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The CERT-In receives inputs from its situational awareness systems and threat intelligence sources about malware infections in networks of entities across sectors. Whenever any incident comes to the notice of CERT-In, it issues alerts and advisories to the entities concerned and sectoral Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) for remedial measures, he said.
E-commerce market’s revenue stood at USD 56.6 bn in FY21, says Choubey citing Nasscom
On whether the consumers are facing problems after purchasing the products through e-commerce platforms, the minister said complaints are lodged by consumers on the National Consumer Helpline related to payment, quality and quantity issues, manufacturing defects, and non-providing of services, among others.
ESG integration in business will help create long-term value: Report
The top five risks of the decade that can majorly impact the society include infectious diseases, climate action failure, weapons of mass destruction, biodiversity loss and natural resource crisis, the report said.
The likelihood of extreme weather, climate action failure, human environmental damage, infectious diseases and biodiversity loss becoming a reality is increasing day by day, it added.
Average annual revenue collection from tobacco products stands at Rs 53,750 cr: FM
Focus on rollout of flex-fuel vehicles in a year: Gadkari to automakers
Gadkari also appealed to vehicle manufacturers to compulsorily provide a minimum of six airbags across all variants and segments of a vehicle.
“Met a delegation of CEOs of SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) in New Delhi today. Emphasised on the need for a quick roll-out of Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) capable of running on 100% ethanol and gasoline into the Indian auto market within a year’s time,” the minister said in a tweet.
Howden appoins a head in newly created Entertainment practice
Connell joins Howden from EC3 Brokers where he was Head of Contingency and Entertainment, a role he has held for the past four years. In his new role, he will be responsible for developing and delivering creative solutions for clients in the entertainment sector, enabling them to navigate the continued insurance and risk management related challenges posed by Covid-19
Increased risk of heart attack, stroke in first two weeks following Covid: Lancet study
“The results indicate that acute cardiovascular complications represent an important clinical manifestation of COVID-19,” said Ioannis Katsoularis from Umea University, a co-author of the study.
“Our results also show how important it is to vaccinate against COVID-19, in particular the elderly who are at increased risk of acute cardiovascular events,” Katsoularis said.
Delta variant’s spread seen pushing herd immunity threshold above 80%
That represents a “much higher” bar than previous estimates of 60% to 70%, because delta is twice as transmissible, said Richard Franco, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
“It is becoming clear that this is a very dangerous, way more dangerous virus than the original one,” Franco said.
Full functional autonomy for PSU general insurers not privatisation: Unions
On Friday, Sitharaman also said the private general insurers have greater penetration and raised more money from the market and therefore give a better premium for public and innovative covers. On the other hand, the government insurers are not able to perform as they are short of resources.
Responding to that Jha said: “In 2019-20 the four PSU general insurers issued about 7.33 crore policies. The numbers of last fiscal will be similar. One should compare this with the number of policies issued by the private players to calculate insurance penetration.”
Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra questioned the “anti-people policy” of privatising public sector insurance companies LIC and United India Insurance Company, urged her to stop the privatisation attempt that will jeopardise investments of crores of people.
India reports 40,134 new COVID cases and 422 deaths
Fresh Covid-19 cases in India registered a week-on-week rise for the first time in 12 weeks since the peak of the second wave in early May, indicating an early sign of another pandemic spike in the country, said experts.
Currently, the surge is mainly restricted to Kerala and, to a much lesser degree, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.Cumulatively, 47,22,23,639 vaccine doses have been administered through 55,99,690 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 17,06,598 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
Ransomware attacks hit record 300 mn in 1st half of 2021: Report
In line with spikes in global data, the researchers also recorded alarming ransomware spikes across key verticals, including government (917 per cent), education (615 per cent), healthcare (594 per cent) and retail (264 per cent) organisations.
“In a year driven by anxiety and uncertainty, cybercriminals have continued to accelerate attacks against innocent people and vulnerable institutions,” Bill Conner, President and CEO, Sonic Wall, said in a statement.
Zoom to settle US privacy lawsuit for $85 mn
Talent war’ pushing white-collar pay higher, British recruiter says
“A war for talent and significant wage inflation is beginning to emerge,” Robert Walters’ eponymous chief executive said in a statement accompanying the group’s first-half results, though he didn’t specify what level of pay rises the company was seeing.
Walters’ remarks on higher salaries align with stories of pay hikes by European lenders Deutsche Bank and UBS and at Wall Streets banks, while data has shown more people are changing jobs or quitting following months of uncertainty during lockdowns.
India’s monsoon rains forecast to be average in August, September
In August, monsoon rains are likely to be “below normal to normal” in the central region, Mohapatra said, where soybean and cotton are grown.
Farmers generally start planting rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, sugarcane and peanuts, among other crops, from June 1, when monsoon rains typically arrive in India. Sowing usually lasts until July or early August.
Indian farmers have planted summer-sown crops on 84.8 million hectares, down 4.7% year-on-year, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
Hiring activity rises 11 pc in Apr-Jun; IT, financial services, BPO/ITeS drive demand: Survey
According to the Indeed India Hiring Tracker, that maps quarterly job market activity to June 2021, hiring increased by 11 per cent over the previous quarter, with standout growth in Information Technology (61 per cent), financial services (48 per cent), and BPO/ITeS (47 per cent).This survey was conducted by Valuvox on behalf of Indeed among 1,500 employees and 1,200 businesses across nine cities in the month of June 2021.
Mini Ipe takes over as MD of LIC, Gupta assumes charge of NIC CMD
Permanent solution needed to prevent recurring floods in Maha: CM
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the MVA government will come up with a ”holistic long-term plan” for all the flood-affected districts such as Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Raigad, Sindhudurg, and Ratnagiri to ensure the construction of roads, bridges etc.
He also said the state government will review the reports submitted by all the committees set up earlier, including of the Vadnere committee, to recommend measures to avoid floods.
e-RUPI will give new dimension to digital governance: PM Modi
Noting that if any organization wants to help persons in their treatment, education or for any other work, they will be able to give an eRUPI voucher instead of cash, he said it will ensure that the money given is used for the work for which the amount was given. The Prime Minister noted that technology is bringing transparency and integrity in transactions and creating new opportunities.