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Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications, death
“COVID-19 had the largest impact on patients whose injuries were relatively minor, and who we would have otherwise expected to do well,” said lead author Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP, an assistant professor in the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery at Penn Medicine. Elinore added, “Our findings underscore how important it is for hospitals to consistently test admitted patients so that providers can be aware of this additional risk and treat patients with extra care and vigilance.”
CRISIL launches ESG scores of 225 companies
Said Ashu Suyash, MD & CEO, CRISIL, “ESG is already playing a material role in the decisions of governments, regulators, investors, lenders and corporates. This will not only transform the investment management industry, but also redefine corporate India’s approach to risk management for sustainable value creation. Our survey shows over 80% of issuers and institutional investors intend to integrate ESG in their decision-making. Our India-focused framework sieves through the challenges of disclosure quality and standardisation by leveraging our deep sectoral expertise and proprietary databases. Our ESG research, data, insights, assessments and solutions will empower customers and stakeholders to make decisions with conviction, and contribute to sustainable progress globally.”
Healthcare Package:FM announces additional Rs 23,220 cr funding for setting up paediatric facilities in hospitals
Health sector will get Rs 50,000 crore aimed at upscaling medical infra, specially targeting underserved areas.Under the ECLGS 4.0, 100 per cent guarantee cover was given to loans up to Rs 2 crore to hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, medical colleges for setting up on-site oxygen generation plants.
Free visas to 5 lakh tourists, financial support for tourism sector
Over 50 countries want to adopt Co-Win system for vaccination drive: R S Sharma
“The Cowin platform has become so popular that as many as 50 countries from central Asia, Latin America, Africa all showed interest in having a Co-win like system,” Sharma said at the second Public Health Summit 2021 on ‘Emerging Imperatives in Strengthening Public Health for India’ organised by Confederation of Indian Industry.
He also said a virtual global conclave of health and technology experts from across the world will be held on July 5 where India will share how this system works.
The trillion dollar climate finance challenge (and opportunity)
Many countries lack the financial resources to make the transition to clean energy and a sustainable way of life that could reverse climate change.
The UN says that says that climate finance is the answer because not investing will cost even more in the long-term, but also because there are significant opportunities for investors.
Tesla to recall 285,000 cars in China and fix cruise control function
India records 50,040 new COVID-19 cases, Centre presents vaccination roadmap to SC
The active cases constitute about 1.94 per cent of the total cases. Around 32.17 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the country’s vaccination drive. 64.25 lakh doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
The government said besides these, over 7.84 crore doses have been administered to persons between 18 to 44 years of age.
“Total 44.2 per cent of the priority population of persons above 45 years of age and 13 per cent of the population group of 18-44 years of age have received the first vaccine dose,” the Centre said in its affidavit filed in the top court in the suo motu matter on COVID-19 management.
Phase 1 of Ola e-scooter factory nearing completion, rollout soon: CEO
The launch of the electric scooter is in line with Ola’s global vision of moving mobility into a more sustainable, accessible and connected future.
“The EV revolution is coming! From Karnataka in 2017 to Gujarat just this week, 21 states and UTs are now incentivising EVs to make them affordable. We’re committed to accelerating this with #OlaFuturefactory and our scooter that’s coming soon,” he had tweeted.
While the company is yet to disclose the pricing and specifications of its e-scooter, Ola has stated that it is working on setting up a ‘Hypercharger Network’ to include one lakh charging points across 400 cities.
After Air India, Cairn to target more Indian state-owned firms for recovery
A lawyer representing the company said Cairn will bring lawsuits in several countries to make state-owned firms liable to pay the USD 1.2 billion plus interest and penalties that are due from the Indian government.
Last month, Cairn brought a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York pleading that Air India is controlled by the Indian government so much that they are ‘alter egos’ and the airline should be held liable for the arbitration award.
Covid-19 survivors may take a year to get back taste, smell: Study
Since the pandemic was declared in early 2020, Covid-19-related anosmia, complete loss of smell, quickly emerged as a telltale sign of infection.
The loss of smell can severely impact a person’s quality of life, making it extremely difficult to taste foods, detect airborne hazards in the environment and carry out other functions dependent on the senses.
Green Dividend: China’s electric car capital has lessons for the world
“At the beginning, people had many concerns about EVs, such as safety or the convenience of charging,” Gou Yi, a deputy chief at Liuzhou’s branch of the National Development and Reform Commission, China’s top economic planner, said in an interview.
“What we did was to make sure our citizens felt it’s very comfortable to use EVs. People have realized how economical and easy electric cars are, and how much cleaner our air has become after more and more EVs hit the roads.”
PM Modi urges India to get COVID-19 shots amid Delta variant concerns
Availability of Covid vaccine for kids will pave way for school reopening: AIIMS chief
Study finds sleep apnea can worsen heart disease
According to the study, OSA occurs in 40 per cent to 80 per cent of people with cardiovascular disease, yet it is under-recognised and undertreated.Symptoms include snoring, lapses in breathing, fragmented sleep and daytime sleepiness. In general, about 34 per cent of middle-aged men and 17 per cent of middle-aged women meet the criteria for OSA.
Govt defers mandatory installation of front seat airbags in existing car models till Dec 31
The ministry on March 6 had said that vehicles manufactured on and after April 1, 2021, in the case of new models, and August 31, 2021, in the case of existing models shall be fitted with an airbag for the person occupying the front seat, other than the driver.
The step is aimed at improving passenger safety in case of accident.
CAIT urges govt not to dilute draft e-commerce rules
Nangia Andersen LLP Partner Sandeep Jhunjhunwala said the proposed rules like appointment of a chief compliance officer, a nodal contact person and a resident grievance officer may go a long way in protecting consumer interests, but could create a ‘massive’ compliance burden on corporations, especially those operating from outside India.
‘Currently, the rules neither provide any threshold for applicability nor any timelines or validity for DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) registration, becoming onerous for emerging companies,’ he said.