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CrowdStrike: Delta Air to seek compensation over IT outage
The cyber outage led to more than 2,200 flight cancellations on...
Newly-launched global campaign tackles impact of heat stress on workers worldwide
"Heat stress is taking a heavy and dangerous toll on billions of...
WHO and partners unite for Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination
Last year, just 13 per cent of girls aged nine to 14 globally were inoculated against HPV, while some 80 countries – representing around two-thirds of the global cervical cancer burden – have yet to introduce vaccination. UN: With more than 300,000 women dying from...
India temporarily shuts five coal-fired power plants around New Delhi
Delhi, among the world's most polluted capital cities, battles chronic winter smog every year as a drop in temperatures trap deadly pollutants from coal-fired plants outside the city, fumes from vehicles, and open burning of garbage. New Delhi: India has temporarily...
Family of non-resident Keralites who died abroad due to COVID-19 eligible for Rs 50k ex-gratia? HC asks state govt
Kochi: Family of non-resident Keralites who died abroad due to COVID-19 eligible for Rs 50k ex-gratia? HC asks state govtThe Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought the state government's stand on a plea seeking a declaration that family members of non-resident...
Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring
People infected with Delta carry around 1,200 times more virus in their noses compared with the original version of the coronavirus. The amount of virus in vaccinated individuals who become infected with Delta is on par with those who are unvaccinated, and both can...
Dubai eases visa rules, UAE makes labour laws more competitive
The Gulf state has recently launched a raft of economic reforms and legal reforms, including longer-term residency visas, to attract investment and foreigners to help the economy recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic In the latest move to boost the United...
Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa Air orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX jets
The order by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed airline comes months after India's air safety regulator allowed the country's airlines to fly the MAX jet, ending its nearly two and a half years of regulatory grounding after two fatal crashes in five...
New Research on Looming Threat of Global Insurance Raises Alarms
The study was conducted in partnership with IBM and Luxoft. "We've seen organized scammers exploit the telehealth system; intercept personal information through phishing scams and other data harvesting schemes; carry out ransomware attacks; and run a number of...
Combustion of coal has led to increase in premature mortality rate in India: Lancent Report
Data from the 2021 global Lancet Countdown report shows that there has been a nine-per cent increase in the number of deaths related to coal-derived PM2.5 in India in 2019 compared to 2015. New Delhi:The combustion of coal, mainly in power plants followed by...
US health agency eases Covid-19 travel advisory for India, Pakistan
In its advisory for India, the State Department urged US citizens not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir due to terrorism and civil unrest, and also within 10 kilometres of the India-Pakistan border due to the potential for armed conflict. "Indian authorities report rape...
If a citizen loses his job due to vaccination, is the state not obliged to redress it? Kerala High Court’s proposal to the Center
Justice PV Kunhikrishnan on Tuesday said the court is not blaming the Center but when a citizen stands to lose his employment or his movement is restricted because of the vaccine given to him by the state, “is it the duty of the government to Isn’t that redressal of...