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The Centre has further stated that to support the psychosocial and mental health of children impacted of the pandemic, a national initiative called SAMVAD – Support, Advocacy & Mental health interventions for children in Vulnerable circumstances And Distress has also been launched along with a 24X7 childline for emergency outreach.
Born prematurely, critically-ill baby undergoes rare surgery in Delhi
The surgery took place on June 16 through a device called ”piccolo’.,.
He was diagnosed with Patent Ductus Arteriosus or PDA, a common condition detected in newborns.
PDA causes a duct or an opening in a child’s heart to stay open which otherwise would have closed within three to seven days of the birth. This causes a backflow of blood from the heart to the lungs causing major complications due to the blood pooling in the lungs, doctors said.
Pandemic recovery to push emissions to all-time high – IEA
Spending plans for clean energy allocated by governments around the world in the second quarter of this year add up to $380 billion, making up just 2% of their total stimulus funds in response to the pandemic, the IEA said. The energy watchdog said the figure represented around a third of what it envisioned was needed to put the world on course to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century.
Dabur India expects strong consumer demand for Ayurvedic healthcare products
Citing Expert Market Research consultant services data, the company said, ”The market for Ayurvedic products is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15 percent between 2021 and 2026”.”Moving forward on this mission to make Ayurveda more mainstream and accessible to every household, Dabur has now rolled out a new retail initiative christened ‘Ghar Ghar Ayurveda’,” the report said.
Expected to vaccinate 60 per cent population within two-three months: Kerala to SC
In an affidavit filed in the apex court in response to an application raising issue of relaxations granted by Kerala because of the Bakrid festival, the state said it has vaccinated 45 percent of its 18+ population with at least one dose and 18 percent have been vaccinated with two doses.
It said the state has taken a “scientific and pragmatic approach” for conceiving and implementing various measures for curbing the spread of pandemic and the strategy is based on a rational balance of life and livelihood.
India’s excess deaths during pandemic up to 4.9 million, study shows
India has officially reported more than 414,000 deaths due to COVID-19, the third highest tally in the world after the United States and Brazil, but the study adds to growing calls from experts for a rigorous nationwide fatality audit.
“What is tragically clear is that too many people, in the millions rather than hundreds of thousands, may have died,” the report said, estimating the excess death toll during the pandemic at between 3.4 million and 4.9 million.
The report did not ascribe all the excess deaths to the pandemic.
No Caste Census Other Than SCs, STs: Govt
Indian shares fall on mixed corporate results, global selloff
“There are two silver linings to the market, though. First, oil prices have started cooling off after the oil producing nations’ cartel OPEC+ agreed to boost supply, and second, unemployment data has been reported to be on the lower side,” said Anita Gandhi, wholetime director at Arihant Capital Markets, Mumbai.
Two-thirds of Indians have coronavirus antibodies, survey shows
With vaccinated support staff, primary schools can open: ICMR
Bhargava said children can handle viral infection much better than adults and it has also been established that they have a lower number of ace receptors to which virus attaches.
“In some countries, particularly the Scandinavian ones, they (authorities) did not shut down their primary schools during the first, second or third wave whatever (Covid) waves they had, their primary schools were always open.
Pension money to soon be allowed into IPOs, NSE-200 companies: PFRDA
Rs 500-cr COVID claims leave ICICI Prudential in the red with Rs 186 cr Q1 net loss
On the massive pandemic claims, Kannan said the company had a gross claim of Rs 1,100 crore from 5,000 insured, which translates into Rs 500 crore net claims (as the remainder of the claims is paid by the reinsurers). This is 2.5X of what it settled in the whole of last year — net paid only Rs 200 crore to 2,000 people. Kannan further said all of the Rs 500-crore net claim is not paid yet but refused to share the exact settled amount, saying as a policy they set aside funds for the entire claims filed for.
Tax reduction, pandemic-driven cost cuts buoys India Inc net by 105% in FY21: Report
The tax cut has contributed 19 per cent to the topline of these companies during the pandemic with cement, tyre and consumer durables gaining in excess of 50 per cent, it added.
More importantly, 15 sectors led by refineries, steel, fertilisers, textiles, pharma, IT, mining, etc reduced their loan funds in the range of 6-64 per cent or to the tune of Rs 2.09 lakh crore in FY21, which again boosted their bottomline.
Over 150 children found COVID-positive as Mizoram reports highest daily cases
4 Covid vaccine candidates in human trial stage, 1 in pre-clinical stage: Govt
Over 45,000 cases of mucormycosis reported in India: Health ministry tells Rajya Sabha
Mucormycosis and other fungal infections are most commonly seen as an opportunistic infection. They are found in those with low underlying immunity either due to a diabetes, cancers particularly hematological malignancies, etc. or as a side effect of prolonged/irrational use of certain drugs like steroids, immunosuppressive drugs for management of other disorders including Covid-19, the minister explained.
48.68 crore Covid vaccine doses manufactured in India: Govt
Under the ”Mission COVID Suraksha, facility augmentation for production of Covaxin is being supported, whereby Bharat Biotech and three public sector enterprises (PSEs) — Haffkine Biopharmaceutical Corporation Limited in Mumbai, Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) in Hyderabad and Bharat Immunologicals Biologicals Limited (BIBCOL) in Bulandshahr — are being supported.