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Musk’s Tesla electrifies bitcoin with $1.5 billion bet, car payments pledge

Analysts said it could help accelerate a move for bitcoin move towards the mainstream that has seen both Paypal, also co-founded by Musk, and huge global money manager BlackRock move to accept the currency.

Central banks remain skeptical of digital currencies, but analysts say the more real world uses appear for bitcoin, the more attractive it will prove as a long-term store of value.

Is it safe to take painkillers before or after getting vaccinated for coronavirus?

Certain painkillers that target inflammation, including ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin and other brands) might curb the immune response. A study on mice in the Journal of Virology found these drugs might lower production of antibodies – helpful substances that block the virus from infecting cells.

If you’re already taking one of those medications for a health condition, you should not stop before you get the vaccine – at least not without asking your doctor, said Jonathan Watanabe, a pharmacist at the University of California, Irvine.

About a quarter of direct tax litigations getting resolved via ”Vivad Se Vishwas”

The scheme provides for settlement of disputed tax, disputed interest, disputed penalty or disputed fees in relation to an assessment or reassessment order on payment of 100 per cent of the disputed tax and 25 per cent of the disputed penalty or interest or fee.

The taxpayer is granted Immunity from levy of interest, penalty and institution of any proceeding for prosecution for any offence under the Income-tax Act in respect of matters covered in the declaration.

ONGC cuts carbon intensity by over 12 pc in 5 yrs: Chairman

”On ONGC’s efforts towards sustainable growth, Shanker said that over the last five years, the energy Maharatna has reduced its carbon emission intensity (that is, tonnes of carbon di-oxide emitted per barrel of oil produced) by more than 12 per cent,” a company statement said here.

ONGC is India’s largest oil and gas producer.

Over 12,000 COVID-19 cases reported in one day, 78 new fatalities recorded

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,05,22,601 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.20 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent.

There are 1,48,766 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.37 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

Nurses, female health care workers most at risk of distress during COVID-19 pandemic: Research

“By analysing data from previous infectious disease outbreaks such as SARS, bird flu and swine flu, it appears that distress for health care workers can persist for up to three years after the initial outbreak.

“As the world continues to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic it is so important that we identify the health care workers who are most at risk for distress and the factors that can be modified to reduce distress and improve resilience,” Dr Fuschia Sirois, Reader in Social and Health Psychology in the university and lead author of the study said.

150 feared dead as Himalayan glacier breaks in Uttarakhand,NTPC’s Tapovan hydro project damaged

In a disaster alert issued here on Sunday to all the district magistrates in UP, the Relief Commissioner said in a statement, ‘Report of breaking of a part of Nandadevi Glacier in Uttarakhand has been received. The districts on the Ganga river (banks) need to be on a high alert and the monitoring of water level needs to be done 24×7. If required, the people need to be evacuated.’
The Tapovan Vishnugad power plant is a 520MW run-of-river project which is being constructed on Dhauliganga River in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand.

Oxford kept Covid-19 vaccine trial volunteers in dark about dosing error, letter shows

Questions surrounding the clinical trials continue to plague the vaccine. Last week, Germany’s vaccine committee recommended it should only be given to people aged under 65, while the EU, which authorized it on Friday for people aged 18 and over, lowered its reported efficacy rate from 70.4% to 60%. In both cases, authorities cited a lack of sufficient data from the clinical trials.