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Budget 2021-22: Rs 35,000 cr allocated For COVID-19 vaccination expenditure in FY22
According to the COVID-19 Vaccine Operational Guidelines, the shots will be offered first to an estimated one crore healthcare workers, and around two crore frontline workers, and then to persons above 50 years of age, followed by persons younger than 50 years of age with associated comorbidities based on evolving pandemic situation.
IT minister to launch ‘Work from Anywhere’ portal, Tejas Virtual Intelligence tool at NICSI event
Prasad would also launch the ‘Work from Anywhere’ portal, a virtual environment that enables employees to ”access routine applications like e-office, calendar, mail, and other departmental applications and communicate across through VC ensuring safety during this pandemic with social distancing and work assurance from anywhere”.
Infosys, TCS, Cognizant join WEF coalition to tackle workplace racism
”With just 1 per cent of Fortune 500 companies led by Black chief executives, the need to tackle racial under-representation in business is urgent and obvious,” WEF Managing Director Saadia Zahidi said.
The founding members of the coalition also include AP Moller-Maersk, AlixPartners, AstraZeneca, BlackRock, Bloomberg, Boston Consulting Group, Bridgewater Associates, Centene, Cisco, Cognizant, Dentsu International, Deutsche Bank, EY, H&M, Henry Schein, HP and IKEA.
New online tool can calculate COVID-19 transmission risk in poorly-ventilated places
Scientists agree that the vast majority of Covid-19 cases are spread through indoor transmission, whether via aerosols or droplets.The researchers noted that it only takes a matter of seconds for aerosols to spread over two meters when masks are not worn, implying that physical distancing in the absence of ventilation is not sufficient to provide safety for long exposure times.
At least five mine workers killed in blast in southern India
Karnataka, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, has vast mineral deposits and stone quarries, but the safety of mine workers has remained a concern.Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yedyurappa said five people were confirmed dead and three people including the owner of the quarry had been detained and an investigation was ongoing.
Indian companies consider buying vaccines for employees
Steel producer Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, autos-to technology conglomerate Mahindra Group and consumer goods giant ITC Ltd have begun initial checks on vaccines being available to buy after the government covers priority segments.
India reports 70 lakh burn injuries annually with 1.4 lakh mortality rate:Harsh Vardhan
“Burn injury is one of the biggest causes of workforce loss and this is an issue of concern for countries like India. The nation reports as many as 70 lakh burn injuries annually with a mortality rate as high as 1.4 lakh per year and an additional 2.4 lakh patients end up with severe deformities. Due to its large population, most of the burn care facilities are overburdened and the state-of-the-art burn care is negligible. There is a dire need for a healthcare facility that can provide high-quality care for a large fraction of the population. The new Burns and Plastic Surgery Block has been conceived with the vision of providing state-of-the-art care in the field of burns management and research at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.,” Vardhan said at the inauguration ceremony.
Allianz Risk Barometer 2021: Covid-19 trio tops global and Asia Pacific business risks
“The Allianz Risk Barometer 2021 is clearly dominated by the Covid-19 trio of risks. Business interruption, pandemic and cyber are strongly interlinked, demonstrating the growing vulnerabilities of our highly globalized and connected world,” says Joachim Müller, CEO of AGCS.
“The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder that risk management and business continuity management need to further evolve in order to help businesses prepare for, and survive, extreme events. While the pandemic continues to have a firm grip on countries around the world, we also have to ready ourselves for more frequent extreme scenarios, such as a global-scale cloud outage or cyber-attack, natural disasters driven by climate change or even another disease outbreak,” he said.
Sexual dysfunction hits some women harder than others as they age: Study
Of importance to helping maintain a woman’s sexual function were positive sexual experiences, attitudes about sex, body image, and relationship intimacy.
Labour Min seeks feedback on draft model standing orders for manufacturing, mining, service sectors
To provide safeguard to the IT industry, “involvement in unauthorised access of any IT system, the computer network of the employer/ customer/client has been prescribed as misconduct, according to the draft orders.