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India gave priority to poor in its strategy to combat COVID-19 crisis: PM Modi
He noted that over 80 crore citizens have been provided free ration after the COVID-19 started in the country.
“Not just wheat, rice or pulses but over 8 crore poor families were even provided free gas cylinders during the lockdown. Over 20 crore women received around Rs 30,000 crores directly in their Jan Dhan bank accounts,” the Prime Minister stated.
8,832 rescued, 29,280 shifted from flood-hit areas in MP: Chouhan
Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine gets Emergency Use approval in India
Railways invites bids for hydrogen fuel-based tech for trains
“The retrofitting of diesel-powered DEMU and converting it into hydrogen fuel-powered train set will not only save the cost to the tune of Rs 2.3 crore annually by converting from diesel to hydrogen, but also save the carbon footprint (NO2) of 11.12 kilo tons per annum and particulate matter of 0.72 kilo tonnes per annum,” the statement said.
International
China’s crackdown on illegal meat puts India’s $2-bn trade at risk
China has adopted stricter border controls due to African swine fever, meaning Indian buffalo meat exports into China that usually flow through Vietnam has all but stopped. Indian exporters are now hoping Indonesia can more than triple its meat imports from the South Asian nation to make up for the heavy losses this year.
WTW partners with Tricor Hong Kong on people and risk mitigation solutions to its 50,000 global clients
This new partnership will enable Tricor clients base of Fortune 500 listed companies access to offerings and services from Willis Towers Watson (WTW), which include workforce protection and risk transfer solutions. WTW will also complement Tricor’s business solutions and facilitate companies, with mainland Chinese business footprint, in their expansion into the growing markets in Asia, as well as support companies at every stage of their pre-and-post IPO process.
Health experts warn of emerging threat of Nipah virus
Germany, Global Parametrics and Hannover Re unvel a new Natural Disaster Fund Deutschland
Dr. Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), said, “The NDF is an innovative mechanism that brings together public and private insurance players for the benefit of poor and vulnerable people who far too often face a protection gap. While about 50 percent of disaster losses are covered by insurance in high-income countries, the corresponding proportion in poorer countries is less than five percent. The BMZ is committed to help closing this gap through a substantive contribution to the NDF”.
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