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The approval, given to a licensed version of the drug made by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and exported to dozens of countries, could help health authorities minimise vaccine wastage and better plan their inoculation programmes.
Some African countries have only until the middle of next month to use up more than a million doses of the vaccine – branded Covishield by SII – if the shelf life is not extended.
Healthcare sector expected to reach USD 372 bn in 2022: Niti Aayog report
Harsh Vardhan releases document chronicling India’s response to COVID-19 pandemic
On how the success on the front of COVID-19 can be replicated in the fight against tuberculosis, the minister said, ”Another goal in front of us is to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025. Our efforts of testing, tracing and treating in COVID-19 can be replicated for treatment of tuberculosis. The experience from the pandemic can be used to achieve the goal of eliminating TB by 2025.”
Automatic recurring payment to comply with RBI direction from April 1
India’s coronavirus cases peak over 12 million for first time
Ever Given ship in Suez Canal moved ‘80%’ in right direction
The MV Ever Given, longer than four football fields, has been wedged diagonally across the canal since Tuesday, strangling world supply chains and costing the global economy billions.
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chief Osama Rabie said Monday that rescue efforts with tugs had succeeded in shifting the front and back of the ship.
Suez Canal blockage adds to pressure points in global trade
About 12% of global trade by volume goes through the Suez Canal, but it accounts for 30% of the world’s daily shipping container freight. That makes it the most important conduit for trade between Europe and Asia. Some 19,000 vessels passed through the canal last year, according to official figures.
WHO report says animals likely source of COVID
The researchers listed four scenarios in order of likelihood for the emergence of the virus named SARS-CoV-2. Topping the list was transmission through a second animal, which they said was likely to very likely. They evaluated direct spread from bats to humans as likely, and said that spread through “cold-chain” food products was possible but not likely.
MoF shortlists 10 GMs for selecting CMDs of National Insurance & United India
The candidates who have been shortlisted are: Madhulika Bhaskar, GM, GIC Re, Suchita Gupta, GM, GIC Re , Surya SwaroopS Saxena,GM, Agriculture Insurance Company, Rajeshwari Singh, GM, AICL, SL Tripathy, GM, GIC Re, Inderjeet Singh, GM, New India Assurance, S Tuli(Nagpal), NIC, Rekha Gopal Krishna, GM, NIA, N Ramaswami, GM, currently heading London operation of GIC Re, Neerja Kapur, currently heading London operations of NIA.
Suez Canal traffic resumes after stranded container ship freed
It remained unclear when traffic through the canal would return to normal. At least 367 vessels, carrying everything from crude oil to cattle, have piled up on either end of the canal, waiting to pass.
Data firm Refinitiv estimated it could take more than 10 days to clear the backlog of ships. Meanwhile, dozens of vessels have opted for the alternate route around the Cape of Good Hope at Africa’s southern tip — a 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) detour that adds some two weeks to journeys and costs ships hundreds of thousands of dollars in fuel and other costs.
World should be ‘completely back to normal’ by 2022-end, says Bill Gates
Time to make wellbeing a mainstream subject, says Sisodia
“The objective of our happiness curriculum has been to develop self-awareness and mindfulness, inculcate skills of critical thinking and inquiry, enable learners to communicate effectively and help children to apply life skills to deal with stressful and conflicting situations around them. Almost 3-4 lakh students who practiced mindfulness and different activities helped their homes to be strong and emotionally sound.”
Britain and EU strike financial services cooperation pact
So far, the EU has declined to grant any long-term direct access for financial firms from Britain, saying this week that it was in no rush.
“Overall, for investors in UK financial services, a greater degree of cooperation between Europe and the UK can only be seen in a favourable light,” said Alan Custis, head of UK equities at Lazard Asset Management.
Insurers come to Crypto’s wild west promising 50% plus returns
Now software developers are launching products that claim to reduce the risks by selling something akin to insurance coverage. But here’s the catch: They’re also DeFi apps.
Unlike insurance offered through the likes of Lloyd’s to custodians and large crypto exchanges, these apps — which run on digital ledgers called blockchains — let any investor buy coverage. They also allow anyone to form investment pools to provide coverage — often promising annual returns of at least 50%.
COVID-19: Daily deaths over 300 for first time this year, 62,714 new cases
Majority want govt to suspend flights from UK, South Africa amid jump in COVID-19 cases: Survey
Over 40 mn old vehicles on Indian roads, Karnataka tops list at 700,000
More than four crore vehicles have been found to be older than 15 years, including over two crore which are more than 20 years old, as per the data.
The digitised vehicle records are as per the centralised Vahan database that excludes “Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep”, the ministry said.
Uttar Pradesh occupies the second spot with 56.54 lakh vehicles, of which 24.55 lakh are older than 20 years.
Cairn to seize overseas Indian assets to enforce $1.2-bn arbitration award
India has appealed against the arbitration award on the grounds that taxation-related matters are not covered in its bilateral investment treaty with the United Kingdom under which the case was filed, and therefore the arbitration tribunal does not have the jurisdiction to rule on the matter, sources said.