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A drillship of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and three barges of private contractor Afcons working on the state-owned firm’s oilfield went adrift after their anchors gave away in the storm on Monday night.
A massive day-night operation by the Indian Navy, Coast Guards and ONGC vessels helped save those on the drillship and two barges, but only 186 out of 261 onboard accommodation barge Pappa 305 could be rescued. 37 persons are confirmed dead so far, while the remaining 38 are still missing.
Good ventilation dilutes COVID-19 viral load, crucial in reducing transmission
“Measures to improve ventilation in these spaces must be taken up on urgent priority in urban and rural areas alike, recommendations for hutments, homes, offices and large centralised buildings are given. Simple strategic placement of fans, open windows and doors, even slightly open windows can introduce outdoor air and improve the air quality inside,” it stated.
COVID-19: HC directs hospitals to update beds data on portal or face action for willful defiance
ITR filing deadline: Government extends FY21 filing for individuals till September 30
Govt notifies new regulations for increasing FDI in insurance sector to 74 %
Nnot less than fifty per cent. of directors of such insurers will be independent directors, unless the chairperson of its board is an independent director, in which case at least one-third of its board shall comprise of independent directors.
In an Indian insurance company having foreign investment a majority of its directors, a majority of its Key Management Persons, and at least one among the chairperson of its board, its managing director and its chief executive officer, has to be resident Indian citizens, said the draft rules.
At Rs 5.18 tln in FY21, pvt sector investments lowest since FY05: Report
What is more worrying is that the gross fixed capital formation rate has been plunging continuously from 34.3 per cent in FY12 to 28.8 per cent in FY20 and is expected to go down further to 26.7 per cent in FY21, he warns. Again, among all the new investment projects announced until FY17, government-run companies dominated with a share of 58 per cent but even this has been coming down since then it plunged to 32 per cent in FY21 from 49 per cent in FY20, shows the report
Cyclone Tauktae causes economic losses of over $ 2 billion, agriculture hit most: RMSI
Pushpendra Johari, senior vice president, sustainability, RMSI said“Cyclone Tauktaeis an unique event that has impacted all coastal western states and union territories of India . Though the cyclone effect on Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra and Goa was not severe, Gujarat and Diu are badly impacted.”
“Though the cyclone has made a landfall , this is not the end of our distress. Recent climate change studies have highlighted rising sea surface temperature in the Arbian sea. This will increase the cyclone frequency in these region. We should improve our preparedness even further to deal with more such events in future.”
Received 40,300 govt requests for user data from India: Facebook report
“Facebook responds to government requests for data in accordance with applicable law and our terms of service. Each and every request we receive is carefully reviewed for legal sufficiency and we may reject or require greater specificity on requests that appear overly broad or vague,” the report said.
Low-pressure area on Bay of Bengal likely to develop into cyclone: Met dept
WHO says authorised vaccines effective against new variants, but cautions against overseas travel
“Right now, in the face of a continued threat and new uncertainty, we need to continue to exercise caution, and rethink or avoid international travel,” Hans Kluge said, adding that “pockets of increasing transmission” on the continent could quickly spread. The so-called Indian variant, which may be more transmissible, has now been identified in at least 26 of the 53 countries in the WHO Europe region, Kluge said during his weekly press conference.
China says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states
Aerosols from Covid-19 infected person can travel in air up to 10 metres: Govt
a study done by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech), Chandigarh found that the infection can be transiently airborne.
Scientists have also worked with a couple of hospitals to find if the virus particles can be found in air samples in the hospital wards.
India reports 259,551 new coronavirus infections,deaths rise by 4,209
Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on Thursday, said a continuous decline in the Covid-19 active cases has been noted in the last 15 days.
“From being 17.13 per cent reported on May 3, the active cases now comprise 12.1 per cent of the country’s total infections. A positive trend in recovery has also been noted. The recovery rate which was 81.7 per cent on May 3 has increased to 86.7 now,” said Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal..
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Fauci expects Covid-19 vaccines for kids in late-2021, sees need for booster shot
Long working hours raises death risk from heart disease, stroke
“Teleworking has become the norm in many industries, often blurring the boundaries between home and work. In addition, many businesses have been forced to scale back or shut down operations to save money, and people who are still on the payroll end up working longer hours. No job is worth the risk of stroke or heart disease. Governments, employers and workers need to work together to agree on limits to protect the health of workers,” Ghebreyesus added.
India’s Biological E. to produce Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine
Mahima Datla, managing director,Biological E said that Biological E. was looking to contract-manufacture about 600 million doses of the J&J vaccine annually. India’s government, however, did not factor in any production of J&J this year in the country in a list of likely vaccine output released last week.