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Plasma bank to be set up in Delhi for treatment of COVID-19 patients
Brazil political risk looms large again over markets
“Markets are starting to look at the politics again,” said Alexandre Song, partner at Macro Capital, a hedge fund in Sao Paulo.
“The price action hasn’t been too dramatic so far, but it is deteriorating. It feels like markets are partying next to a live volcano, and there’s smoke coming out,” he said.
Floods in India’s Assam force a million from their homes
Torrential rain hit at least 23 of Assam’s 33 districts and the federal water resources body said water levels in the Brahmaputra were expected to rise, with more rain forecast over the next three days.Assam, famous for its tea plantations, is hit by seasonal flooding each year, forcing state and federal governments to spend millions of rupees on flood control
India bans 59 apps including TikTok,WeChat on security concerns
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs, has also sent an exhaustive recommendation for blocking these malicious apps, the statement said, adding that there has been a strong chorus in the public space to take strict action against apps that harm India”s sovereignty as well as the privacy of citizens.
Unlock 2: Schools,cinemas to remain shut;domestic flight, train services to be expanded
Didi installs V2X equipment in Shanghai, begins test robotaxi service
Didi last month completed a more than $500 million fundraising round for its autonomous driving unit, which has more than 400 staff globally.It is using vehicles with the Volvo, Lincoln and BYD marques in the current test.
Three-year-old WeRide, which is backed by Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi, is testing cars in Guangzhou and has installed some V2X equipment in its test area.
Pakistan’s national airline moves to assuage concern over pilots’ licences
Global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million
COVID-19 Pandemic: India adds nearly 20,000 cases, highest single-day spike
New Delhi: India recorded close to 20,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time on Sunday, taking the tally to 5,28,859, while the?death toll rose to?16,095,?according to the Union Health Ministry data The data updated at 8 am showed 19,906...
Unlock 1.0: After 3-month selling streak, FPIs invest Rs 21,235 cr in June
Prior to this, foreign investors remained net sellers for three consecutive months. They pulled out a net Rs 7,366 crore in May, Rs 15,403 crore in April and a record Rs 1.1 trillion in March.
The Indian financial markets will continue to witness rotational trend with respect to foreign flows. One can expect bouts of sharp net inflows and outflows by FPIs in the Indian financial markets, depending on their changing opinion and global trends, Himanshu Srivastava, associate director-manager research at Morningstar India said.
Mild to medium colour blind people can now obtain driving licence
Maha lockdown: Uddhav says curbs will continue after June 30
The unlock process, dubbed Mission Begin Again by the state government, is being gradually implemented to put the economy back on track, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said in his address.
Thackeray said there will be some restrictions in the state after June 30 but more relaxations will be offered gradually.
No plans to sell life insurance unit during this fiscal: PNB Chief
Can’t expect poor patients to give proof for free treatment: Bombay HC
The court on Friday was hearing a plea filed by seven residents of a slum rehabilitation building in Bandra, who had been charged Rs 12.5 lakh by K J Somaiya Hospital for COVID-19 treatment between April 11 and April 28.
The bench of Justices Ramesh Dhanuka and Madhav Jamdar directed the hospital to deposit Rs 10 lakh in the court.
The petitioners had borrowed money and managed to pay Rs 10 lakh out of Rs 12.5 lakh that the hospital had demanded, after threatening to halt their discharge if they failed to clear the bill, counsel Vivek Shukla informed the court.
Covid 19 Pandemic:Deaths top half a million,one person dying in every 18 seconds in June
While the overall rate of death has flattened in recent weeks, health experts have expressed concerns about record numbers of new cases in countries like the United States, India and Brazil, as well as new outbreaks in parts of Asia.
About one-quarter of all the deaths so far have been in the United States, the Reuters data shows. The recent surge in cases have been most pronounced in a handful of Southern and Western states that reopened earlier and more aggressively.
The number of cases in Latin America on Sunday surpassed those diagnosed in Europe, making the region the second most affected by the pandemic, after North America.
Japanese startup creates ‘connected’ face mask for coronavirus new normal
The white plastic “c-mask” fits over standard face masks and connects via Bluetooth to a smartphone and tablet application that can transcribe speech into text messages, make calls, or amplify the mask wearer’s voice.
“We worked hard for years to develop a robot and we have used that technology to create a product that responds to how the coronavirus has reshaped society,” said Taisuke Ono, the chief executive of Donut Robotics.