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Shared ‘grief and anxiety’ a powerful unifying factor in COVID fight
“Rarely have we been so united against a common challenge. We must build on this shared sense of grief and anxiety, and work together to not only tackle COVID-19 but all other challenges that stand in our path,” he added.
‘Everyone is scared’: Govt’s criticism of Infosys, Tata worries India Inc
In India, safeguarding domestic businesses has been Modi’s priority. While government or RSS criticism of foreign businesses like Amazon and Monsanto is common, local businesses are rarely caught in the crossfire.
But the latest events have raised concerns among business leaders about whether Modi is now taking a hardline approach towards domestic giants as well, five industry sources said.
One venture-capital executive said the criticism was akin to “harassment” of businesses and risks souring investor sentiment.
Cairn accepts $1bn refund offer, to drop cases against India within days: CEO
Cairn will drop cases to seize diplomatic apartments in Paris and Air India airplanes in the US in ”a matter of a couple of days” after the refund, he said adding Cairn’s shareholders are in agreement with accepting the offer and moving on.
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.
ICMR should act actions against private pathology laboratories for violating norm: Delhi HC
The high court was hearing a plea seeking contempt action against the authorities for not adhering to the Delhi High Court’s earlier direction to take action against online health service aggregators which are operating illegally and collecting samples for COVID-19 tests.
Karnataka govt issues advisory to prevent Nipah virus outbreak
As per the information shared by the state Department of Family and Health Welfare, the advisory instructs the district administrations to monitor the arrivals from Kerala for symptoms like fever, altered mental status, severe weakness, headache, respiratory distress, cough, vomiting, muscle pain, convulsion and diarrhoea.
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.
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).
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.
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.