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The case fatality rate is 1.20 per cent. In the last 24 hours, 16,15,993 tests were conducted for COVID-19 New Delhi: India has logged 2,34,281 new COVID-19 cases and 893 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. There was...
Two years on, India’s battle with COVID-19, its variants continues with no end in sight
Till now, India has reported 4,10,92,522 cases and 4,94,091 fatalities due to COVID-19 and its variants New Delhi: Amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India has completed two years since the first coronavirus case was reported in the country and during this...
Indian Railway’s 695 hospitals, health centres across country integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
"Hospital Management Information System (HMIS)" in all the 695 Railway Hospitals and Health Centres across the country which has proved to be a game-changer for the Railway's health system New Delhi:A total of 695 hospitals and health centres of the Indian Railway...
India reports over 2.35 lakh COVID-19 cases, 871 fatalities
The cumulative number of anti-Covid vaccine doses administered in the country so far has crossed 165.04 crore The daily positivity rate was recorded at 13.39 percent, while the weekly positivity rate was 16.89 per cent, according to the health ministry New Delhi: With...
MFSL’s PBT at Rs 236 crore in 9MFY22
The consolidated profit before tax (PBT) in 9MFY22 stood at Rs 236 crore, lower as against previous year primarily due to COVID-19-related provision in 9MFY22 and one-off items in the same period last year New Delhi: Max Financial Services Limited (MFSL), with Max...
Odisha made COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit gets ICMR approval
The kit can detect various variants of COVID-19 by using nasopharyngeal swab samples. IMGENEX, CEO, Dr Sujay Singh said with existing facilities, the firm can manufacture 2 lakh kits which can be ramped up to 20 lakh kits per month. The kit is likely to be available...
Risk persists even though Covid cases starting to plateau in parts of India: WHO
''Even though some cities or states may be beginning to see plateauing of cases, the risk persists. We need to continue to remain vigilant. Our focus must be on reducing transmission. Implementing situation-specific public health and social measures and increasing...
Assets under management for ESG funds up 2.5 times in FY21: Nasscom
"Companies are not just becoming alert to ESG performance of vendors or partners that they are willing to work with, but investors also are using ESG as metrics to drive investments.In India alone, the assets under management for ESG funds rose by 2.5 times in just a...
Insurtech MIC Global receives ‘In-Principle’ approval to establish Lloyd’s Syndicate 5183
Harry Croydon, CEO and president of MIC Global, said: “MIC is a spark for innovation and change in the industry. We envision a world where insurance is accessible to everyone, which means creating new ways of providing coverage by leveraging our technology and...
SC refuses to lay down yardstick for granting reservation in promotion to SCs/STs
The apex court said it cannot lay down any yardstick to determine the inadequacy of representation of SCs/STs and it for the states to do so New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to lay down a yardstick for granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Castes...
Sensex succumbs to late sell-off, ends 77 pts lower
Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said, ''After the decent opening post yesterday's weak closing, domestic bourses again staged a quick sell-off, tracking weak European trend. Policy tightening by the US Fed and rising geopolitical tensions in...
India’s top steelmakers seek govt funds to cut carbon emissions
Steel companies believe that government incentives for low carbon technologies, state funding of green pilot projects and a market for steel made by green technologies would enable a low carbon footprint, T. V. Narendran, chief executive and managing director of Tata...
Mahindra Insurance Brokers and Tata 1mg form partnership for corporate wellness solutions
Mahindra Insurance Brokers (MIBL),announced its partnership with Tata 1mg, a healthcare company for providing corporate India with a holistic and complete wellness solution, offering customised health solutions for the wellbeing of corporate employees and their...
India’s gold demand skyrockets to 797.3 tons in 2021: WGC
Going forward, WGC Regional CEO, India, Somasundaram PR said, this year COVID-19 and its future variants will remain a factor to watch as will price movements in gold, given global concerns on inflation, interest rate and geo-political developments New Delhi: India's...
U.S. judge annuls Gulf of Mexico oil auction over climate impact
Thursday's decision came after the environmental group Earthjustice challenged the sale on behalf of four other green groups, arguing U.S. President Joe Biden's Interior Department was relying on a years-old environmental analysis that did not accurately consider...
India seeks regulatory fast track for LIC as it gears up for the country’s largest IPO
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been urged to complete its vetting process in less than three weeks instead of the 75 days it usually requires,sources said NEW DELHI: The Indian government has asked regulators for a swift review of Life Insurance...
Covid positivity rate still above 10% in 407 districts, Centre extends curbs till Feb 28
The home secretary emphasised that there should be continued focus on the five-fold strategy of test, track, treat and vaccination, and adherence to Covid- appropriate behaviour New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday extended the existing COVID-19 containment...
Nearly 30,000 Bitcoin millionaires wiped in last 3 months
"A combination of factors such as regulatory scrutiny, turbulent markets, geopolitical unrest, and Covid combined with having an adverse effect on the asset's performance. However, despite the volatile start to the year, a number of analysts continue to laud the asset...