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Parkinson’s disease could affect over 2.5 crore people globally by 2050: Study
Population ageing is predicted to be the main factor driving nearly...
Climate change more robust now, La Nina may lose impact soon: Report
While human-caused climate change is increasingly driving a 'new...
Automobile retail sales see double-digit growth in Feb on robust demand
Total commercial vehicle retail sales in February grew 17 per cent to 79,027 units, as compared to 67,391 units in the same month last year. New Delhi: Automobile retail sales in India witnessed a double-digit year-on-year growth in February driven by robust sales...
Centre saved $ 27 bn in schemes using DBT method, says Economic Affairs Secy
“And since the transfers are all direct, end to end, and swift, there is little scope for corruption and leakages and removal of duplicate/ fake beneficiaries. In our own experience, DBT has entailed a saving of more than USD 27 billion just across key central...
Boeing denies CEO Calhoun $7 million bonus due to 777X delays
Boeing's compensation committee determined in August 2022 that the award would not vest when it became clear that Calhoun would not meet the 777X entry into service goal by 2023, according to a company filing posted on Friday afternoon ahead of an April 18 shareholder...
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for nearly 90% new Covid cases in US
The prevalence of XBB.1.5 has kept increasing since late last year, and it is estimated to account for 89.2 per cent of new Covid-19 cases in the country this week, up from 85.4 per cent last week and 79.7 per cent two weeks prior, reports Xinhua news agency The...
Social sector spending by rich drops despite increase in wealth: Report
Going forward, the private philanthropic giving in India is estimated to grow at 11 per cent per annum and reach 1.86 lakh crore in FY27, the report said In the last five years, total social sector expenditure in India has seen an annual growth of 15 per cent per...
Third of callers to national helpline reported anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts: Survey
''One-third of people who reached out to us told us that they struggled with mental illness, anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Suicide killed more people in India than murders and coronavirus in 2022,'' said philanthropist Priya Hiranandani-Vandrevala, who...
Gender-equal boards out of reach until 2038, says MSCI
In 2022, women held less than a quarter, or 24.5%, of director seats across the global index versus the 22.6% held in 2021, MSCI said. In addition, women held CEO positions in only 163 of the 2,811 companies. Gender inequality in boardrooms will not be eliminated...
Close gender gap to increase global economic activity by $7 trn: Moody’s
While shifting social norms is a lengthy and complex process, policies such as enforcing flexible working conditions and providing affordable childcare as well as paid maternity and paternity leave help to drive change in the right direction. Closing the gender gaps...
Plastic use in G20 countries to nearly double by 2050:Study
Existing programs to boost recycling or cut single-use plastic consumption only “scratched the surface” and a more comprehensive global plan is required, according to Back to Blue, a research group run by the Economist Impact think-tank and the Nippon Foundation, a...
FPIs sell-off spree continues; withdraw Rs 2,300-cr from equities in Feb
This was also the worst outflow in the last seven months, data with the depositories showed Prior to that, they made a net investment of Rs 11,119 crore in December and Rs 36,238 crore in November Foreign investors have turned cautious and pulled out Rs 2,313 crore...