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COVID-19 tally breaches 35-lakh mark,record single-day spike of 78,761 cases,4.14 crore tests conducted

by | Aug 30, 2020 | , , ,

With a record over 10.5 lakh tests conducted for detection of COVID-19 in a single day, the number of such tests performed in the country has crossed 4.14 crore, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.
Of the 948 fresh deaths, 328 are from Maharashtra, 115 from Karnataka, 87 from Tamil Nadu, 82 from Andhra Pradesh, 62 from Uttar Pradesh, 53 from West Bengal, 41 from Punjab, 22 from Madhya Pradesh, 16 from Jharkhand, 15 from Delhi, 14 from Odisha, 13 each from Gujarat and Rajasthan, 12 from Puducherry, 11 each from Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand.

The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

Global COVID-19 cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record

by | Aug 30, 2020 | , , , , ,

The official number of global coronavirus cases is now at least five times the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to World Health Organization data.

Around the world, there have been more than 840,000 deaths, considered a lagging indicator given the two-week incubation period of the virus. That has exceeded the upper range of 290,000 to 650,000 annual deaths linked to influenza.

Paytm Mall suffers massive breach,ransom demanded: Report

by | Aug 30, 2020 | , ,

“According to the messages forwarded to us by our source, the perpetrator claimed the hack happened due to an insider at Paytm Mall. The claims, however, are unverified, but possible. Our sources also forwarded us the messages where the perpetrator also claimed they are receiving the ransom payment from the Paytm mall as well. Leaking data when failing to meet hackers demands is a known technique deployed by various cybercrime groups, including ransomware operators. At this stage, we are unaware that the ransom was paid,” Cyble stated in an official update.

However Paytm has said that it did not find any evidence of data breach, during investigation

Farm sector sees spike in private investment after reforms:Agri secy

by | Aug 30, 2020 | , ,

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 was brought in to legalise contract farming.

“These reforms are applicable pan-India. They are moving in the right direction and will help increase the income of farmers,” Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal.told PTI.

“Large number of industries are planning investments, while some have already invested,” he said.”Lot of things are happening. I was told that a rice company has already entered into contract farming with basmati rice growers in 1,000 acres, while another company has opened a private mandi,” he said without disclosing investment amount.

COVID-19: Nestle says consumer behaviour changing, essentials ”taking precedence” over luxury

by | Aug 30, 2020 | , , ,

“The words quality, safety, nutrition and trust have undergone sharper re-definition and consumers tend to favour ‘tried and tested’ brands and relationships formed herein,” the CMD said. There is a new word that has been added to the lexicon of consumer needs in the pandemic, which is ‘immunity’ for self and the family, said Nestlé India chairman Suresh Narayanan .

Japan looks to AI as coronavirus challenges go-and-see quality control mantra

by | Aug 30, 2020 | , , , ,

Global manufacturers have long used robots in production while leaving the knotty work of spotting flaws mainly to humans. But social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have prompted a rethink of the factory floor.

That has spurred the increased use of robots and other technology for quality control, including remote monitoring which was already being adopted before the pandemic.

Climate change to drive large future Cat losses

by | Aug 29, 2020 | , , , , , ,

It’s a mess at least partially of our own making, said Susan Cutter, director of the Hazards and Vulnerability Institute at the University of South Carolina.

“We are seeing an increase of intensity of these phenomena because we as a society are fundamentally changing the Earth and at the same time we are moving to locations that are more hazardous,” Cutter said Wednesday.

August receives 25 pc more rainfall; highest in 44 years: IMD

by | Aug 29, 2020 | , ,

The country has so far recorded nine-per cent more rainfall than normal. Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Goa have recorded excess rainfall while Sikkim has recorded a large excess. Many states have seen floods after the swelling of rivers.

According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the overall storage position of the reservoirs in the country till August 27 is better than the corresponding period of last year. It is also better than the average storage of the last 10 years during the corresponding period, the CWC said.

India’s sees record single-day spike of 76,472 Covid-19 cases; total death toll at 62,550

by | Aug 29, 2020 | , , , ,

The total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 34,63,972, with 1,021 people succumbing in a span of 24 hours, the ministry’s data updated at 8 am showed.

The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.81 per cent in the country.

There are 7,52,424 active coronavirus cases in the country currently, which account for 21.72 per cent of the total caseload, the data showed.