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After internal testing identified low levels of benzene in some samples, J&J said it has decided to recall these products from the market.
Benzene is classified as a human carcinogen, a substance that could potentially cause cancer depending on the level and extent of exposure.
“While benzene is not an ingredient in any of our sunscreen products, it was detected in some samples of the impacted aerosol sunscreen finished products,” the company said.
Amazon sued by US product-safety agency over selling defective items
Consent of most shareholders needed for shutting down debt schemes: SC
Policybazaar launches Employee Health Insurance
“The need for a food delivery company with 1000 delivery riders is very different from a small corporate that has tech geniuses working from home,” The one-size-fits-all approach cannot work anymore since businesses, their operations and their wallets are different and complex,” said Sarbvir Singh, CEO – Policybazaar.com.
Kotak Life and PNB MetLife declare bonus for their policyholders
Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance has announced a bonus of Rs. 591 crore to eligible participating policyholders for FY 2020-21. This is an increase of 41% over the bonus declared for FY 2019-20.
PNB MetLife India Insurance has announced a bonus of Rs 532 crores for all eligible policyholders of participating products. PNB MetLife has been consistently declaring bonus on participating products every year.
Child diseases on rise as COVID-19 slows routine vaccinations -U.N.
Ten countries, led by India and Nigeria, account for the bulk of the 22.7 million children left unvaccinated or under-vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) in 2020 – 3.7 million more than in 2019 and the most since 2009, it said regarding a key indicator of childhood vaccination rates.
India’s COVID-19 infection rate edges up, with second wave yet to abate
Govt invites bids from merchant bankers, legal advisors for LIC IPO
The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) would appoint up to ten merchant bankers and one legal firm for assisting and advising on the stake sale.The last date for putting in bids is August 6, as per a notice issued by DIPAM.
Last week, the Union Cabinet approved an Initial Public Offer (IPO) of LIC and the modalities such as issue size, pricing and timing would be decided by a panel headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Physical bank branches will continue to play key role in rural areas: Bankers
Aviation ministry issues draft rules to ensure ease of using drones in India
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said ”Drones are bringing the next big tech revolution around the globe with reduced costs, resources and time taken for operations. It is upon us to ride on the new wave and facilitate its uptake, especially among our startups,” he said on Twitter.
No flight permission, according to the draft rules, will be required up to 400 feet in green zones and up to 200 feet in the area between 8 and 12 km from the airport perimeter.
Assam private hospitals directed no COVID-19 patient be refused admission for having health insurance
The Health and Family Welfare Department said that it has received reports of some private hospitals refusing admission to COVID-19 patients despite having medical insurance.It referred to an order by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) in March last year that removed all hurdles in the policies and had directed that the cases should be handled expeditiously.
Sharp rise in Africa COVID-19 deaths, WHO reports
The rising caseload comes amid inadequate vaccine supplies. So far, 52 million people in Africa have been inoculated, which is just 1.6 per cent of total COVID-19 vaccinations worldwide.
Meanwhile, roughly 1.5 per cent of the continent’s population, or 18 million people, are fully vaccinated, compared with over 50 per cent in some high-income countries.
Govt plans to shift public transport, logistics to clean energy source: Gadkari
India has highest number of unvaccinated, under-vaccinated kids worldwide at 3.5 million: UNICEF
Meghalaya CM launches face recognition Mobile App for pensioners
India will reduce more than targeted 33 pc carbon emission by 2030: Power Minister
He further said that as per the Paris agreement, India has to produce 40 per cent electricity of its total capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030.
”We are already at 39 per cent and if you add the capacities under installation it’s already 48 per cent. We are way beyond our NDC (nationally determined contributions) pledges,” the minister said.
Amazon HealthLake service now generally available
Using the HealthLake APIs, healthcare organizations can easily copy health data, such as medical reports or patient notes, from on-premises systems to a secure data lake in the cloud, and analyze it at a petabyte scale. HealthLake uses machine learning (ML) models to automatically understand and extract meaningful medical information from the raw data, such as medications, procedures, and diagnoses.
Will COVID-19 vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?
COVID-19 shots weren’t studied in large numbers of people with weak immune systems. But limited data and experience with flu and pneumonia vaccines suggest they won’t work as well as they do in others. That means people with weakened immune systems should keep taking precautions like wearing masks and avoiding large crowds.
“It’s prudent to use all the precautions you were using before you were vaccinated,” said Dr. Ajit Limaye, a transplant expert at University of Washington Medicine in Seattle.