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Despite recent improvements, the report warned that demand for travel could be further affected by "uneven vaccination rates around the world and new COVID-19 strains which had prompted new travel restrictions in some countries UN:The coronavirus pandemic will likely...
Centre introduces unique face recognition technology for pensioners
The Minister said that the Department of Pension has been extensively using technology to achieve this end, be it the introduction of Digital Life Certificate, the introduction of an intelligent common software "Bhavishya" for all Government of India Ministries for...
8.55 crore rural households have provision of tap water supply at home: Jal Shakti Ministry
'So far, an additional 5.32 crore (27.65 per cent) rural households have been provided with tap water connections New Delhi: Out of the 19.22 crore rural households in the country, 8.55 crore have the provision of tap water supply at their homes, the Jal Shakti...
Indian Govt’s health expenditure share in GDP rises from 1.15 pc to 1.35 pc: NHA report for 2017-18
The share of the government's health expenditure in the total health expenditure has increased to 40.8 per cent (2017-18) from 28.6 per cent (2013-14), the NHA report for 2017-18 said. New Delhi: The share of the government's health expenditure in the total GDP of the...
RBI supersedes Reliance Capital board, to start bankruptcy proceedings against firm
In a statement on its website, the central bank said it has superseded the board, “in view of the defaults by RCL (Reliance Capital Ltd) in meeting the various payment obligations to its creditors and serious governance concerns which the board has not been able to...
Over 12k depositors of B’luru-based coop bank receive deposit insurance cover of Rs 401 cr
DICGC has paid the claims of up to Rs 5 lakh without deducting the Rs 1 lakh already paid by the bank and also up to Rs 5 lakh paid by the bank for treatment of critical illness Last year, the government brought cooperative banks under the purview of the RBI by...
LIC to up stake in Kotak to nearly 10 pc
''Kotak Mahindra Bank has received an intimation from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) stating that the Reserve Bank of India had granted its approval to LIC, for increasing its holding in the bank up to 9.99 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital of...
‘Omicron’ scare: DDMA decides to conduct RT-PCR test for all passengers from ‘high-risk’ countries
'It was decided to conduct 100 percent RT-PCR testing of passengers from high-risk countries, followed by genome sequencing of the positive cases and mandatory isolation/quarantine as per the guidelines laid down by the Government of India,'' an official said. New...
Over 5 lakh cos went out of biz, 7 lakh new cos registered in nearly 6 years: Official data
So far this financial year starting from April 1, 2021, a total of 22,557 companies have been deregistered, whereas 1,09,098 new companies have been set up. In the last nearly six years, the maximum number of companies were shuttered in 2017-18 at 2,36,262 and the...
Omicron poses “very high” global risk, world must prepare -WHO
"The overall global risk related to the new variant …is assessed as very high." To date, no deaths linked to Omicron had been reported, though further research was needed to assess Omicron's potential to escape protection against immunity induced by vaccines and...
Pandemic hits Profitability of life insurers in Q1 FY2022, New Business to resume growth in H2 FY2022:Icra
While the profitability for select private players remains at similar levels in FY2021 with PAT of Rs. 59.6 billion (Rs. 55.4 billion in FY2020), the median ROE for select private players had been declining since FY2018 due to losses at certain smaller players, and a...
Diet more effective than drugs for anti-ageing and good metabolic health: Study
The pre-clinical study by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre suggested the makeup of our diet could be more powerful than drugs in keeping conditions like diabetes, stroke and heart disease at bay "We all know what we eat influences our health, but this...
No proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman The government plans to introduce the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021 in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. The Bill seeks to ban all but a few private cryptocurrencies to promote...
Willis Towers Watson appoints Ben MacCarthy as Head of Casualty Asia
Luke Ware, Head of Corporate Risk and Broking Asia, added: “Casualty risks are constantly evolving and growing in number, scope and complexity. With his background and knowledge, Ben is well positioned to take this key aspect of our business forward, delivering...
COVID ‘Omicron’ variant: Centre advises States, UTs to enhance genomic surveillance of incoming passengers from ‘at risk’ countries
India has categorized 16 countries including some in Europe in "at-risk" category.The countries include the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Finland, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel....
Spread of Omicron variant forces nations to rethink plans for global travel
Potentially more contagious than previous variants, Omicron has now been detected in Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands and South Africa. Asian markets and oil prices regained some...
WHO reaches draft consensus on future pandemic treaty
A global agreement to strengthen pandemic prevention and responses, expected to be ready in May 2024, would cover issues such as sharing of data and genome sequences of emerging viruses, and of any potential vaccines and drugs derived from research. Member states of...
S.African doctor says patients with Omicron variant have “very mild” symptoms
"The most predominant clinical complaint is severe fatigue for one or two days. With them, the headache and the body aches and pain." The news of the new variant emerging from South Africa prompted a swift reaction from several countries, including Britain, which on...