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ICMR-NICED proposes research on oral COVID vaccine
“We have submitted a proposal for research on an oral vaccine. It will be carried out in collaboration with a German firm. Work can be started once it gets selected and funded,” ICMR-NICED Director Shanta Dutta said.
She said it will take around 5-6 years to develop the oral vaccine in a laboratory.
Should people with immune problems get third vaccine doses?
Since April, health care providers in France have routinely given a third dose of a two-dose vaccine to people with certain immune conditions. The number of organ transplant recipients who had antibodies increased to 68% four weeks after the third dose from 40% after the second dose, one team of French researchers recently reported.
New Saudi airline plan takes aim at Emirates, Qatar Airways
Smartphones, digital technology not making people dumber: Study
Computers, tablets and smartphones, he says, function as an auxiliary, serving as tools that are good at memorization, calculation and storing information and presenting information when you need it.
Additionally, smart technology augments decision-making skills that we would be hard-pressed to accomplish on our own, says the paper’s lead author Lorenzo Cecutti, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto.
Govt likely to invite bids from merchant bankers this month
“We will invite bids for appointment of merchant bankers in the next couple of weeks, the official said, adding discussions are going on with institutional investors.”We are hoping to get regulatory approvals by November-end,” the official said.
Up to 10 per cent of the LIC IPO issue size would be reserved for policyholders.
Govt readies amendments to GIBNA for insurance PSU privatisation
The NITI Aayog was entrusted with the task of recommending a suitable candidate for privatisation of two public sector banks and one general insurance company. The government think-tank is believed to have suggested the name of United India Insurance to the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment headed by the Cabinet Secretary.
Homeless, beggars should work; everything can’t be provided to them by state: HC
“They (homeless persons) should also work for the country. Everyone is working. Everything cannot be provided by the state. You (petitioner) are just increasing the population of this section of the society, the high court said.
The court also raised questions on the petitioner, saying that granting all the prayers sought in the petition would be like an “invitation to people not to work”.
HC shocked over govt raising false claims with impunity, seeks rules to hold officers accountable
Govt may issue guidelines for ‘flex-fuel’ vehicles by October
The government is also working on an incentive scheme to promote manufacture and use of flex engines in vehicles. The details would be specified when policy in this regard is unveiled.
The use of flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) is being actively looked at by the government to ensure increased use of bio-fuels for running vehicles, Petroleum Secretary Tarun Kapoor had told IANS earlier.
”Revenge travel”: Because home is not where the heart is after months of lockdown
“They are planning weekend getaways to nearby mountains or cities such as from Delhi to Himachal or Jaipur. Or from Bangalore to Ooty. Some are also relocating to work from hills such as Manali or Shimla which is leading to an increase in long term rentals. We are seeing a rise in the booking of Amaze, Honda City in the Sedan category while InnovaCrysta has been the preferred choice by our customers in the SUV category,” said Sunil Gupta, MD and CEO, Avis India.
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Delta variant of Covid creates emerging market gap as outperformers hit
“Achievements in terms of vaccination will increasingly be a differentiation factor among emerging markets in the second half,” said Sebastien Barbe, head of emerging-market strategy at Credit Agricole. “The impact of the further spread of the virus variants will vary significantly depending on vaccination rates,” as well as economic and political factors, he added.
Businesses need not deduct TDS on share purchases via exchanges: CBDT
Heatwave claims over 17,000 lives in 50 years in India: Study
Heatwave is one of the extreme weather events (EWE). In 50 years (1971-2019) EWE killed 1,41,308 people. Of this, 17,362 people were killed due to heatwave — a little over 12 percent of the total deaths recorded, the study said.
The maximum heatwave deaths were in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha, it added.
The research paper was authored by M Rajeevan, Secretary of Ministry of Earth Science, along with scientists Kamaljit Ray, S S Ray, R K Giri and A P Dimri, earlier this year. Kamaljit Ray is the lead author of the paper.
50 pc applications for cyclone Yaas relief in Bengal rejected as ‘bogus’: Official
According to a state government notification, someone whose agricultural land has suffered damaged by Yaas would get anything between Rs 1,000 and Rs 25,000.
Any affected farmer cultivating betel leaf and a person who lost his cattle in the calamity are entitled to a compensation of Rs 5,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively.
The notification further said that the state would pay a compensation of Rs 5,000 for partially damaged mudhouses and Rs 20,000 for fully damaged ones.
The race to become the vanguard of India’s stock market is on
After decades of sluggish growth, the number of accounts invested in index-tracking or exchange-traded funds more than doubled to 5.6 million in the year to April.
Passive products now account for nearly a quarter of equity assets under management versus about 16% two years ago, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India show. That compares to more than 50% in the U.S.
Amazon, Tata say Indian govt e-commerce rules will hit businesses: Report
New rules limiting flash sales, barring misleading advertisements and mandating a complaints system, among other proposals, could force the likes of Amazon and Flipkart to review their business structures, and may increase costs for domestic rivals including Reliance Industries’ JioMart, BigBasket and Snapdeal.