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ICMR-NICED proposes research on oral COVID vaccine
“We have submitted a proposal for research on an oral vaccine. It will be carried out in collaboration with a German firm. Work can be started once it gets selected and funded,” ICMR-NICED Director Shanta Dutta said.
She said it will take around 5-6 years to develop the oral vaccine in a laboratory.
Air India flyer seeks Rs 30 lakh damages over data breach of 4.5 million passengers
A legal notice was sent to Air India management on Sunday by Ritika Handoo in which she said that the airline informed her about the breach on June 1, her lawyer said.
Terming the breach as a violation of her “right to be forgotten and informational autonomy”, she sought a compensation of Rs 30 lakh.
Air India’s passenger service system provider SITA faced a sophisticated cyberattack in February this year leading to the leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers — which included passengers of the national carrier — from across the world, the email sent by the carrier said.
India records 39,796 new COVID-19 cases, 723 deaths
The case fatality rate stands at 1.32 per cent, the data stated.
The cumulative vaccine doses administered has reached 35.28 crore under the nationwide vaccination drive, the ministry said.
“Eight States viz. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra have administered more than 50 lakh first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in the age group 18-44 years”, the release stated.
India’s June services activity shrinks at fastest rate in 11-months
“PMI data for June showed quicker declines in new business, output and employment that were sharp but much softer than those recorded in the first lockdown.”
Muted demand sank the new business sub-index to its lowest since July 2020.
As a result, firms shed headcount for a seventh straight month, with the fastest reduction rate recorded in June. A Reuters poll taken around a month ago showed the job crisis may worsen over the coming year.Asia’s third largest economy, which has already recorded more than 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, is still reporting over 40,000 coronavirus cases per day, taking the total number of infections to over 30.5 million.
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EU says it’s ready for ‘Undesirable’ No-Deal Brexit, but some insurers are unprepared
The EU considers the Brexit deal, negotiated over 18 months, to be complete and not open to renegotiation. Departing Prime Minister Theresa May tried and failed three times to convince Parliament to approve it. The EU no-deal preparations are mainly unilateral measures. The bloc refuses to enter into “mini-deals” with the U.K. to help make no-deal Brexit easier.
India slips 5 places to 141 on Global Peace Index 2019; Iceland again tops
UK’s Legal & General Partners with Amazon to Create Blockchain System for Pensions
US cyber insurance premiums see 10% increase to $2.03bn, Aon study
The report highlights that the direct incurred industry loss ratio across all cyber policies was 35.4 percent during the period, with standalone and package business reporting 34.4 percent and 36.8 percent respectively – suggesting that on the whole cyber insurance was quite profitable for US insurers in 2018. The segment had 14 additional players during the year
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