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Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh said the Centre, however, kept improvising and updating its policy from time to time and perhaps, sometime in future, it might permit door-to-door vaccination drives.
Singh, said some state governments and municipal bodies had decided to ignore its advisory guidelines and were conducting door-to-door vaccination for special categories of citizens, but it was not possible yet to make such drives a part of the national policy.
India gingerly eases coronavirus rules as new cases dip to two-month low
Many Indian states eased coronavirus restrictions on Monday including the capital Delhi, West Bengal where authorities allowed all shops and malls to open, as the number of new infections dropped to the lowest in more than two months. Experts have cautioned...
Delhi govt approves single-window facility to facilitate expansion of EV charging infrastructure
How excess sugar consumption causes fatty liver
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which excess fat deposits in the liver. The disease starts silently, with no overt symptoms for as much as two decades. If left untreated, the excess fat can irritate the liver cells, resulting in scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), and in advanced cases, can even lead to liver cancer. The treatment of advanced stages of NAFLD is difficult.
One of the causes for NAFLD is the overconsumption of sugar — both table sugar (sucrose) and other forms of carbohydrates.
Vaccines don’t prevent COVID but will help in keeping symptoms mild: Sangita Reddy
Sri Lanka seeks initial $40m from fire-ravaged ship’s operator
The Sri Lankan authorities and the ship’s operator say there’s still no large oil spill
The Sri Lankan navy believes the blaze was caused by the vessel’s chemical cargo, which included 25 tons of nitric acid and other chemicals, most of which was destroyed in the fire. But debris including burned fiberglass and tons of plastic pellets have already polluted nearby beaches. There are concerns that a spill of remaining chemicals and oil on the ship could devastate marine life.
EU, U.S. sow seeds for climate cooperation, dodge coal’s end date – draft
The United States and EU are the world’s second-and third-biggest emitters of CO2, respectively, after China. A draft of their summit statement, seen by Reuters, outlines plans for a transatlantic alliance to develop green technologies and points to sustainable finance as an area for closer transatlantic collaboration. The EU and the United States will also “scale up efforts” to meet an overdue spending pledge of $100 billion a year by rich countries to help poorer countries cut carbon emissions and cope with global warming, the draft said.
Pandemic boost for aging-linked stocks, pent-up medical demand and online insurance buying
The number of people aged 65 and over is projected to double to more 1.5 billion by 2050, greatly increasing their economic impact. The total spending power of the older population globally was about $8.4 trillion in 2020, according to World Data Lab. That’s expected to grow to $14 trillion over the next decade.
Hyderabad boy battling rare disease receives world’s most expensive medicine as parents mobilise Rs 16 cr
Ayaansh, son of Yogesh Gupta and Rupal Gupta, who is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) was given Zolgensma on June 9 at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Secunderabad, under the supervision of Dr. Ramesh Konanki, Consultant Pediatric Neurologist. ZOLGENSMA is the world’s most expensive drugs, which is currently not available in India. It is being imported from the USA at a cost of USD 2,125,000 (INR. 16 Crores).
“The parents were able to arrange the amount after going through crowdfunding by ImpactGuru, and the union finance ministry has waived off the tax worth around 6 crores I would like to request the Indian government to make this injection available in India for a price that can be afforded by every parent,” said Dr. Preetham Kumar, Consultant – Pediatrician and Pediatric Intensive Care, Rainbow Children’s Hospital Secunderabad.
Govt asks ministries to target 20% reduction in controllable expenditure
Sharpening income inequalities telling story of ‘uneven’ recovery: Subbarao
A study by the Azim Premji University has found that the one year of Covid-19 pandemic has pushed 230 million people into poverty with a 15 per cent increase in poverty rate in rural India and a 20 per cent surge in urban India,” Former RBI Governor D Subbarao said citing the findings of a study.
“Add to that CMIE data showing that the unemployment rate has gone up as high as 12 per cent in May, 10 million jobs have been lost just on account of the second wave and 97 per cent of the households in the country have experienced declines in incomes,” he added.
Axis Bank stake in Max Life likely to rise to 20 pc in 12-18 months
Talking about synergy, he said, ”We are coming up with a new strategy for future growth. We are working together as a common team to ensure that Max Insurance’s life grows faster than the industry. We are working together to look at product mix to drive Axis channel so outcome is favorable for both customers and the company.” Besides, he said working on analytics areas to leverage each other’s capabilities.
Heavyweight bureaucrats to fight out for the IRDA chairmanship
Among the serving and retired IAS(Indian Administrative Service) officials who have applied for the top regulatory job of the Indian insurance industry are- B.V.R. Subrahmanyam(1987 batch ) who recently joined as secretary, Ministry of Commerce after serving as a chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) since 2018,Manoj Parida(1986 batch)), advisor to the administrator of Chandigarh, VP Joy(1987), chief secretary, Kerala, Chhabilendra Roul(1985), former secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Fertilizers and Chemicals, Preeti Sudan, (1983-batch) who had retired as the union health secretary in July 2020.,Anup Wadhawan, who retired as the secretary, ministry of commerce in May end
Indian court deals blow to Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart in antitrust case
Abir Roy, a lawyer for the Indian trader group Delhi Vyapar Mahasangh, told Reuters the judge’s decision effectively paves the way to restart the investigation against Amazon.com Inc and Walmart’s Flipkart , which has been on hold since February 2020.
When the competition watchdog ordered its investigation, it listed four alleged anti-competitive practices. These were exclusive launches of mobile phones by the e-commerce firms, promoting preferred sellers on their websites, deep discounting practices and prioritising some seller listings over others.
G7 may reallocate $100 bln from IMF funds to COVID-ravaged nations
“The United States and our G7 partners are actively considering a global effort to multiply the impact of the proposed Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation to the countries most in need,” the U.S. president’s office said.
“At potentially up to $100 billion in size, the proposed effort would further support health needs – including vaccinations,” it said, adding that it would help promote a more sustained and inclusive global recovery.
Chances of 3rd wave quite real, Delhi govt preparing on war-footing: CM
Indications are coming from the UK on the fear of the third wave. Cases are rising there, despite 45 per cent of vaccination. So, we cannot afford to sit idle, he said.Kejriwal was speaking at an online event during which he jointly inaugurated 22 new PSA oxygen plants at nine hospitals across Delhi.
”These new oxygen plants at nine hospitals across Delhi being added today to strengthen our preparations to fight Covid,” he said.
Aspirational Districts outperform non-ADs in pushing development in India: UNDP
The report, which includes a comparison of Aspirational Districts (ADs) with non-aspirational districts, indicates that ADs have outperformed non-ADs by substantial margins, given the increased focus through monitoring real-time data, convergence across government programmes and schemes, and receiving the benefits of the Aspirational Districts Programme.
The ADP(Aspirational Districts Programme) was launched by the India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in 2018, with the objective of expediting the transformation of 112 most backward districts across 28 states through convergence across government departments.