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Chances of dying from chronic disease increased in India, women affected more: Lancet study
Among men and women in India, women have been affected by a bigger...
Tobacco kills 1.35 million Indians every year, but quit rates remain very low despite widespread awareness
Dr Sunaina Soni, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology,...
In 2022 one-fourth of people living with diabetes in India Lancet study estimates
Of the 82.8 crore, India's share formed over a quarter (21.2 crore). Another 14.8 crore were in China, while 4.2 crore, 3.6 crore and 2.2 crore lived in the US, Pakistan and Brazil, respectively, the researchers found New Delhi: About 82.8 crore people around the...
Assessing AI: 73% of enterprises have launched AI, 52% of deployments achieving business value, Infosys Survey
Sumit Virmani, EVP and Global Chief Marketing Officer, Infosys, said: "CMOs face the dual challenge of fueling growth in the short-term while articulating the value of their brand investments in the medium term. They recognize AI's, especially generative AI's,...
Passenger vehicle wholesales up marginally at 3,93,238 units in Oct: SIAM
Passenger vehicles posted its highest-ever sales of October in 2024 at 3.93 lakh units, with a growth of 0.9 per cent, albeit on a high base of last October. The two-wheeler segment also posted the highest-ever sales of October in 2024, SIAM Director General Rajesh...
Flood risk: protective measures up to ten times more cost-effective than rebuilding: Swiss Re study
Flood risk is set to increase due to climate change and urban sprawl.Economic benefits of flood adaptation measures can be up to ten times the costs of post-disaster rebuilding. Dykes can reduce flood damage by 60-90%, especially in densely populated regions Zurich:...
24% deaths recorded in Delhi occurred due to infectious, parasitic diseases: Report
The number of institutional deaths due to cancer and related diseases were recorded at 6,054 during 2023, which was almost 12 percent more than 5,409 registered in 2022 New Delhi: A Delhi government report has attributed nearly 24 percent of the total about 89,000...
Govt’s digital life certificate campaign to benefit over 1.81 lakh pensioners
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare on Friday launched the third and the largest nationwide digital life certificates (DLC) campaign in 800 cities or districts across India from November 1-30 New Delhi: More than 1.8 lakh pensioners generated their...
Marriage registrations in China drop for the first nine months of 2024
Earlier this year, China reported its second annual drop in nationwide births, pushing the government to enact projects and initiatives in major cities to spur young Chinese to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing...
Infants, older adults in India exposed to more heatwave days in last decade, Lancet report reveals
Estimating economic impacts of heat in India, the report found that the agricultural sector was the worst hit from potential income loss due to a reduced capacity of labour in 2023 -- to the tune of over $71.9 billion in potential losses In India, over the last...
Meeting sodium recommendations could avert deaths from heart disease: Study
Countries, including the UK, Argentina, and South Africa, have shown that setting targets regarding sodium content in packaged foods along with engaging food manufacturers to reformulate sodium to meet the targets, can effectively lower levels across packaged foods,...
SUV sales a bright spot in carmakers’ October dispatches to dealers
Demand for new cars has slowed after two years of surging growth, forcing automakers to moderate sales to dealers and dish out higher discounts as showroom owners grapple with rising levels of unsold cars New Delhi: Some top Indian carmakers reported a surge in sports...