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“While organisations are adapting to the hybrid approach thinking about both working from anywhere and application hosting, they continue to experience a high level of network breaches and facing ongoing connectivity and security challenges,” Murali Urs, Country Manager, Barracuda Networks India, said in a statement.
Govt prioritising vaccinating eligible people in UP, Punjab: Report
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 78 crore on Friday. The government said 20 per cent of India’s adult population have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 62 per cent have got at least one dose.
Of all the vaccines used, around 87.8 per cent are Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute, around 12.11 per cent are Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and less than one per cent Sputnik V.
Adherence to COVID-19-appropriate behaviour during festive season key to prevent 3rd wave: Experts
”Currently, there is a declining trend of COVID-19 cases and we are in a pretty good situation. However, the coming few weeks with the festive season ongoing and with that associated changes of decrease in Covid-appropriate behavior, large gatherings, and super-spreading events can be a deciding factor for the third wave,” AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria said.
He said the next two-three months are crucial in terms of preventive strategies for the country to continue to be in a good position.
LIC unveils app for its development officers
Recently LIC had launched the ANANDA Mobile App which is digital paperless solution which received overwhelming response from its agents.
LIC has been taking lot of customer centric and digital initiatives for ease of operations for its customers and field force
It has also come out with an artificial intelligence technology based app “Jeevan Saakshaya” which enables its annuitants and retired employees to submit life certificate from the comfort of their home instead of visiting LIC office for submitting Life certificate.
IFSCA in process of setting up International Arbitration Centre in GIFT IFSC
Bad for business: World Bank China rigging scandal rattles investors
Economists said such reports – by the World Bank and others – were useful but had long been vulnerable to manipulation. They said some governments, especially in emerging market countries who want to demonstrate progress and attract investment, could become obsessed with their position in the reports, which assess everything from ease of paying taxes to legal rights.
World needs to spend another $100 trln on UN fight against global woes – report
The U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals set targets on everything from the environment to health and equality and have the support of all member states, yet the supply of finance from governments, investors, banks and companies to help meet them has consistently fallen short.Adding the costs of financing the global transition to a low-carbon economy to limit global warming, and total funding out to 2050 comes in at $200-$220 trillion, the report added. The SDGs are a global “to-do” list addressing such issues as war, hunger, land degradation, gender equality and climate.
Union Health Minister chairs World Patient Day celebrations
Pointing this year’s theme for World Patient Safety Day as “Safety in Maternal and New-born care”, the Union Minister released the Operational Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Public Health Facilities 2021, Quality Darpan which is a six-monthly update on key achievements and learnings under the National Quality Assurance Standards initiative.
PAN-Aadhaar linkage deadline extended till March 2022
Moody’s completes acquisition of RMS
Karen White, RMS chief executive officer, called Moody’s is an “exceptional fit” for RMS and its customers. “Global risks are now more complex, connected and systemic. Climate change and catastrophic events like extreme weather, pandemics and cyberattacks have broader and more harmful impacts across virtually all industries. We share the vision to bring a global, integrated risk assessment platform to our markets with the goals of deeper, more sophisticated risk insights and greater global resiliency,” White said
Allianz Partners expands its Digital Health Assistant to ten markets in Asia-Pacific
“We are very excited to bring Digital Health Assistant to our customers and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. Allianz Partners’ focus on accelerating its Digital Access to Care initiatives comes at a time of increasing demand for telehealth solutions and comprehensive digital health services particularly in the context of the ongoing Pandemic. We’ve reached a new milestone in bringing peace of mind and reassurance to our customers with this all-in-one platform. Allianz Partners will continue to invest in bringing market leading health and mental wellbeing solutions to support our customers and communities,” comments Vinay Surana, CEO Asia Pacific, Allianz Partners.
Govt guarantee of Rs 30,600 cr to NARCL for acquiring stressed assets: FM
”It will incentivise quicker action on resolving stressed assets thereby helping in better value realization. India Debt Resolution Company Limited (IDRCL) will engage market expertise for value enhancement. This approach will also permit freeing up of personnel in banks to focus on increasing business and credit growth,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
As the holders of these stressed assets and SRs, banks will receive the gains and the guarantee will also enhance liquidity of SRs as such these instruments are tradable, she added.
National Asset Reconstruction Company to acquire stressed assets of about Rs 2 lakh crore in phases
BSE-listed cos’ valuation at USD 3.54 tn; perhaps 5th highest globally: CEO Ashish Chauhan
While it is difficult to get exact comparable data on a real-time basis for various stock markets globally due to different time zones, the most valued markets include the US (over USD 50 trillion), China (over USD 12 trillion), Japan (nearly USD 7.5 trillion), Hong Kong (over USD 6.5 trillion) and the UK (more than USD 3.5 trillion).
Fake vaccination certificates for India available on Telegram for $75 each: Check Point
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in India, various state governments have mandated certain regulations for those undertaking inter-state travel by road or air to mitigate the further spread of the virus.
Travellers are required to have a negative COVID-19 test result (RT-PCR report) or a vaccination certificate to visit some states that see large influx of tourists.
EU launches health crisis body to prepare for future pandemic
The new health emergency preparedness and response authority (HERA) will assess potential health threats, promote research, ensure the availability of critical production and help build stockpiles.
If a new health crisis struck, it would activate emergency funding and help coordinate monitoring, procurement and purchase of medical equipment or treatments.
The authority is partly designed to avoid a repeat of the ad hoc measures taken by individual EU countries at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of them inefficient, others coming at the expense of other EU members.