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The Commission said the data uploaded up to January 11 showed the status of children in need of care and protection included orphans (10,094), lost either parent (1,36,910) and abandoned (488) taking the total to 1,47,492. The National Commission for Protection of...
Gold imports rise over 2-fold to $38 bn in Apr-Dec 2021
India is the world's second-biggest gold consumer after China. The imports mainly take care of the demand by the jewellery industry India's gold imports, which has a bearing on the country's current account deficit (CAD), more than doubled to $38 billion during...
From pandemic to endemic: Can 2022 succeed where 2021 failed?
Health experts, however, are preaching caution, saying there’s too much uncertainty about how the virus will evolve, how much immunity society has built up and potential damage if people stop being careful After two years of contagion and death, Covid is shifting...
Investors seek safe havens as Omicorn spreads in Asian markets
“Asia will be better braced to cope with omicron waves, which may prove to be more short-lived,” said Wai Ho Leong, a strategist at Modular Asset Management. “Markets that are better vaccinated and have timely social distancing curbs are also likely to recover faster...
Russia takes down REvil hacking group at U.S. request – FSB
The United States has been hit by a string of high-profile hacks by ransom-seeking cybercriminals. A source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters in June that REvil was suspected of being the group behind a ransomware attack on the world's biggest meat...
“Provide separate bucket for life insurance premium, tax-free annuity in Budget”
The Rs 1,50,000 limit for tax rebates is a pretty cluttered bucket and it does not give much space for the life insurance premiums (to get the full benefit of tax exemption), Karthik Raman, CMO and Head - Products, Ageas Federal Life Insurance, told PTI Life insurers...
Microsoft discloses malware attack on Ukraine govt networks
Ukrainian cybersecurity professionals have been fortifying the defenses of critical infrastructure since 2017, with more than USD 40 million in U.S. assistance. They are particularly concerned about Russian attacks on the power grid, rail network and central bank...
Spread of Omicron cases may disrupt global supply chain: EEPC India
''While the order pipeline has been remarkably good, we could see some slowdown if Omicron disrupts the global supply chain. In the recent weeks, we have seen some signs of volatility and uncertainty due to the ongoing pandemic wave across the world but by putting...
India logs 2,71,202 fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate at 16.28 pc
7,743 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected so far in the country. A total of 70,24,48,838 samples were tested so far of which 16,65,404 samples were tested on yesterday New Delhi: India recorded 2,71,202 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours,...
Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific volcanic eruption
Following Saturday's eruption, residents in Hawaii, Alaska and along the U.S. Pacific coast were advised to move away from the coastline to higher ground and to pay attention to specific instructions from their local emergency management officials, said Snider ``We...
Jan 16 will be celebrated as “National Start-up Day”:PM Modi
Modi said that India is continuously strengthening its image as the world's largest millennial market lnvestments into the startups have increased from USD 11 billion to USD 36 billion 46 startups along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator with the National Startup...
First Indian study provides evidence of Omicron’s community transmission
The study states that around 60.9 per cent of COVID-19 infected people showed a community spread It stated that most of the Omicron cases were asymptomatic and did not require any hospitalizations Most of the Omicron variant infected patients of COVID-19 during the...
Deadly Delta wave stole 2.4 lakh lives in India, ‘similar episodes’ could take place in near term: UN report
“In India, a deadly wave of infection with the Delta variant stole 240,000 lives between April and June and disrupted economic recovery. Similar episodes could take place in the near term,” said the report The report noted that South Asia faces major downside risks...
Facebook faces $3.2 bn lawsuit in UK over exploiting market dominance
The lawsuit, which will be heard by London's Competition Appeal Tribubal, alleges Facebook made billions of pounds by imposing unfair terms and conditions that demanded consumers surrender valuable personal data to access the network Social media giant Facebook, now...
Scientists: Duck is 1st wild bird flu case in US in 5 years
The flu poses a low risk to people but can spread quickly through chicken houses and other poultry businesses The US Department of Agriculture alerted global health officials. Scattered Eurasian H5 infections have been detected in 2022 from Portugal to Bulgaria and in...
India reports over 2.68 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 402 fatalities in last 24 hours
Active cases account for 3.85 per cent of the total cases. Of the total infections reported till date, 6,041 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected so far which is an increase of 5.01 per cent since yesterday. India recorded 2,68,833 fresh COVID-19...
CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
The latest CDC guidance notes that there is a special category of “surgical N95'' masks, that are specially designed for protection against blood splashes and other operating room hazards. Those are not generally available for sale to the public, and should continue...
Emissions set to rise with global power demand – IEA
South East Asia is expected to see the strongest electricity demand, growing by an average 5% between 2022 and 2024, followed by the Asia Pacific region, which includes China, at around 4% over that period, slightly below pre-pandemic levels. Demand in North America...