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People of Odisha, already battered by cyclone 'Gulab' and 'Yaas' in the last one year, heaved a sigh of relief as the storm began ebbing away while still rolling over the sea. Bhubaneswar | Visakhapatnam | Kolkata Cyclonic storm 'Jawad' shows mercy, spares India's...
SPEED OF Omicorn mutation WORRIES SCIENTIST WHO DISCOVERED VARIANT
Velocity of the mutations also raises questions about how the variant evolved and adds to the puzzle of how transmissible the variant may be The speed at which the omicron variant appears to have accumulated its unusual pattern of mutations is a concern, according to...
MeitY releases national strategy on blockchain for its adoption in govt systems
"The national strategy to evolve a trusted digital platform for providing e-governance services using blockchain lays out overall vision and the development and implementation strategies for a National Blockchain Platform covering the technology stack, legal and...
Bitcoin falls by a fifth, cryptos see $1 billion worth liquidated
The plunge follows a volatile week for financial markets. Global equities and benchmark U.S. bond yields tumbled on Friday after data showed U.S. job growth slowed in November and the Omicron variant of the coronavirus kept investors on edge Bitcoin shed a fifth of...
Omicron isn’t fatal, but India should be prepared for third wave: Expert
"It might be a mild disease. It is possibly being observed in some countries such as South Africa that the gap between the infection and the manifestation of the disease is a little longer. And when it is longer than the Delta virus, it is likely to be transmitting...
Maharashtra man tests positive for Omicron; India’s fourth case
Cases with the Omicron variant have already been detected in Karnataka and Gujarat Mumbai: A 33-year-old man from Thane district near Mumbai who had arrived at the Delhi airport from South Africa via Dubai before flying to the Maharashtra capital has tested positive...
Work underway to set up EV charging stations at 22,000 of 70,000 petrol pumps in country: Government
"Our ministry along with the ministries of petroleum and power are jointly working towards implementation of FAME India. We are working towards setting up charging stations in 22,000 of the total 70,000 petrol pumps across the country and work is on in this regard,"...
Cyclone Jawad likely to weaken, move northwards during next 12 hours: IMD
Union minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday reviewed the arrangements and preparations made by state governments of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal to deal with cyclone Jawad Indian Railways has cancelled around 36 trains that were scheduled to depart on...
soil salinization poses riskS to global food security:FAO
New report on soil shows 55 percent of countries surveyed lack adequate capacities for soil analysis Some of the worst affected regions are in Central Asia, the Middle East, South America, North Africa and the Pacific. “Soil is the foundation of agriculture and the...
WHO Tells Asia-Pacific To Brace For Omicron
"People should not only rely on border measures," Takeshi Kasai, WHO regional director for the western Pacific, told a virtual media briefing. "What is most important is to prepare for these variants with potential high transmissibility. So far the information...
South Africa sees second highest Covid-19 infection in children under 5
"Now, at the start of this fourth wave, we see quite a sharp increase across all age groups, but particularly in the under-fives," said Dr Waasila Jassat of the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) at a media briefing by the Health Ministry on Friday "As...
Omicron Spreads To 38 Nations, No Deaths Reported, Says WHO
The World Health Organization has warned it could take weeks to determine how infectious the variant is, whether it causes more severe illness and how effective treatments and vaccines are against it. "We're going to get the answers that everybody out there needs,"...
Reliance Nippon Life aims at over 20 pc growth in new biz premium in FY22
Ashish's Vohra,Executive Director and CEO “As we see markets maturing, we see greater demand for guaranteed insurance products in the market. The growth will come from new products and new solutions,” Vohra said Mumbai Private life insurer Reliance Nippon Life...
Omicron impact may be less severe due to vaccination, Delta exposure: Govt
From the list of FAQs, the ministry, answering to whether the existing vaccines work against the Omicron variant, said, "While, there is no evidence to suggest that existing vaccines do not work on Omicron, some of the mutations reported on spike gene may decrease the...
Setback for PepsiCo as India revokes patent for Lay’s potatoes
In 2019, PepsiCo sued some Indian farmers based in the western state of Gujarat for cultivating the FC5 potato variety, which has a lower moisture content required to make snacks such as potato chips. Withdrawing the lawsuits the same year, the New York-based company...
With 1.3 million annual road deaths, UN wants to halve number by 2030
With a notable funding gap in most countries, 90% of road deaths happen in low and middle-income countries. UN: Road accidents are still responsible for 1.3 million annual deaths and 50 million injuries all over the world, but the United Nations has a Global Plan to...
Millennials leading charge in buying pre-owned vehicles in India: Report
The report also highlights that among used car buyers, the most-preferred body type is hatchbacks (43 per cent willing to buy) followed by SUVs (26 per cent willing to buy). Additionally, the demand for petrol engines is also high among buyers, as per the findings of...
Sebi in process of stipulating disclosures specific to ESG scheme: Tyagi
Ajay Tyagi, chairman, Sebi The Sebi chief noted that Indian investors are showing increased interest in ESG compliant companies and investment products. Also, ESG funds are rapidly expanding in the Indian mutual fund industry New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi is in...