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Despite this monthly setback, the sector witnessed a modest 2.88...
Crops in 1.8 lakh ha damaged due to floods in AP Agri Min Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Shivraj Singh Chouhan,Union Agriculture Minister Chouhan, who is on...
67.6 per cent population above 6 years found to have Covid antibodies in 4th national serosurvey, Lok Sabha told
Metropolitan cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad have reported seroprevalence ranging between 17.6 per cent and 56 per cent at different time points, the minister said.
18-plus beneficiaries may be vaccinated against Covid by Dec 2021: Centre
Asked if the government has decided to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to the entire population free of cost on priority basis and if so, the target fixed to administer the doses, the health minister said according to Revised Guidelines for Implementation of National COVID Vaccination Program, which came into effect from June 21, all citizens aged 18 years and above, irrespective of their income status, are entitled to free vaccination at all government vaccination centres.
COVID-19 vaccine: European medicines watchdog approves Moderna jab for ages 12 and up
The vaccine will be given in two injections, each four weeks apart. The decision by the Amsterdam-based agency follows the approval of the first vaccine for European youngsters, by Pfizer/BioNTech in May. The effects of Spikevax have been studied among 3,732 children aged 12 to 17 years, the EMA said.
Maharashtra landslides: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for next of kin of deceased
The Maharashtra government on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh each to the kin of people who have died in landslides triggered by heavy rains in different parts of the state.
As US wildfire threat grows, insurance capacity shrinks
Most wildfire losses that have hit the insurance market originated from California utility companies due to inverse condemnation, which states that private property owners are entitled to compensation if their property is damaged by the government or utilities.
While all U.S. states have such doctrines in place, California has been the only one to apply it for utility-related fires.
Aki Hussain to succeed Bronek Masojada as Group Chief Executive in Hiscox
Hamilton: Specialist global insurer Hiscox announces today that after 21 years as Group Chief Executive, Bronek Masojada has informed the Board of his intention to retire at the end of the year. Following a thorough succession process, the Board has appointed Aki...
3523 Air India employees affected by Covid of which 56 died: Centre to LS
“On the death of a permanent/fixed-term contractual employee due to COVID-19, their families are paid compensation of Rs 10,00,000 and Rs. 5,00,000 respectively. Families of casual/contract workers are paid compensation of Rs 90,000 per two months’ salary,” the minister said. It further informed that COVID centres have been opened by the company in various locations to take care of the affected employees/ families.
“Reimbursement of vaccination charges are being provided to employees and their families if paid by them,” it added
645 children lost their parents to Covid from Apr-May 28 during second wave: WCD
”The scheme, the prime minister has announced, provides support for education and health and will create a corpus of Rs 10 lakh for each child when he or she reaches 18 years of age. This corpus will be used to give a monthly financial support/ stipend form 18 years of age, for the next five years to take care of his or her personal requirements during the period of higher education and on reaching the age of 23 years, he or she will get the corpus amount as one lump-sum for personal and professional use,” Irani said.
Based on audacious assumptions: Centre dismisses studies claiming undercounting of India’s COVID deaths
“The reports assume that all the excess mortality figures are COVID deaths, which is not based on facts and totally fallacious. Excess mortality is a term used to describe an all-cause mortality figure and attributing these deaths to COVID-19 is completely misleading,” it said.
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
A variety of factors have contributed to the recent surge in the region, including people growing weary of the pandemic and letting precautions slip low vaccination rates, and the emergence of the delta variant of the virus, which was first detected in India, said Abhishek Rimal, the Asia-Pacific emergency health coordinator for the Red Cross, who is based in Malaysia.