Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-editorial/next-challenge-is-vaccine-hesitancy/articleshow/83440856.cmsSynopsis Vaccine hesitancy is a much bigger problem in India than anti-vaxxerism, which also exists in pockets. While short supply of vaccines slowed the
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What’s the price of a life? A case for compensation to kin of Covid victims | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/what-s-the-price-of-a-life-a-case-for-compensation-to-kin-of-covid-victims-121061101150_1.html The prospect of a compensation will incentivise reporting of deaths and ensure we get more accurate statistics. It will also act as pressure
Medical debts bankrupt Indians already ravaged by coronavirus | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/medical-debts-bankrupt-indians-already-devastated-by-coronavirus-121061001417_1.html People are being forced to choose between food and healthcare (Photo: PTI) In the shadows of the Taj Mahal, shoemaker Shyambabu Nigam worked
Why do we have so few doctors, why do doctors over-prescribe medicines and how the Covid tragedy is an opportunity for change
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/why-do-we-have-so-few-doctors-why-do-doctors-over-prescribe-medicines-and-how-the-covid-tragedy-is-an-opportunity-for-change/Sandeep Bansal The writer is Faculty at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Co-Founder of Carebyte India’s healthcare system was
Take action against those indulging in illegal adoption of children orphaned during pandemic: SC – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/take-action-against-those-indulging-in-illegal-adoption-of-children-orphaned-during-pandemic-sc/articleshow/83337750.cmsSynopsis SC has directed States & UTs to take strict actions against any body or individual indulging in illegal adoption of children orphaned during
Fully vaccinated people may not be required to carry RT-PCR report for domestic travel. Centre discussing mechanism – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vaccinated-passengers-may-not-need-rt-pcr-report-for-domestic-travel-discussion-by-govt-underway/articleshow/83298578.cmsSynopsis Civil aviation minister said that the discussion on the issue is underway among representatives of different ministries and other stakeholders. In order to
Covishield: Ministry issues new norms, people travelling abroad can take second dose after 28 days – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/those-travelling-abroad-can-take-second-dose-of-covishield-after-28-day-gap/article34755863.ece?homepage=true CoWIN certificates to be linked to passport of such travellers People seeking to undertake foreign travel for educational purposes, for employment opportunities or
How to reclaim forgotten bank deposits – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/portfolio/personal-finance/how-to-reclaim-forgotten-bank-deposits/article34738353.ece?homepage=true Do note that you continue to earn interest on such accounts As per the RBI’s latest annual report, the balance lying in Depositors’
The digital payment boom is indicative of Centre’s success in enabling financial inclusion | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/digital-payment-boom-financial-inclusion-covid-pandemic-7344673/ The JAM trinity has helped eliminate middlemen, frauds, and leakages due to corruption. It turns out that India overtook China to register the
Inflation: Need to focus on both supply and demand for growth without inflation: KV Subramanian, CEA – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/need-to-focus-on-both-supply-and-demand-for-growth-without-inflation-kv-subramanian-cea/articleshow/83249359.cmsSynopsis Chief economic advisor KV Subramanian says there were signs of a pickup in economic activity and the recovery should gather pace by the
Rural India driving Internet user base, says report; cheaper data plans and devices fuelling growth – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/rural-india-driving-internet-user-base-report-cheaper-data-plans-and-devices-fuelling-growth/2264706/ Vernacular, voice and video are projected to emerge as major game-changers for the digital ecosystem over the next few years. This, analysts say,
Green Card: Bill to remove per country cap on Green Card introduced in US Congress – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/bill-to-remove-per-country-cap-on-green-card-introduced-in-us-congress/articleshow/83194004.cmsSynopsis The Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act, 2021 needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be
Who can get antibody cocktail for Covid-19 and how it works | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/decoded-who-can-get-antibody-cocktail-for-covid-19-and-how-it-works-121060201562_1.html Used to treat only mild to moderate disease in high-risk Covid-19 patients, doctors feel the treatment can bolster the fight against severe disease
Trump made it harder for you to immigrate to the US. Can Biden ease the pain? – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/trump-made-it-harder-for-you-to-immigrate-to-the-us-can-biden-ease-the-pain/articleshow/83145000.cmsSynopsis Because of Trump’s immigration policies, the average time it takes to approve employer-sponsored green cards has doubled. The backlog for citizenship applications is
After all this, will our kids be the same? | The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/covid-pandemic-kids-children-affected-7335984/ Is it too wrong to presume that when all this is over — if all this is over — the kids who emerge
‘Eating even when I was full was the culprit’: IPS officer shares inspirational post on how he lost 43 kgs | Lifestyle News,The Indian Express
lipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fitness/eating-even-when-i-was-full-was-the-culprit-ips-officer-shares-inspirational-post-on-how-he-lost-43-kg-7335369/ The police officer shared he also suffered from hypertension due to weight gain and had to take medication Vivek Raj Singh Kukrele, IPS,
Maharashtra reaches out to children orphaned by Covid, traces 98 so far | Cities News,The Indian Express
Clipped from: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-reaches-out-to-children-orphaned-by-covid-traces-98-so-far-7331895/ These are some of the children district officials in Maharashtra have been able to reach out to after they lost either one or
Vaccination: The $5 trillion question | Business Standard Column
The answer to the question of how to vaccinate a billion Indians is perhaps to be found in basic economics What is the most important
NRI Helpdesk: Are you eligible for the National Interest Exception? – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/nri-helpdesk-are-you-eligible-for-the-national-interest-exception/articleshow/82851857.cms?utm_source=ETTopNews&utm_medium=HPTN&utm_campaign=AL1&utm_content=23Synopsis With immigration rules constantly changing with the pandemic situation, it is difficult to keep up to date with it all. For our NRI
Elon Musk tweets he supports crypto in battle against fiat currencies – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/musk-tweets-he-supports-crypto-in-battle-against-fiat-currencies/articleshow/82858886.cmsSynopsis Bitcoin rose after Musk’s post to trade at around $38,150 as of 12:27 p.m. London time. Elon Musk is again tweeting about technology and