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New India Assurance Q4 net jumps 91 pc to Rs 241 cr, CR improves by 3.15 % to 113.28%

”FY21 was a challenging year. Apart from Covid-19 pandemic related issues at the beginning as well as towards the end of the year, the industry also witnessed a few catastrophe events as well. However, the company was able to put up a resilient performance. Indian business grew by 6.2 per cent versus industry growth of 5.2 per cent and increased its market share to 14.33 per cent,” Atul Sahai, chairman and managing director, NIA said.

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Teens rarely hospitalised, but can get severe Covid: US CDC

The data also run counter to claims that influenza is more threatening to children than Covid-19, an argument that has been used to reopen schools and to question the value of vaccines for children. The number of hospitalisations related to Covid-19 among adolescents in the US was about three times as high as hospitalisations linked to influenza over three recent flu seasons, the study found.

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Second COVID-19 wave not to impact India’s agri sector in any way: Niti Aayog

”COVID-19 cases started spreading in the rural areas in May, with the beginning of May, and agriculture activity in May is bare minimal particularly land-based activities,” he added. ”…it (May) is a peak summer month and no crop is sown, no crop is harvested except little bit vegetables and some off-season crops,” Niti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand explained.

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Coal India alive and sensitive to need of environmental protection: Chairman

The statement assumes significance especially when there have been concerns about global climate change on account of the burning of fossil fuels, including coal, which releases green gases into the atmosphere.

”Restoration of the ecosystem, effective bio-reclamation, effective utilization of water are followed with equal fervor and importance as production,” Agrawal said in a communication.

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