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Depression affects more than 260 million people in the world while around half of all mental health conditions start by the age of 14, according to the news release. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in young people aged 15-29.
Working from home, unemployment, school closures and social isolation have affected people around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic; the challenges for people with mental health conditions, for whom access to treatment has, in many cases, been disrupted, are even greater.
Breastfeeding central to eliminating child malnutrition: Agency chiefs
“Initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour of birth, followed by exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond, offers a powerful line of defence against all forms of child malnutrition, including wasting and obesity.
“Breastfeeding also acts as babies’ first vaccine, protecting them against many common childhood illnesses,” they added.
India reports 30,549 new COVID-19 cases, 422 deaths
New cybersecurity tech protects computer networks in vehicles
DESOLATOR, which stands for deep reinforcement learning-based resource allocation and moving target defense deployment framework, helps the in-vehicle network identify the optimal IP shuffling frequency and bandwidth allocation to deliver effective, long-term moving target defense.
“The idea is that it’s hard to hit a moving target,” said Dr Terrence Moore, a US Army mathematician.
‘1 in 3 Indian PC home users at high risk of cyber attack’
For this type of threat, Indian home users have a 5.78 per cent risk ratio, which is higher than the global average.Home users around the world have a 29.39 per cent chance of encountering any type of PC malware, which represents an increase of around 5 per cent compared to the previous year.
Geographies with more conflictive socio-political situations, such as the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, seem to be facing more risk in the online world as well.
Financial regulators urgently need to get a grip on ‘Big Tech’: BIS
Descartes Underwriting opening 2 offices in Asia-Pacific
“We are proud to bring Descartes’ solutions closer to brokers and corporate clients. As a region, Asia-Pacific is more exposed to natural catastrophes and extreme weather events than others. From record breaking super typhoons Goni and Amphram in 2020, major hail events and bushfires in Australia, and tragic 1-in-1000 year flooding in China and India this summer – the rising incidence of severe weather throughout the region is compounded by climate change and is resulting in increased year-after-year losses”, said Robert Drysdale, Head of Southeast AsiaDescartes Underwriting,
Indian carmakers renew bid to delay tougher fuel efficiency rules -sources
India introduced a first phase of its CAFE measures in April 2017, giving carmakers until the end of March next year to cut carbon emissions from new cars to 130 grams per km.
In a second phase starting from April 1, 2022, India has proposed a further cut to 113 grams per km.
The stricter CAFE rules also aim to pull Indian regulations for carmakers in line with global standards.
Aon’s looking at up to $1.4 bln in costs over scrapped Willis deal
‘By 2030, India might lead the world in almost every category’
“I look out at the year 2030, for example, and I see an India that may lead the world in almost every category…the most populous nation, the most college graduates, the largest middle-class, the most cell phone and Internet users, along with the third largest military and third largest economy, all coexisting in the world’s largest democracy, with 600 million people under the age of 25,” Richard Verma said on Monday.
‘Anti-aging freak’ gets $817 million haul in Japan’s hottest stock
While the global cosmetics industry has seen fierce competition over wrinkle treatments in recent years, Premier has secured a niche by concentrating on the domestic market through direct sales, including online-based subscriptions. Its main product is a cleansing balm that comes in five different types.
India’s female labour participation rate falls to 16.1% as pandemic hits jobs
The percentage of women in the labour force had fallen to a record low of 15.5% during the April-June 2020 quarter, when India imposed strict lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 virus, said the report, released late Monday by the Ministry of Statistics.
According to World Bank estimates, India has one of the lowest female labour force participation rates in the world. Less than a third of women – defined in the report as 15 or older – are working or actively looking for a job.
Maha govt announces Rs 11,500-crore package for aid to flood victims, repair works
A sum of Rs 7,000 crore has been earmarked for undertaking long-term measures to minimise impact of future floods, said the statement.
The financial assistance would include Rs 5,000 to every family affected by floods. The state government has relaxed the previous condition of houses being underwater for 48 hours to qualify for compensation, it said.
Similarly, totally damaged houses will get financial assistance Rs 1,50,000 per home, while houses with minimum damage of 50 per cent will get Rs 50,000, the statement said.
Partially damaged houses will get Rs 25,000 per home, the statement said.
UAE lifts ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan are important markets for Emirates, Etihad Airways and other UAE carriers flydubai and Air Arabia .
The Gulf state, a major international travel hub, had banned passengers from many South Asian and African states travelling through its airports this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Covid: India’s ‘R’ number more than 1 in eight states, says govt
Stating that fresh Covid cases are being reported from limited areas, Agrawal said that last week Kerala reported 40.95 per cent of total caseloads in India, followed by Maharashtra (19.43 per cent) and Karnataka (5.94 per cent).
Analysing the district-wise Covid data, Agrawal said that in total, 279 districts reported over 100 cases in the first week of June. However, after one month, such districts’ numbers were confined to 107 and currently only 57 districts are reporting over 100 cases.
A total of 18 districts across the nation have showed the increasing tendency on Covid trajectory from last four weeks, he added.
MP rains: 1,171 villages hit by floods; 3 people stranded atop tree, 5 others rescued
Ministry of S&T allocated over Rs 1,600 cr for Covid-related research, product development
Singh said ”Mission COVID Suraksha – The Indian COVID-19 vaccine development mission” is being implemented at a total cost of Rs 900 crore. The mission is supporting the development of COVID-19 vaccine candidates (5), facilities for animal challenge studies (3), facilities for immunogenicity assays (3), clinical trial sites (19).
62.54% Covid vaccination registrations done on-site, 77% jabs given in walk-in mode, says govt
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply said the Co-WIN system is an inclusive platform designed keeping in mind the limitations and challenges posed due to the extent of digital literacy and lack of access to digital devices in some areas.
All necessary features to ensure that every eligible individual has access to vaccination, regardless of physical, digital, or socioeconomic barriers have been incorporated in Co-WIN, he said.