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Tests conducted on samples of the Kent variant, named after the region in England where it was first detected, show a mutation, called ‘E484K’, already detected in the South Africa and Brazil variants. There are fears that this mutation could evade the immune system and that the vaccines currently being administered may prove less effective against these further mutating variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
No violation of data privacy under National Digital Health Mission, Rajya Sabha told
Providing the current status of roll out of health id under NDHM, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said the pilot phase of the mission is active in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry.
As on January 21, as many as 6,30,478 Health IDs have been generated. The selection of vendors for NDHM is compliant with various applicable rules and policies of the government, he said.
IIFCL may be subsumed into new DFI: DFS Secretary
The Union Budget 2021-22 presented in Parliament on Monday proposed setting up a Development Finance Institution (DFI) with an initial capital of Rs 20,000 crore to mobilise Rs 111 lakh crore required for funding the ambitious National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP).
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID), the proposed DFI, will anchor the very ambitious NIP, he said.
About 7,000 projects have been identified under the NIP with projected investment of a whopping Rs 111 lakh crore during 2020-25.
Swiss Re and Diameter Health join forces for breakthrough in digital health data
Coronavirus can be controlled, WHO Chief says, pointing to decrease in number of new cases
On Friday, the WHO chief warned against coronavirus vaccine hoarding, saying it could lead to slow global economic recovery and most importantly a never-ending pandemic.
Since the start of the pandemic last year, more than 103 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide, with over 2.2 million fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University.
India showing a declining trend of Covid-19 cases since last four months, says government
The government’s strategy of focusing on testing, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine-containment is the fundamental approach for managing infectious disease outbreaks of epidemic or pandemic in nature, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said, adding that the strategy has been recommended globally and by the World Health Organisation for suppressing transmission or breaking the cycle of transmission of Covid-19.
Union Budget 2021-22:Sitharaman announces FDI limit hike from 49 % to 74 % in Indian insurance sector, one PSU general insurer will be privatised
Outlining some features of a company with FDI of 74 per cent, Sitharaman said in such insurance companies, 50 per cent of board will be independent directs, and all key person will be Indians.
The management control will be lying with the majority shareholders..
Sitharaman also announced government’s intention to privitise one of the state owned insurance companies and listing of the Life Insurance Corporation.
The government will launch a new federal health scheme with an outlay of around 641 billion Indian rupees ($8.80 billion) over the next six years,
Budget-2021-22:Govt yet to identify 2 PSU banks and a gen insurer to be privatised,Fin Secy Pandey
`Privitisation of a public sector banks or an insurance company depends upon a lot of processes which will begin now. We will examine which of the PSU banks excluding IDBI Bank and insurance company is ready or to be made ready. It will be a time consuming process. We will announce names once we identify these companies” said Ajay Bhusan Pandey, finance secretary, Ministry of Finance,.
“The NITI Awill do the due diligence and indenitify the names of the PSU banks and general insurance company that will be privatised. Then the proposals will go to Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment(CGD) and then to Alternate mechanism for the finalising the names . The privatisation process of PSUs is part of reforms agenda of the government and is a continuous process and shouldn’t be evaluated in one year, Debasish Panda, Secretary, DFS .
Budget-2021-22:India proposes tax benefits to establish domestic aircraft leasing
Health sector hails increased allocation, new schemes
The Finance Minister announced that Rs 64,180 crore will be invested over six years to improve primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare.
“Her focus on improving rural and urban health infrastructure in addition to the existing National Health Mission will certainly see many new initiatives coming up, which will help improve the health index of people in the country. Spending on improving supply of potable water through Jal Jeevan Mission too will improve health of citizens across India,” Mervin Leo, Cluster COO, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, told IANS. .
Budget 2021: Social security benefits to be extended to platform and gig workers, says FM
A portal will be set up to collect info on gig and platform workers, building and construction workers, among others, to provide them with benefits like health, credit (easy financing), food, and others, Sitharaman said in her speech.
She noted that for the first time Code on Social Security Code 2020 has made provision for universalisation of social security for the entire workforce including gig and platform workers.
Budget 2021-22: Rs 35,000 cr allocated For COVID-19 vaccination expenditure in FY22
According to the COVID-19 Vaccine Operational Guidelines, the shots will be offered first to an estimated one crore healthcare workers, and around two crore frontline workers, and then to persons above 50 years of age, followed by persons younger than 50 years of age with associated comorbidities based on evolving pandemic situation.
COVID-19: Scientists develop new tool that may help decontaminate viruses in aerosols
COVID-19: India records 13,052 new cases, 127 fatalities
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,23,125. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.
The total COVID-19 active cases remained below 2 lakh for the 12th consecutive day.
There are 1,68,784 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.57 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Insutech Trov to launch cover for fully electric London-based fleet
“This partnership with UFODRIVE is the first of, hopefully, many for Trov within the UK market and highlights the vital convergence of the future of transportation with the future of insurance. We’re delighted to help them manage their holistic risk effectively, so they can focus on bringing more sustainable transport options to consumers and businesses in London and beyond,” said Ed Axon, Global Head of Business Development at Trov.
Suspected Russian hackers gained edge through tech firm attacks
“Attackers are getting more sophisticated, and pursuing persistence over time instead of smash and grab techniques,” said Jim Jaeger, a former U.S. Air Force brigadier general who is now president and chief cyber strategist at the cyber investigations firm Arete Advisors LLC. “Now they’re aspiring to use cyber-security tools to get inside our networks. They’re taking our safeguards and using them against us.”