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Central team assesses bird-flu spread in Kerala

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 It is also evaluating the risk to public health posed by the outbreak of H5N8. Bird flu cases in India have spread to more than five states while an alert has been issued in eight states. As the bird flu cases and casualties continue to rise, a central team visited Kerala to take stock of the situation. Bird flu or Avian influenza in India has spread to more than five states while Delhi's Husbandry department has been put on a high alert due to the increasing number of bird flu cases in the neighbouring states. So far, the bird flu cases have been reported from Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh. Since the first casualties of bird flu in India was reported, the disease has been found in migratory birds, crows, and ducks. There are no cases of its transmission into humans. 8:30 am: Odisha govt says no bird flu cases in state, 'people can consume poultry products' Amid bird flu scare following the death of over 100 poult...

WhatsApp updates privacy policy

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  Given WhatsApp has rolled out payments in India and other countries, it is not surprising to see this part of the privacy policy getting expanded further. 11:40 AM / SOURCE : IOT WhatsApp’s updated terms of service and privacy policy gives more insight into how the messaging platform will use user data and, more importantly, share it with its parent company  Facebook  going forward. Users have till February 8, 2021 to accept these in order to continue using the platform. Here’s what users need to keep in mind. Why do I need to accept this policy? WhatsApp updating its terms of service and privacy policy is not new. Most software services do update their services occasionally. It is standard practice that in order to continue using these services, the user accepts the new conditions and policy. This time, WhatsApp is giving a deadline of February 8, 2021 to accept the new policy or delete your account. Those lines are no longer part of the new privacy policy. However, Wh...

New freight corridor a big boost: PM

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He flays off world's first 1.5 km-long electrified double stack container train.  Jan 07, 2021, 11:38 AM IST / SOURCE : IOT Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Rewari-Madar section of WesternDedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) virtually. PM Modi flagged off the world's first double-stack long-haul 1.5-km-long container train hauled by electric traction from New Ateli-New Kishangarh. The New Rewari-New Madar section of the WDFC is situated in Haryana --approximately 79 km in Mahendragarh and Rewari districts -- and Rajasthan --approximately 227 km in Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar, Nagaur and Alwar districts.