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Mandate 15-20 green space allocation for infra projects CII-GBC report
The study assesses critical indicators including green spaces,...
South Africa most dangerous country to drive India ranks 49th among 53 surveyed
India, at 49th place, was listed among the bottom five with the US...
Domestic automobile retail sales rise 10% in June: FADA
Total retail sales last month rose to 18,63,868 units from 17,01,105 units in the year-ago period. New Delhi: Domestic automobile retail sales rose 10 per cent in June driven by sales growth across various segments, including passenger vehicles and two-wheelers,...
Road accidents the leading cause of death in Sri Lanka: Health Ministry
About 10,000-12,000 people in Sri Lanka die annually due to accidents which have become the leading cause of death in the economically productive age group between 15 and 44 years of age, said Dr Samitha Sirithunga, Consultant Community Physician at the Department of...
Bihar overtakes Tamil Nadu to become biggest MFI market in India
The top ten states now account for 85 per cent of the outstanding portfolio and also include Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Kerala The average exposure per borrower was also higher at Rs 27,200 in Bihar as...
Global efforts to combat infectious diseases must extend beyond childhood: Study
More than half of the deaths among children and adolescents in low to middle-income countries were caused by infectious diseases, compared with 6 per cent in high-income countries. India, Nigeria and Pakistan carried the greatest disease burden According to a new...
Canada officially bans testing cosmetics on animals
With this new development, Canada will join the European Union, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and South Korea in outlawing the cruel practice of animal testing for cosmetics. Citing Humane Society International, an organisation that promotes the human-animal...
Internet shutdowns in Manipur, Punjab reportedly cost Indian economy $1.9 billion
Shutdowns are extremely disruptive to economic activity: they halt e-commerce, generate losses in time-sensitive transactions, increase unemployment, interrupt business-customer communications, and create financial and reputational risks for companies New Delhi:...
Australia is the first nation to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
Beginning Saturday, Australian physicians can prescribe doses of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, for PTSD. Psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, can be given to people who have hard-to-treat depression Australia is now the first country to...
Singapore records highest number of suicides in over 20 years
According to SOS, family problems, employment and financial difficulties, as well as romantic relationships were the most frequently presented problems by people who contacted their services Singapore recorded the highest number of suicide cases in over 20 years,...
FPIs investment hits 10-month high of Rs 47,148 cr in Jun
So far in 2023, foreign investors have put in Rs 76,406 crore in the Indian equities and Rs 16,722 crore in the debt markets New Delhi: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have pumped Rs 47,148 crore in the Indian equities in June, making it the highest inflow in 10...
UP govt planning to establish waterways on eight rivers for goods, public transport
Inland water transport has a share of two per cent in India's modal mix. The Centre intends to increase the share to five per cent, according to the Maritime India Vision 2030 The recent Ganga Vilas luxury cruise that set off from Varanasi and covered over 3,200...