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Labour reforms, focus on informal workers, other policies on cards in 2025
The four labour codes on social security, industrial relations,...
2024 missed the climate moment but all’s not lost
Fossil fuels are the main culprit, accounting for over 75 per cent...
Google says employees flouting vaccination rules will eventually be fired – CNBC
Employees who have not complied with the vaccination rules by Jan. 18 will be placed on "paid administrative leave" for 30 days, CNBC reported, followed by "unpaid personal leave" for up to six months and termination. Alphabet Inc's Google told its employees they...
Pfizer Covid pill nearly 90% effective, works on Omicron, shows lab data
77 countries have now reported cases of Omicron & the reality is that Omicron is probably in most countries, even if it hasn’t been detected yet. Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant, said Tedros Ghebreyesus,...
MoF issues new norms for closure or privatisation of PSUs in non-strategic sectors in time bound manner
The entire process has to be completed in seven months after the decision about any PSU is taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) Except Atomic Energy, Space, and Defence Transport and Telecommunication, Power, Petroleum, Coal, and Other Minerals,...
India to produce 5 billion Covid vaccine doses next year: Piyush Goya
“So far this year, we have already administered 1.33 billion doses. We are manufacturing for exports as well. We will export as many doses as other nations need.” “Next year, we plan to produce 5 billion doses,” Goyal said India plans to ramp up its Covid vaccine...
Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases
Rules say patients must give their consent for the facial recognition tracking to be used, but even if they don't consent, the system can still track them using their silhouette and clothes, the official said. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)...
BPCL ties-up with nuclear institute in net zero push
India's draft National Hydrogen Mission mandates that refiners and fertiliser producers should meet half of their hydrogen needs through green hydrogen by 2030. The federal government has provided financial support for setting up electrolysers in India. NEW DELHI:...
AMFI pitches for pension oriented MF Scheme; tax parity with ULIPs
Amfi has proposed ''to bring parity in tax treatment in respect of capital gains on withdrawal of investments in ULIPs of Life Insurance companies and redemption of Mutual Funds Units, so as to bring about level playing field between ULIPs and MF scheme''. The...
More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs:World Bank
In 2019, prior to the pandemic, 68 per cent of the world’s population was covered by essential health services, such as reproductive health services; immunization services; treatment for HIV, TB and malaria; and services to diagnose and treat noncommunicable diseases...
UK’s Johnson warns of Omicron ‘tidal wave’, says two doses not enough
Boris Johnson,Prime Minister,UK Data released on Friday showed that vaccine efficacy against symptomatic infection was substantially reduced against Omicron with just two doses, but a third dose boosted protection up to over 70%.In order to hit the accelerated rollout...
More states report Omicorn cases, total no hit 38 in India
Omicron has been detected in Maharashtra (18), Rajasthan (9), Karnataka (3), Karnataka (3), Kerala (1) and Andhra Pradesh (1) and Union Territories of Delhi (2) and Chandigarh (1). Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh reported their first Omicron case on Sunday,...