Indian

HC seeks Delhi govt’s reply on plea concerning mental health of students in schools, colleges

Relying on the National Mental Health Survey of India 2015-16, Devina Singh, who has filed a PIL IN Delhi High Court, has contended that children and adolescents are vulnerable to mental disorders and the healthcare system does not prioritize mental health.

Singh has claimed that stress, fear, depression, insomnia, disconnectedness, and lack of self-confidence, are the issues widely prevalent among students but left unattended.

Johnson and Johnson still in discussion with Centre over indemnity issue: Sources

As per the sources, Johnson and Johnson is not going to participate in the trials for the single-dose vaccine in India. They are also having discussions over indemnity with the government.In June, a spokesperson of the company told ANI that as per the recent announcement by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), there is no longer a requirement to conduct bridging clinical studies of COVID-19 vaccines in India.

International

Japan to suffer minimum $10bn economic loss from Typhoon Hagibis, according to Aon catastrophe report

Steve Bowen, Director and Meteorologist within Aon’s Impact Forecasting team, said: “Vulnerabilities around tropical cyclones, flooding, and wildfires were again exposed during October. Events such as Typhoon Hagibis in Japan and wildfires in California served as a reminder of the repetitive, or clustering, nature of certain perils on a year-to-year basis that can often be hard to predict. With ample exposure located in high-risk locations all around the world, it becomes increasingly important to utilize the latest tools available to better prepare for future weather and climate-related scenarios in both mature and developing markets.”

Aon & partners deliver pay-outs with first Blockchain-Based Agricultural Insurance Policies for smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka

After the coordinated launch earlier this year with 200 farmers enrolled who are at risk of losing their crops due to extreme weather, the system made pay-outs to farmers in this initial operations phase. The companies will now move forward by seeking solutions to some of the challenges identified in the next phase of the project as cropping season starts in November. The main goals of this follow-on phase are to refine the system’s efficiency and scale the number of farmers who will benefit from the microinsurance

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