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Electric vehicle market in India expected to hit 63 lakh units per annum mark by 2027: IESA
GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo gears up for distribution of Covid-19 vaccines
“An infrastructure to handle the Covid-19 vaccine has been developed to enhance the capacity for handling the vaccine supply from and to Hyderabad. The dedicated work station has been set up at the terminals to handle this sensitive shipment of the vaccine. Temperature zone has been developed for maintaining the vaccine. The staff has been given special training to handle the shipment of vaccine right from the acceptance till the shipment reaches the destination,” said T. Purushottam Singh, General Manager, Head operations
Delhi airport has a storage capacity of 2.7 million Covid-19 vaccine vials:CEO, Delhi International Airport
The Delhi airport has two cargo terminals with cool chambers where temperature can be set anywhere between -20 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius.
“We have a storage capacity of around 2.7 million vaccine vials at any moment of time. If we are able to conduct two rounds of distribution during a day, we can distribute 5.4 million vials daily,” . Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, the CEO of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), said.
“These vaccines can come in an envirotainer which can be plugged in to keep the vaccines cool. We have made about 60 plug points where they can be plugged in and they can stay there at the same temperature,” Jaipuriar noted.
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Unicef launches Covid-19 vaccine market dashboard
The dashboard provides a regularly updated overview of the global research and development pipeline, the projected production capacity, publicly announced bilateral and multilateral supply agreements, as well as reported price points, Xinhua news agency quoted the Unicef as saying in a statement on Monday.
Asian business confidence gains steam, pandemic still top risk: Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey
“There’s a sense of optimism going forward,” said Antonio Fatas, Singapore-based economics professor at global business school INSEAD.“Things are getting better but they are getting better with still a dose of uncertainty. The effect of the crisis is very different across sectors,” he added, noting the weakness in the transport sector due to curbs on global travel.
Still, more than half the respondents polled flagged persistent cases of the novel coronavirus as well as the possible scarcity of vaccines in parts of the world – at least initially – as their biggest risk.
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72% of cyberattacks related to COVID-19 coming via fake emails
“Nearly 13 per cent of all spear-phishing attacks come from internally compromised accounts, so organisations need to invest in protecting their internal email traffic as much as they do in protecting from external senders,” according to the report from cloud-enabled security solutions provider Barracuda Networks
Reliance General powers its motor claim settlement with Microsft Azure AI
Once the claim is generated, the AI tool starts processing and almost instantly generates a provisional repair work order for the customer. It also gives an option to the customer to opt for on-the-spot settlement which can be credited in customers’ account immediately.
Rakesh Jain, CEO, Reliance General Insurance Company Limited commented, “ This technology brings the much-needed acceleration to more than 60% of claims we receive for our passenger vehicles which have just peripheral damages. With the use of RAPID, a significant decrease in the claim processing time is achieved, which will result in an enhanced customer service experience.”
COVID-19: India reports 24,337 new cases
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96,06,111, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.53 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent, according to the data.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the 15th consecutive day.
There are 3,03,639 active coronavirus cases in the country which comprise 3.02 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Asia monitoring new UK strain, no flights cancelled yet
The new strain in Britain comes as cases have surged recently in several Asian countries that successfully contained the pandemic earlier this year. The spikes in cases have prompted localised lockdowns in some countries and more aggressive testing.
Much is unknown about the strain, but experts said current vaccines should still be effective against it. No Asian country has reported the new strain.
Australia detects new UK strain, Hong Kong cancels Britain flights
The new strain has prompted Britain’s European neighbours and several others including Canada and Iran to close their doors to travellers from the country.
Much is unknown about the strain, but experts said current vaccines should still be effective against it.
Asian nations including Japan and South Korea said they were monitoring the new strain even as they battle a spike in infections at home.
India suspends all flights originating from UK until Dec 31
Sensex crashes by 1,407 points as European markets open weaker
The NSE Nifty 50 index ended 3.14% lower at 13,328.40, wiping out six straight sessions of gains up to Friday. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 3% to 45,553.96.
European shares opened lower at 0800 GMT as investors worried about the economic impact of a new coronavirus strain which has seen several European countries shut their borders to the UK.
India may ease rules for non-Chinese investments from Hong Kong
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is formalizing investment rules for neighbouring countries amid a bloody border standoff with China earlier this year.
That’s led to over 140 proposals worth more than $1.75 billion, including proposals from China and Hong Kong, getting delayed and complicating deal-making for investors.
The framework is expected to speed up the approval process and bring in much-needed clarity for both private equity firms and hedge funds and companies looking for foreign capital as they struggle amid the pandemic generated economic shocks.
Vatican says use of Covid vaccines made from aborted fetal tissue is ethical
3 times increase in number of people using online consultations in India:Report
Visits to secondary care specialists like neurosurgeon, somnologist, cardiologist, and oncologist grew dramatically● 3x increase in the number of people using online consultations
○ 26% of the consultations were with GPs, followed by Dermatology (20%) and Gynecology (16%) and others like Gastroenterology, ENT, and Pediatrics stood at 7% each
○ The fastest-growing health concerns included ophthalmology, ENT, orthopedics, pediatrics, and gastroenterology ○ Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai saw an average of 16x growth in queries for ENT specialization. Non-metros saw the highest growth of 7x in online consultations, as compared to the same period in the previous year