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G20 health ministers agree vaccine confidence measures

The member nations India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey and the European Union agreed to work together to enhance timely global access to safe, affordable and effective COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.

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Cos can incorporate rewards, incentives to achieve ESG goals

According to Willis Towers Watson’s Global Executive Compensation Trends, ESG has become a critical business consideration, impacting companies’ cost of, and access to, capital. ESG goals and outcomes directly impact the company’s reputation with the public and employees, and often play a role in attracting and retaining a new generation of talent.

Companies with strong ESG practices have been found to deliver more sustainable returns, including higher levels of value creation and risk mitigation.

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Govt issues SOPs for police officers to seek prior approval before probing corrupt public servants

An amendment carried out in the over 30-year-old Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988 in July 2018 bars a police officer from conducting any enquiry or inquiry or investigation into any offence alleged to have been committed by a public servant without the previous approval of the authorities.
The SOPs have been shared with the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with the request that all field units may kindly be apprised of these SOPs for strict compliance , and also with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

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12-year-old dies of Nipah in Kerala; 2 health workers show symptoms says health min

​​​​​​​Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veen George said here on Sunday.

The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the deceased 12-year-old child, she said.
The Kozhikode Medical college hospital sources told PTI that they have since opened an exclusive Nipah ward to cater to any possible outbreak of the virus.

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Atal Pension Yojna most popular social security scheme under NPS system

Out of 4.2 crore National Pension System (NPS) subscribers, over 66 per cent or 2.8 crore opted for the APY at the end of 2020-21, says the annual report of the National Pension Systems Trust (NPS Trust).The State Government Scheme ranks second with 11 per cent share, while the central autonomous bodies (CAB) continued to account for the least number of subscribers of NPS with a share of 1 per cent, followed by state autonomous bodies (SAB) with a share of 2 per cent.

“APY is the most subscribed plan among non-metro subscribers. This also reflects the demographic pattern in the country, where more unorganized population segments reside in the non metros, thus accessing the NPS self-initiated plan,” the report said.

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Govt determined to vaccinate everyone by December this year: Union Minister Kishan Reddy

”We want to reach out to the last person to be vaccinated in the country, in the most remotest part by December this year. It is also a matter of great pride that India was one of the two countries which invented a vaccine for COVID, besides USA, this raised the stature of Indian scientists and the country in the world,” the release quoted Kishan Reddy as saying.

”As many as 153 countries have sought our vaccines and some even paid the respective companies advance amount, but the government placed an embargo on export till people in our country are vaccinated,” he said.

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Judicial reforms for strengthening contract enforcement next focus for govt: Sanyal

Sanyal said it takes time for disposal of legal matters which makes contract enforcement difficult, and called it the ”single biggest hurdle” for economic expansion.

Asked specifically if judicial reforms will be the key priority of the government, he said, ”To some extent yes…we will now move into the next phase where we will begin to do things related to administrative reforms and judicial reforms, yes.”

He added that the government will also be focusing on privatisation, adding that it is one thing to announce intentions and another do it. Despite the resistance, it will go forward with the asset monetisation plan, he noted.

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