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Post-COVID cases of stroke, dementia and other neurological disorders were rarer, the researchers said, but were still significant, especially in those who had severe COVID-19.
“Although the individual risks for most disorders are small, the effect across the whole population may be substantial,” said Paul Harrison, a professor of psychiatry at Oxford University who co-led the work.
India InsurTech Association and Xceedance join hands to promote insurtech sector in India
IIA has joined forces with Xceedance – as the principal sponsor – to forge global partnerships, develop talent, provide insurtech start-up resources, and build its core team. Co-founded by Shwetank Verma, Subhajit Mandal, and Prerak Sethi, IIA bring togethers various India-based insurtech start-ups, re/insurance companies, service providers, and insurance professionals to increase the velocity of digital transformation across the Indian insurance industry.
The association already includes 32 insurtech members, and facilitates networking and focused thought leadership sessions for its diverse constituents.
Indian PM rejects calls to widen vaccine access as infections hit record
“It’s not that you can set up these big vaccine factories overnight,” Modi said addressing chief ministers of states via video conference. “Whatever production we have got, we will have to prioritise.”
Many states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Punjab have crossed the first wave of peak in terms of COVID-19 cases. This is a serious concern. People have become complacent. In most states administration has also become relaxed,” he said.
WHO rejects SII’s proposal seeking extension of Covishield’s shelf life from 6 to 9 months
Reinsurers set to bear brunt of costs for Suez Canal grounding
The UK Club will cover the first $10 million of P&I losses.
Beyond that, the wider pool of P&I insurers will cover up to $100 million, at which point reinsurers such as Lloyd’s of London step in for up to $2.1 billion of claims. P&I insurers would contribute for part of a further $1 billion of cover.
Australia regulator proposes exposure limits of life insurers to offshore reinsurers
India to review COVID-19 vaccines after blood clot warning – report
WHO does not back vaccination passports for now – spokeswoman
Meanwhile, the United States won’t issue “vaccine passports”, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday.
“The government is not now, nor will we be supporting a system that requires Americans to carry a credential. There will be no federal vaccinations database and no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single vaccination credential,” Psaki told reporters at house briefing.
India reports 1,15,736 new COVID-19 cases, highest ever daily record
Wearing of mask mandatory even while driving alone: Delhi High Court
RBI holds rates at record lows amid concerns over rising COVID-19 cases
India’s central bank has slashed the repo rate by a total of 115 basis points (bps) since March 2020 to soften the blow from the pandemic. This follows 135 bps worth of rate cuts since the beginning of 2019.
“The MPC judged that monetary policy should remain accommodative till prospects of sustained recovery are well secured,” Governor Shaktikanta Das said.
With poor data on variants, India’s Covid surge remains a mystery
India has enough laboratory capacity for genome sequencing, but getting a wide spread of regular samples from across the country — including the rural hinterland and potential super-spreader events — has been a problem, said Rakesh Mishra, the director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, one of the labs working to sequence positive virus samples.
We suspect new Covid strain, samples sent to NCDC: Maharashtra Health Min
“New Strains are suspected because we are seeing other behaviours in COVID-19 patients than routine behaviours. Patients are also showing non-routine behaviours after the infection,” Tope said.
“National Institute of Virology (NIV) is doing genomic sequencing of our samples. It is sending its report to National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Now, NCDC will guide us about if any new protocol is to be followed for the treatment,” he added.
As U.S. cities embrace tech, cyberattacks pose real-world risks
“Digital transformation has a soft underbelly, which is digital risk,” said Grant Geyer, chief product officer of Claroty, an industrial cybersecurity firm headquartered in New York.
“The same connections that enabled new emerging technologies to help the world also provide the perfect venue for cyber criminals and nation-state-sponsored actors to conduct malfeasance, not just in the cyber world but (also) in the physical world,” he said in a phone interview.
That means it is not only private digital information which could be at stake, but also the water people drink, the energy they use and even their lives.
Researchers develop moving platform for 3D printing that can cut waste, costs
For the first time, researchers in USC Viterbi’s Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering have created a low-cost reusable support method to reduce the need for 3-D printers to print these wasteful supports, vastly improving cost-effectiveness and sustainability for 3-D printing.
MS Amlin acquires International Transportation Marine Agency
Following a significant period of transformation, the acquisition demonstrates the evolution of MS Amlin’s strategic ambitions, supported by its parent MS&AD Group, building selectively on its core portfolio and balancing its catastrophe exposure by investing in the high growth US speciality MGA market. By targeting mid-size, strongly performing niche MGAs underwritten by capacity from highly rated carriers, MS Amlin will provide its clients with a broader suite of products whilst deepening distribution links in a key region.
Climate finance, joint research planned between US and India
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India is the third-largest global emitter of carbon dioxide, after China and the US, despite extremely low per capita CO2 emissions and is under pressure to commit itself to net zero emissions by 2050, in line with pledges made by several other countries..
India’s air travel expected to double in next decade
Globally, Boeing projects the need for 43,110 new commercial airplanes and demand for aftermarket services to be equivalent to 9 trillion dollars over the next two decades.
India’s civil aviation industry will require nearly 90,000 new pilots, technicians and cabin crew personnel during the 20-year forecast period, with a growing number of women choosing to pursue aviation careers. “India’s burgeoning manufacturing and services business means the region is uniquely positioned to become a major aerospace hub,” said Salil Gupte, President of Boeing India.