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Many people said the scale of the crisis is much bigger than official numbers reveal, with villagers afraid to leave their homes even if they have fevers and local authorities failing to properly record virus fatalities. India reported 274,390 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to figures from the Health Ministry.
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Stop developing new oil, gas, coalfields to avert climate crisis, says IEA
Reducing emissions to net zero — the point at which greenhouse gases are removed from the atmosphere as quickly as they’re added — is considered vital to limit the increase in average global temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. That’s seen as the critical threshold if the world is to avoid disastrous climate change.
Less than 2 pc population affected by COVID in India, 98 pc still vulnerable: Govt
The government said that of the total population in India, 1.8 per cent has been affected by COVID-19 so far and 98 per cent of the population is still susceptible or vulnerable to the infection.
The government said a continued decline has been noted in active cases in the last 15 days. From 17.13 per cent of the total caseload reported on May 3, it has reduced to 13.3 per cent, it added.
Covaxin phase II/III clinical trials for 2-18 age group to begin in 10-12 days: Govt
“Covaxin has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), for Phase II/III clinical trials in the age group of 2 to 18 years. I have been told that trials will begin in the next 10-12 days,” Paul said during a press conference.
Hours after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that the new COVID variant detected in Singapore is “deadly for children” and may bring in third wave of the disease in the country, Paul reassured that children will not get serious COVID-19 infection, adding that the situation is being closely monitored and reports referring to the variant are being examined.
Scientists agree Covid is airborne, want overhaul of ventilation systems
Cleaner indoor air won’t just fight the pandemic, it will minimize the risk of catching flu and other respiratory infections that cost the U.S. more than $50 billion a year, researchers said in a study in the journal ‘Science’ on Friday. Avoiding these germs and their associated sickness and productivity losses would, therefore, offset the cost of upgrading ventilation and filtration in buildings.
The study’s authors, comprising 39 scientists from 14 countries, are demanding universal recognition that infections can be prevented by improving indoor ventilation systems.
Healthcare dominates GlobalData’s list of global top 50 AI startups
Apoorva Bajaj, Practice Head, Financial Markets at GlobalData, says: “AI, which is currently among one of the prominent disruptive technologies, has the potential to be a game changer across various industries. With several applications in machine learning, data science, conversational platforms and computer vision, AI is transforming businesses and disrupting a variety of industries globally.”
An analysis of GlobalData’s ‘Startup Scorecard’ reveals that a total of US$47bn has been raised by the top 50 AI startups, starting from 2015 till date, in various series of VC funding rounds from a total of 658 investors, among which there are 106 Tier 1 (Marquee) investors
Buffett’s Berkshire buys a $943 million stake in Aon
Govt may table amendment to DICGC Act in monsoon session
Last year, the government raised insurance cover on deposit five-folds to Rs 5 lakh with a view to provide support to depositors of ailing lenders like Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank. Following the collapse of PMC Bank, Yes Bank and Lakshmi Vilas Bank too came under stress leading to restructuring by the regulator and the government.
India’s virus cases lower but WHO expert says positive tests ominously high
Even with a downturn over the past few days, experts said there was no certainty that infections had peaked, with alarm growing both at home and abroad over the new more contagious B.1.617 variant taking hold.
“There are still many parts of the country which have not yet experienced the peak, they are still going up,” World Health Organization Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan was quoted as saying in the Hindu newspaper.
Insurance for safeguarding employee value:Lloyd’s report
COVID-19 has exacerbated many of the risks involving human capital value. With the pandemic impacting the entire workforce globally, and many organisations still operating under a remote working model, the value of employees in achieving productivity is vital for business continuity. It is becoming increasingly apparent that talent attraction and retention, and employee wellbeing are not just intrinsically linked, they also have a direct impact on business performance.
India records 3.11 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases in single day
A total of 3,11,170 new cases were reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 2,70,284 with 4,077 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The active cases have reduced to 36,18,458 comprising 14.66 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 84.25 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Cairn identifies $70 bn Indian assets for seizing to recover amount due from govt
The assets identified range from Air India”s planes to vessels belonging to the Shipping Corporation of India, and properties owned by state-owned banks to oil and gas cargoes of PSUs, three people familiar with the matter said.
These assets are across several jurisdictions, they said without giving further details.
Cairn plans to move courts in the US to Singapore for seizure of the assets in absence of Indian government”s refusal to honour an international arbitration award.
M&M announces Rs 1-lakh health insurance for new tractor customers
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Facebook faces prospect of ‘devastating’ data transfer ban
The case stems from EU concerns that U.S. government surveillance may not respect the privacy rights of EU citizens when their personal data is sent to the United States for commercial use.
Meanwhile, Germany’s lead data protection regulator for Facebook is banning the social network from processing personal data from WhatsApp users because it views the messaging app’s new terms of use as illegal, it said on Tuesday.