LOCAL GOVT. IN JAPAN WORKING THROUGH TO MINIMIZE COVID-19 VACCINE WASTAGE

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• Local govt. in Japan working through to minimize COVID-19 vaccine wastage.
• The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has requested local govts. to adopt flexible measures.
• Some have been instructed to use surplus doses to...

DELHI HC REFUSES TO STAY MEDICLAIM PREMIUM CIRCULAR

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• Delhi HC has refused to stay circular on Mediclaim Premium Circular from GIPSA.
• Next hearing will be on 19 AUG 2021.

In FEB 2021, a circular from General Insurance Public Sector Association (GIPSA) was issued which was to ...

U.S. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORP TO INVEST $54MN IN INDIA

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• DFC is going to invest $54 million in India to support the development of critical infrastructure projects in the nation as it remains under the threat of pandemic

• The U.S. DFC said India is one of the fastest growing nations in last three decades, tho...

EAST JR CO. TO CONDUCT AUTONOMOUS TEST OF ITS SHINKANSEN BULLET TRAINS NEXT FALL

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• East Jr Co. to conduct autonomous test of its shinkansen bullet trains next fall.
• The E7-series has a top speed of 260km per hour.
• The train will run through central and eastern Japan.
• The train will hold a 5-k...

A WOMAN IN NIIGATA PREFECTURE DIES FROM A BEAR ATTACK

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• A woman in Niigata prefecture dies from a bear attack.
• The prefectural government issues a special warning of wild bear encounters on Monday.
• Niigata prefecture is said to be home to a population of Asian black bears.

HDFC BANK NET PROFIT UP BY 19.6% IN Q1, PROVISIONS INCREASE BY 49%

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• HDFC Bank’s net interest income went up by 17.8% y-o-y  to Rs 15,665.4 crore

• HDFC reported a net profit of Rs 6,659 crore for the first quarter of FY21

• As per the results, bank’s net interest margin remained unchanged ...

AIM IMMUNO TECH SIGNS MATERIAL TRANSFER AND RESEARCH AGREEMENT WITH NIID AND SHINOGI

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• AIM ImmunoTech signs Material Transfer and Research Agreement with the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japan) and Shionogi.
• Shinogi is a Leading Global Pharmaceutical Company.
• Agreement stipulates the testing an amplig...

PRESIDENT OF JAPAN'S CORONA CORP. PLACES NEWSPAPER AD TO MOTIVATE WORKERS

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• To encourage workers and their families, Corona Corp. President Kazuyoshi Kobayashi has published an advertisement in newspaper.
• Kobayashi felt sorry for those employees and their family members who felt uncomfortable due to the name of his...