The cabinet earlier had approved capital infusion of Rs12,450 crore for the three PSU general insurers that included Rs 2,500 crore already infused in these three companies in 2019-20,The ministry of finance(MoF) had clarified that out of fresh capital of Rs 10,000 crore,,Rs.3,475 crore will be released immediately;while the balance Rs,6475 crore will be infused later. 

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Govt to come out with list of strategic sectors soon:FM Sitharaman

She said there could be various models to achieve minimum four PSUs in case of those falling under the strategic sector.

Either they will be merged, or they will be brought together in such a way that there are only four or lesser, she said.

Under the policy, a list of strategic sectors will be notified where there will be at least one and a maximum of four public sector enterprise, apart from private sector companies.

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