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24% deaths recorded in Delhi occurred due to infectious, parasitic diseases: Report
The number of institutional deaths due to cancer and related...
Govt’s digital life certificate campaign to benefit over 1.81 lakh pensioners
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare on Friday...
Mental health professionals to assess transgenders opting for gender assignment surgery
According to the document, one cannot undergo gender affirmation surgery before the age of 18 years and a certificate of being stable on endocrine treatment for one year and suitability for surgical procedure is required before gender affirmation surgery New...
Prostate cancer cases rising in men under 50 in India
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) figures, prostate cancer affected 37,948 Indian men — accounting for roughly 3 per cent of the 14 lakh new cancer cases registered in the country — in 2022. New Delhi: The number of prostate cancer cases is rising...
Banks struggle to mobilise deposits, C-D ratio hits 80%
Alternative investments and substantial cash holdings in the unorganised sector slowed deposit accumulation, particularly in rural areas, RBI said New Delhi: Banks struggled to mobilise large deposits to meet the increasing credit demand in the last two financial...
Odisha govt allows maternity, paternity leaves for those opting for surrogacy
According to the notification issued by the state Finance Department on Thursday night, female employees can avail of 180 days of leave while male staffers will be entitled to 15 days of paternity leave Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to grant maternity...
Out-of-pocket health expenditure declined to from 64.2 % in 2013-14 to 39.4% in 2021-22: NITI Aayog
V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog “This decline in out-of-pocket expenditure “reflects a very positive indicator. More than Rs 1 lakh crore savings have accrued from the Ayushman Bharat PMJAY and this has had a positive impact on the recent NHA estimates,” V K...
MSIG Insurance launches health policy to cover Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease in Singapore
A patient afflicted with dementia is estimated to incur $1.6 million in expenses if the individual survives for 10 years.3 Without CI plans to mitigate medical inflation, ongoing treatments for critical illness may be beyond the means of average Singaporeans...
Total AUM for Indian gold ETFs climbs to Rs 374 billion by the end of August
Total assets under management (AUM) for Indian gold ETFs climbed to Rs 374 billion (~USD 4.4 billion) by the end of August, marking an 8 percent month-on-month increase and a 54 percent year-on-year rise. So far in 2024, net inflows into Indian gold ETFs have reached...
Luxury carmakers Mercedes, Audi see record sales in festive season
This year, the luxury car industry in India will surpass 2018 volumes and reach the 46,000-47,000 unit mark. Delhi and Mumbai continued to lead the demand for our products in the festive season. We also continue to witness good demand from Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai,...
FPIs pump Rs 33,700 cr in Indian equities in Sept amid US rate cut
With this, FPIs investment in equities reached Rs 76,572 crore so far this year. Since June, FPIs have been consistently buying equities. Before that, they pulled out funds to the tune of Rs 34,252 crore in April-May New Delhi: Foreign investors have injected close to...
Indian Cancer Genome Atlas launches the country’s first comprehensive cancer multi-omics data portal
The ICGA cancer multi-omics portal is the first in India to offer data that includes DNA, RNA, and protein profiles of breast cancer patients, integrated with clinical outcomes New Delhi: The Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) has launched India's first comprehensive...