News Headlines.
1.World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday told TOI that all countries should scale up the surveillance, including genome sequencing, following the emergence of the new Omicron variant of Covid.-Times of India
2.Canada will allow entry to people who have been inoculated with Bharat Biotech's Covaxin vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) from Tuesday. The approval for the Hyderabad-based company’s vaccine was given on November 19.Starting November 30, vaccination will be required for travel within and out of Canada.-hindustantimes.com
3.Parag Agrawal, 37, an IIT-Bombay graduate, has replaced Jack Dorsey as the new Twitter chief executive officer, becoming the youngest CEO in top 500 companies. The Board of Directors unanimously appointed him as the new CEO.-ndtv.com
4.After Lok Sabha passed Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait credited farmers who lost their lives during protest. “MSP is also a disease. The government wants to allow traders to exploit farmers on prices of crops. Farmers' agitation will continue for long,” said BKU leader.-dnaindia.com
5.Indians can now use WhatsApp to order groceries from billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s JioMart via a new “tap and chat” option, as his Reliance Industries Ltd. challenges the domination of Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc.-owned Flipkart.Delivery is free and there’s no minimum order value, according to JioMart users who got WhatsApp shopping invites with a 90-second tutorial and catalog.-theindianexpress.com
6.Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop flights from countries hit by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, days after placing the same request to the Centre.Many countries have stopped incoming flights from Omicron-affected countries. Why are we delaying? Even in the first wave, we had delayed stopping foreign flights.-hindustantimes.com
7.MUMBAI Maharashtra government on Monday issued standard operating procedures (SOP) for all schools to reopen for physical classes from December 1.Only those staff members and students with no symptoms of Covid-19 will be allowed in the classroom. The government’s order says there should be no crowding in school buses, wearing of masks is compulsory for everyone, a distance of six feet has to be maintained, and all teaching and non-teaching staff should be vaccinated.-hindustantimes.com
8.The power of colour in influencing taste and flavour perception in consumers is well-established. Within the first 3-7 seconds people take to make the purchasing decision, 90% are swayed by the colour of the food and the perception it instantly creates. As the fear of the pandemic is slowly subsiding and the world is gradually returning to work, people are looking for flavours that emulate happiness, signaling optimism. What better way than resorting to bright, cheerful colours to present refreshing and uplifting flavours in 2022.-fnbnews.com
9.Wyndham Hotels & Resort has reached the mark of 50 properties in with the addition of four new hotels in Jaipur, Varanasi, Mohali and Udaipur under the Ramada, Howard Johnson by Wyndham and the upscale Wyndham brand. The new openings are part of the company’s continued commitment to growth for the sub-Indian continent with a development pipeline of approximately 30 hotels, with eight expected to open in 2022 alone.-bwhotelier.com
10.The Fern Hotels & Resorts has introduced E-Square The Fern - an Ecotel hotel in Pune. This is the 19th operational property in Maharashtra and takes the tally to 84 hotels managed by the company in India, Nepal and Seychelles."The city of Pune has embraced the Fern brand very well. This is the third hotel we will be managing in the city.-bwhotelier.com
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