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India asks Twitter to take down some tweets critical of its COVID-19 handling

The law cited in the government’s request was the Information Technology Act, 2000.

“If the content violates Twitter’s rules, the content will be removed from the service. If it is determined to be illegal in a particular jurisdiction, but not in violation of the Twitter Rules, we may withhold access to the content in India only,” the Twitter spokeswoman said .

India adds record over 3.49 lakh new COVID-19 cases in single day, 2,767  fatalities

India has now become the fastest country in the world to cross the landmark of 14 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in just 99 days, said the Union Health Ministry.The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,40,85,110, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.13 per cent, the data stated.   

EU publishes rules to help investors decide what’s ‘green’ and what’s not

The EU’s new rules, known as the “sustainable finance taxonomy”, are a list of economic activities and the rules they must meet to be deemed green.

Starting next year, they will decide which activities can be labelled as a sustainable investment in the EU. The Commission published climate-related criteria for green investments ranging from building renovations to the manufacture of cement, steel and batteries, reflecting draft plans previously reported by Reuters.

Another hospital, another fire: 13 die in Virar ICU blaze in Maharashtra

District Disaster Control Cell chief Vivekanand Kadam told PTI that the Virar hospital fire was preceded by an explosion in the AC unit of the intensive care unit
The tragedy comes two days after 22 COVID-19 patients who were either on ventilator or oxygen support, suffocated to death when their oxygen supply stopped suddenly due to a malfunction in the main storage at a civic hospital in Nashik

Govt to provide free food grains to around 80 crore beneficiaries under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for May, June

The Government of India would spend more than Rs 26,000 crore on this initiative. This government’s initiative comes as India has seen a record surge in COVID-19 cases in the past few days. India recorded 3,32,730 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic broke out last year. India has crossed the mark of 3 lakh COVID-19 cases for two consecutive days now.

Data Protection:RBI bars American Express Banking Corp. and Diners Club International from on-boarding new domestic customers

These entities have been found non-compliant with the directions on “Storage of Payment System Data”.
n terms of RBI circular on Storage of Payment System Data dated April 6, 2018, all Payment System Providers were directed to ensure that within a period of six months the entire data (full end-to-end transaction details / information collected / carried / processed as part of the message / payment instruction) relating to payment systems operated by them is stored in a system only in India.

IRDAI asks insurers to ensure expeditious settlement of COVID-19 claims

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has also requested all the hospitals not to differentiate the patients in terms of admission or treatment.

The regulator noted that there are reports of certain network providers (hospitals) charging high rates and insisting on cash payments from the policyholders for providing treatment to COVID-19 infected patients despite having cashless arrangement with insurers.

Govt issues updated clinical guidance for management of Covid-19 patients

Under emergency use authorisation (EUA), remdesivir may be considered for only those patients with moderate to severe diseases (requiring supplemental oxygen) within 10 days of onset of symptoms.

It is not recommended for those with severe renal impairment or hepatic dysfunction, the guidelines stated.

“Not to be used in patients who are not on oxygen support or in home settings,” the ministry underlined.