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The report finds that the shift to remote work has allowed employers to hire talent beyond where they physically operate. Some firms have used this opportunity to double down on diversity and inclusion. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed employment forecasts for different sectors. Although utility companies experienced the smallest decline in employment during Covid-19, it is projected to have the largest decline of any sector over the next decade.
India records 18,327 new COVID-19 infections, active cases rise again
The 108 new fatalities include 53 from Maharashtra, 16 from Kerala, and 11 from Punjab.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
Nearly 15 lakh people were inoculated against coronavirus on March 5, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country to over 1.94 crores, official sources said on Saturday.
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Pandemic fatigue, absence of fear of disease leading to spike in cases in Maharashtra: Centre
”Don’t let the guard down. Stay to basics of surveillance, contact tracing and testing. Micro plan and ensure strict compliance of protocols. Strengthen teams to ensure meticulous home quarantine, do focused testing of 100 per cent population in hotspot areas repeated at five days, and isolate positives to check spread,” it said.
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe
Genetic analysis confirmed what officials already suspected: The highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in England was racing through the community, a densely packed city of nearly 40,000 with a chemical plant and Pirelli bicycle tire factory a 15-minute drive from the heart of Milan.
Govt open to evaluate, explore cryptocurrencies, says Thakur
A High-Level Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) was constituted under the Chairmanship of Economic Affairs Secretary on digital currencies and it has submitted its report.
The government would take a decision on the recommendations of the IMC and the legislative proposal, if any, would be introduced in Parliament following the due process, he said while inviting suggestions and views on this issue.
COVID-19: India records 18,711 new cases, highest in nearly 2 months
ICICI, HDFC, SBI will have to offload Rs 1.2 lakh cr if RBI caps stake in insurance arms: Report
HDFC owns 50 per cent in HDFC Life and bringing it down to 20 per cent would mean offloading equity worth Rs 44,100 crore at today”s market value, while in case of ICICI Prudential Life which is 51 per cent owned by the bank, it will be Rs 22,100 crore worth of shares flowing into the market, and Rs 21,700 crore worth of shares from ICICI Lombard in which the bank owns 52 per cent. SBI which owns 55 per cent in SBI Life will have to sell shares worth Rs 32,200 crore.
Australian court upholds landmark suit against Johnson & Johnson
A three-judge panel at the federal court dismissed the appeal on Friday, a decision that “confirmed that these women are entitled to be compensated for the losses and the life-altering complications that they have suffered as a result of these implants,” said Rebecca Jancasukas, a lawyer for the claimants.
Victims said the mesh — designed to support weakened muscles holding up the pelvic organs — had caused disastrous side-effects including incontinence, infections and chronic pain.
“The risks were known, not insignificant, and on the respondents’ own admission, could cause significant and serious harm,” the judge said in the initial ruling.
IMD: Above normal summer temperatures likely across country except south, central India
Last month the IMD had said the minimum temperature recorded in the country in January was the warmest for the month in 62 years. South India was particularly warm.
The month was the warmest in 121 years, with 22.33 degrees Celsius in south India, followed by 22.14 degrees Celsius in 1919 and 21.93 degrees Celsius in 2020 as the second and third warmest months.
Examine measures in pending legislation for regulation of online health service aggregators: HC to Delhi govt
“Besides, these online aggregators are not accredited by any accreditation agency. The existence of such illegal online diagnostic aggregators are posing serious health challenges as a large number of people are falling prey to the attractive health packages being offered by these illegal online aggregators,” read the plea.
Fidelity offers 5-day of family care leave
The policy is part of its policy of being a family-friendly company and comes eight months after it offered up to 26 weeks of paternity leaves as maternity leaves. The family care leave policy is based on multiple pulse surveys conducted over the past several months among the employees, which found that many of them needed support to balance their work and family care responsibilities, Upasna Nischal, HR head at Fidelity International India said.
World no closer to answer on COVID-19 origins despite WHO probe: Expert
In January, a team of scientists picked by the World Health Organization (WHO) visited hospitals and research institutes in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was identified, in search of clues about the origins of COVID-19.
But the mission has come under fire, with critics accusing the WHO of relying too much on politically compromised Chinese fieldwork and data.
Over 1.8 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India: Centre
Allianz to acquire Aviva Italia
Giacomo Campora, CEO Allianz S.p.A., commented: “The acquisition of Aviva Italia S.p.A. perfectly fits with our strategy of growth in the insurance market, based on a solid technological platform and on continuous investments to offer our customers and agents products and services of an outstanding quality.”