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Insurance Development Forum commits $ 900,000 for risk modelling
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‘No other option’: Deadly India floods bare conflicts from hydropower boom
Whatever the role of climate change, which is rapidly heating the world’s highest mountains, experts say rampant construction is adding to the burden weighing on rural communities across the Himalayas.
India’s COVID-19 active caseload falls below 1.5 lakh; no fresh deaths in 21 states, UTs
India’s daily positivity rate remains below three percent, the ministry noted.
The country reported 78 new COVID-19 fatalities on Tuesday, the health ministry said, as it underlined that a steady decline is being observed in the number of daily new deaths.
US tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars
Baltimore: The COVID-19 death toll in the US has topped 500,000, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. The US recorded an estimated 405,000 deaths in World War II, 58,000 in the...
Climate change a big challenge, disaster resilient infra need
“We should focus on improving disaster-resilient infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters,” he said.
India’s health sector overcame trial by fire during COVID-19:PM
To keep India healthy, the government is working on four fronts simultaneously — prevention of illness and promotion of wellness, providing cheap and effective treatment to the poorest of the poor, increasing quality and quantity of health infrastructure and healthcare professionals, and working on mission mode to overcome obstacles, Modi said.
WHO agrees compensation fund for serious COVAX vaccine side effects
The programme, which the WHO said was the first and only vaccine injury compensation mechanism operating on an international scale, will offer eligible people “a fast, fair, robust and transparent process”, the WHO said in a statement.
“By providing a no-fault lump-sum compensation in full and final settlement of any claims, the COVAX programme aims to significantly reduce the need for recourse to the law courts, a potentially lengthy and costly process,” the statement said.
UN to rich nations: Don’t undermine Covax vaccination program
On Friday, leaders of the Group of Seven industrial powers said they would accelerate global vaccine development and deployment and support affordable and equitable access to vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. They cited a collective USD 7.5 billion from the G-7 to U.N.-backed efforts.
Govt may consider privatising Oriental Insurance or United India: Report
Both Oriental Insurance and the Chennai-based United India Insurance may be able to generate interest from the private sector because of their improved financials, sources said.
The process of choosing a suitable candidate for privatisation has just started and will take some time to decide, sources said while not ruling out the possibility for listed New India Assurance, where government stake stands at 85.44 per cent.
Upsurge in daily new COVID-19 cases in Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and MP: Govt
Only two states, Maharashtra and Kerala, account for 75.87 per cent of total number of active COVID-19 cases, the ministry added.
The ministry said nine states have administered more than five lakh doses each. These are Uttar Pradesh (11,52,042), Maharashtra (8,60,386), Gujarat (8,56,657), Rajasthan (7,99,719), West Bengal (6,50,976), Karnataka (6,29,420), Madhya Pradesh (6,26,391), Bihar (5,50,433) and Odisha (5,01,713).
Nigerian court freezes Shell accounts ahead of Aiteo lawsuit
The lawsuit is latest in a string of legal headaches for the biggest international oil company operating in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil exporter.
A British court last week cleared the way for local communities to sue the company over oil spills in the West African nation, and last month Shell lost a case brought in the Netherlands by Nigerian farmers and fisherman over pollution claims.