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The accident rate in pod taxis is zero. There is no carbon emission as they are battery-operated. With pre-fabricated construction, the facility could be set up on the route in a period of two months. One taxi can have five to six passengers, so that makes it more viable than even buses which run with empty seats, Jewar legislator Dhirendra Singh
FDA warns against one-dose regimen for coronavirus vaccines: Report
WHO head wants Covid-19 vaccine patents waived to increase supply
Need to step up funding for health sector: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
The massive increase of 137 per cent in budgetary allocation for the sector will not only help strengthen our healthcare infrastructure, but also focus on areas of preventive health and holistic well-being, he said.
The total sum allocated to the sector of more than Rs 2.2 lakh crore will be of immense help to the country at this critical juncture in ensuring healthier lives of our citizens while at the same time opening up enormous growth and employment opportunities.
Govt proposes to hike in LIC’s authorised capital to Rs 25,000 cr
Currently, the paid-up capital of the life insurance company with over 29 crore policies is Rs 100 crore. Starting with an initial capital of Rs 5 crore in 1956, LIC has an asset base of Rs 31,96,214.81 crore.
The authorised share capital of LIC shall be Rs 25,000 crore divided into 2,500 crore shares of Rs 10 each, as per the amendments proposed in the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956.
The amendments proposed as part of Finance Bill 2021 will lead to the setting up of a board with independent directors in line with listing obligations.
According to one of the 27 proposed amendments, the central government will hold at least 75 per cent in LIC for the first five years post the IPO, and subsequently hold at least 51 per cent at all times after five years of the listing.
Have set up an alliance ready to help India achieve its renewable energy goals: US
Health schemes, lower drug prices led to annual saving of Rs 50k cr for needy families: PM
Stating that poor and middle-class families are saving about Rs 3,600 crore every year on expensive medicines through the scheme, Modi said it is promoting ‘Aatamnirbharta’ among women as more than 1,000 centres are being run by the women.
”It has led to the saving of Rs 12,500 crore per year for the needy people. The Ayushman Bharat scheme is helping 50 crore people get Rs 5 lakh worth of treatment. Over 1.5 crore people have already taken this benefit. It is estimated that it has led to savings of around Rs 30,000 crore for people.
Oral Covid treatment yields promising trial data: Drugmakers
Saudi Arabia’s bold plan to rule the $700 billion hydrogen market
Hydrogen is morphing from a niche power source — used in zeppelins, rockets and nuclear weapons — into big business, with the European Union alone committing $500 billion to scale up its infrastructure.
As governments and industries seek less-polluting alternatives to hydrocarbons, the world’s biggest crude exporter doesn’t want to cede the burgeoning hydrogen business to China, Europe or Australia and lose a potentially massive source of income.So it’s building a $5 billion plant powered entirely by sun and wind that will be among the world’s biggest green hydrogen makers when it opens in the planned megacity of Neom in 2025.
Gujarat man infected with coronavirus after taking second dose of vaccine
The Chief Health Officer said it generally takes around 45 days for antibodies against the infection to develop after both the doses of the vaccine are administered.
He also said one must wear a mask and adhere to all COVID-19 protocols like social distancing etc. even after taking both doses of the vaccine against the infection in order to be on the safe side.
Data sharing, cybersecurity top concern areas for banks, customers: Deloitte
Observing that not only banks, but even customers are wary of data sharing, it said, “Cybersecurity and data protection are the top concern areas across all age groups, followed closely by wariness towards third-party access to data and transparency on data usage”.
Over the years, the value of data has reached unprecedented levels.
India Inc’s business confidence highest in decade: FICCI Survey
With the demand situation slowly turning positive, an improvement was also noticed in capacity utilisation rates. In the current survey, around 77 per cent of participating companies reported capacity utilisation of more than 50 per cent, compared with 68 per cent stating likewise in the previous round.
Junk your old car and get 5% rebate from automakers on new buy: Gadkari
“There are four major components of the policy…Apart from rebate, there are provisions of green taxes and other levies on old polluting vehicles. These will be required to undergo mandatory fitness and pollution tests in automated facilities. For this automated fitness centres would be required through out in the country and we are working in that direction,” Gadkari said.
Automated fitness tests will be set up under public private partnership (PPP) mode while the government will assist private partners and state governments for scrapping centres, he said.
Govt to increase number of Janaushadhi Kendras to 10,000 by 2024: Union Health Minister
104-year-old man born months before Spanish Flu outbreak gets first dose of COVID vaccine
”I urge everyone, who is eligible, to come forward and take the COVID vaccine. It is totally safe,” Chawla was quoted as saying in the statement issued by the hospital.Even at this age, he leads an ”active life and does not suffer from any major comorbidities,” the hospital claimed.
”He was successfully vaccinated, and without any adverse effects later,” the statement said.
HDFC ERGO Gen launches cover to protect balance sheet of MFIs, FIs and banks against natural disasters
Over the past few years, rising natural calamities such as floods and cyclone, have impacted the livelihoods of people residing in these calamity-prone areas. Moreover, such calamities also severely impact the lending businesses in these areas. Business Kisht Suraksha aims to address these concerns by indemnifying against these climatic changes whilst also protecting financial institutions from rising NPAs occurring due to the impact of natural disasters, explained Anurag Rastogi, Chief Actuary & Chief Underwriting Officer, HDF ERGO General Insurance
Delhi among top three states with most contaminated sites, says Pollution Control Board
Odisha tops the list with 23 contaminated sites, followed by Uttar Pradesh (21) and Delhi (11).
According to the Union Environment Ministry, ‘Contaminated Sites’ are delineated areas in which the “constituents and characteristics of the toxic and hazardous substances, caused by humans, exist at levels and in conditions which pose existing or imminent threats to human health and the environment”.
Contaminated sites may include production areas, landfills, dumps, waste storage and treatment sites, mine tailings sites, spill sites, chemical waste handler and storage sites located in various land uses.