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‘If we are disciplined, then we can stay safe,’ says Health Ministry on COVID third wave

Speaking about rural vaccination, Paul said, “More than half of the doses administered over the last few weeks were inoculated in rural areas, which makes it clear that rural outreach is possible. We are fully hopeful and confident that it is completely possible for us to cover rural areas.” Dr Paul emphasised that gender balance in inoculation needs to be focused and said, “46 per cent of the people who received the vaccine yesterday were women and 53 per cent were men. We have to work on this imbalance, create awareness among women and bring them forward.”

Govt not to seek disclosure of flash sales from etailers; to act on consumer complaints

Discount sales that benefit maximum to consumers will continue, but not fraudulent flash sales on the e-commerce platforms, the government said, adding that the etailers need not be “anxious” about the draft rules.

Ban on fraudulent flash sales, mis-selling and appointment of chief compliance officer/grievance redressal officer — are among key amendments proposed to the Consumer Protection (e-commerce) Rules, 2020, on which the government has sought public comments by July 6.

Renault-Nissan plant’s social distancing to be audited in Tamil Nadu

The Renault-Nissan workers union petitioned the Madras High Court last month seeking to halt operations, saying that social distancing norms were being flouted and company-provided health benefits were outweighed by the risk to their lives.

The call for an inspection from the Madras High Court follows a review of Ford, Hyundai and Renault-Nissan plants by Tamil Nadu state officials last week, which said the nature of work in assembly lines posed “challenges in maintaining social distancing”

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U.S weighs bids for putting Automated Vehicles on roads

he agency also disclosed that Softbank-backed driverless delivery startup Nuro had also petitioned to deploy a limited number of low-speed, highly automated delivery vehicles intended to be operated without any human occupants. For example Nuro, which partnered with Kroger last year to deliver groceries, seeks approval not to include a windshield in the vehicle.

Facebook admits to storing passwords in plain text on internal servers

“To be clear, these passwords were never visible to anyone outside of Facebook and we have found no evidence to date that anyone internally abused or improperly accessed them,” vice president of engineering, security, and privacy Pedro Canahuati said in a blog post.

Health Protection Gaps in EMs:an opportunity for health insurers to serve the most vulnerable

Jad Ariss, Secretary General of The Geneva Association, said: “Healthcare funding is one of the biggest societal challenges of our time and the insurance industry can play a major role in offering sustainable solutions. Health protection gaps in emerging markets require flexible and creative approaches that address the needs of vulnerable people who have so far been denied suitable and affordable access to healthcare.” 

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