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WHO has commenced review process for emergency use listing of Covaxin: Govt

Jul 27, 2021

Responding to a question on whether it has come to the notice of the government that COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin used in India is not recognised by many countries, Pawar said the government is aware that Covaxin at present is not part of WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL).

22 districts recorded increasing trend in COVID cases, 54 districts report 10 pc positivity: Health Ministry

Jul 27, 2021

While addressing a press briefing here, Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said, “There are 22 districts — 7 from Kerala, 5 from Manipur, 3 in Meghalaya among others, where an increasing trend in cases has been reported, in the last 4 weeks. It is a cause of concern.” Agarwal said there are still 62 districts in the country where over 100 cases are reported every day, which are found in a localised and limited set of areas of these districts.

Average power supply 22.17 hrs per day in villages, 23.36 hrs in cities: Power Min

Jul 27, 2021

The Centre recently approved the ”Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme – A Reforms based and Results linked Scheme” with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution sector.

Made in India Sputnik V to be available during September- October- Dr Reddy s

Jul 27, 2021

Dr. Reddy, which has tied up with the Russian Direct Investment Fund for Sputnik V in India, soft-launched the vaccine in India in May 2021 after receiving Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in April 2021.

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International

Suit against Facebook alleges age, gender bias in financial services ads

Nov 4, 2019

According to the complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Facebook persists in its willingness to let financial services advertisers “target” prospective customers by age and gender, despite a recent overhaul covering other kinds of ads.

U.K. bans fracking on concerns about Earthquake Risk

Nov 4, 2019

Pressure from large-scale environmental protests and widespread public opinion has damped the enthusiasm for the fossil fuel as the U.K. strives to put more climate friendly policies in place. But the industry isn’t giving up. Lobby group U.K. Onshore Oil and Gas plans to demonstrate that companies can operate safely and in an environmentally friendly manner.

US judge blocks Trump’s mandatory health insurance rule for immigrants

Nov 3, 2019

According to the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan immigration think tank, 57% of US immigrants had private health insurance in 2017, compared with 69% of US-born, and 30% had public health insurance coverage, compared with 36% of native-born.

Led by India, South Asia moving towards becoming center of global growth: IMF

Nov 3, 2019

Under a substantial liberalisation scenario, supported by stepped-up efforts to improve infrastructure and successfully harness South Asia’s young and large workforce, the region could contribute about one-third of global growth by 2040, argues the IMF paper ‘Is South Asia Ready for take Off? A sustainable and inclusive growth agenda,’ to be released in New Delhi on Monday.

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