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MP rains: 1,171 villages hit by floods; 3 people stranded atop tree, 5 others rescued

Aug 3, 2021

He said 1,600 people were so far rescued by teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and SDRF, while 200 villages are still under the grip of floods, he said adding that boats were being used to rescue people from the affected areas.

Ministry of S&T allocated over Rs 1,600 cr for Covid-related research, product development

Aug 3, 2021

Singh said ”Mission COVID Suraksha – The Indian COVID-19 vaccine development mission” is being implemented at a total cost of Rs 900 crore. The mission is supporting the development of COVID-19 vaccine candidates (5), facilities for animal challenge studies (3), facilities for immunogenicity assays (3), clinical trial sites (19).

62.54% Covid vaccination registrations done on-site, 77% jabs given in walk-in mode, says govt

Aug 3, 2021

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply said the Co-WIN system is an inclusive platform designed keeping in mind the limitations and challenges posed due to the extent of digital literacy and lack of access to digital devices in some areas.

All necessary features to ensure that every eligible individual has access to vaccination, regardless of physical, digital, or socioeconomic barriers have been incorporated in Co-WIN, he said.

Over 93,000 cybercrime cases reported in 3 years: Govt to LS

Aug 3, 2021

The CERT-In receives inputs from its situational awareness systems and threat intelligence sources about malware infections in networks of entities across sectors. Whenever any incident comes to the notice of CERT-In, it issues alerts and advisories to the entities concerned and sectoral Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) for remedial measures, he said.

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International

Catholic Church abuse allegations being raised in Japan

Dec 17, 2019

Pope Francis has emphasized the global nature of the abuse problem, summoning bishops conference leaders from around the world to the Vatican this past February and passing a new law requiring all cases be reported to church authorities.

Hong Kong financial firms fear potential Beijing interference in contracts

Dec 17, 2019

Hong Kong’s vaunted rule of law is widely seen as a major factor for global financial institutions that make the former British colony their regional home and using it as their main trade and other dispute resolution center.

Apple, Microsoft, among five sued over child labour deaths in cobalt mines

Dec 17, 2019

Five US tech giants including Apple, Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet have been named in a lawsuit over the death of child labourers in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

India slips to 112th place on gender gap; in bottom 5 on health, economic fronts: WEF

Dec 17, 2019

The WEF said India has closed two-thirds of its overall gender gap, but the condition of women in large fringes of India’s society is precarious and the economic gender gap runs particularly deep.

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