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In view of loss of life during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee noted that the measures taken by the health ministry to contain or prevent the spread of SARS-COV-2 proved to be squarely inadequate and suggested that the focus should be on...
Omicron! Why it’s too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant
Currently fewer than 200 genetic sequences of Omicron have been compiled compared with more than 2.8 million Delta sequences. Delta remains the most dominant variant. So we should continue to use vaccines and therapies we know work against Delta. By Adam Taylor, Early...
Maharashtra implements Motor Vehicles Act; hikes compounding fees for traffic offences
Driving without insurance will be punishable with Rs 2,000 compounding fees State transport commissioner Avinash Dhakane said the hike in compounding fees will help bring down accidents and ensure discipline among the citizens. "This will help improve overall road...
Only 22 persons got Covid treatment under Ayushman Bharat in Bihar
According to official data, 8.29 lakh persons underwent treatment using the Ayushman Bharat Yojana card during the first and second waves of the pandemic, but only 22 persons of Bihar availed treatment under the scheme Patna: Only 22 persons in Bihar were treated for...
BioNTech CEO says vaccine upgrade on the cards, ready to move quickly
BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin reiterated that a product relaunch could be achieved within about 100 days and said a redesign is already under way. But any confirmation of the existing shot's protection against severe disease could buy developers time...
Asia in cautious mood as Omicron spreads, U.S. CPI looms
Omicron remained a concern as the variant spread to about one-third of U.S. states, though there were reports from South Africa that cases there had mild symptoms.BofA chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett favours real assets, real estate, commodities,...
LIC improves asset quality ahead of IPO; lowers net NPA to 0.05%
The percentage of gross NPA is 7.78 percent while the net NPA is 0.05 percent at the end of March 2021. This is lower than gross NPA of 8.17 percent (as a percentage of its debt portfolio) and net NPA of 0.79 percent in the previous year Mumbai:Ahead of its proposed...
LS passes Bill on assisted reproductive tech clinics; MPs flag exclusion of single parents, LGBTQ people
The Bill, which envisages prevention of misuse, and safe and ethical practice of assisted ART services, also seeks to set minimum standards and a code of conduct for fertility clinics and egg or sperm banksAny clinic or bank advertising or offering sex-selective ART...
First case of Omicron detected in Delhi, more in Maharashtra
"So far, 17 COVID-19 patients and six of their contacts have been admitted to the Lok Nayak Hospital. The Omicron variant has been found in one of the 12 samples sent for genome sequencing so far, according to a preliminary report," Health Minister Satyendar Jain...
Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 13; dozens injured
Semeru, the tallest mountain on Java island, threw up towers of ash and hot clouds on Saturday that blanketed nearby villages in East Java province and sent people fleeing in panic. The eruption severed a strategic bridge connecting two areas in the nearby district of...
Lot of unhealthy speculation on crypto taking place, says FM: FM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, has been included in the Lok Sabha Bulletin-Part II for the introduction in the ongoing Winter Session.The bill seeks to create a facilitative...
Cyclonic storm ‘Jawad’ shows mercy, spares India’s east coast havoc
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,"...