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Iran announces launch of new regulatory body to manage Strait of Hormuz
It was not immediately clear what the new body would do but earlier...
Falling fertility sparks push for more children in India
The country’s total fertility rate (TFR), the average number of...
Infosys chosen by UK’s NHSBSA to deliver a new workforce management solution
Powered by advanced technologies, the new solution will deliver a modern, flexible, and integrated platform that supports the entire employee lifecycle - from recruitment and onboarding to payroll, career development, and retirement. With intuitive, AI-driven tools,...
UP to frame digital agriculture policy farmers to get real-time data on crops, markets and insurance: CM Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister,Uttar Pradesh The proposed system will provide real-time, integrated access to data on crops, weather, seeds, irrigation, fertilizers, insurance, markets, logistics, and institutional services, an official statement issued here said...
GIFT City rises in GFCI rankings, reflecting India’s momentum as a global financial hub
GIFT City's overall rating improved, underscoring increasing confidence among global investors and institutions in India's emerging international financial ecosystem. It also made a significant gain in the FinTech Index, where it rose five positions from 40th to 35th...
Climate Change: Life-threatening heat domes confound forecasters
Wildfires and droughts are often the byproduct of extreme heat and have caused some of the largest climate-related disasters in the US. From 1980 to 2024, 23 wildfires caused $147.9 billion in damage and killed 537 people while 32 droughts extracting a toll of $367.6...
Aon bolsters its broking capabilities with two senior leadership appointments
Both appointments are effective immediately, with Michelle and Lucy based in London and reporting into Rob Kemp, chief executive officer (CEO) of Commercial Risk for Aon UK LONDON: Global re/insurance broker Aon plc has announced the appointments of Michelle Beverely...
Startups bridging India’s mental health gap through tech-led innovations
According to the India Mental Health Alliance (IMHA), a staggering 200 million Indians have diagnosed mental health conditions but receive no adequate treatment, leading to a treatment gap as high as 95 pert cent in some areas. NEW DELHI: Mental health-tech startups...
World’s largest oil gas companies involved in under 1.5 pc renewable energy projects: Study
"Oil and gas companies' renewable deployment is anecdotal at best. Their contribution to the fight against the climate crisis should be judged solely by how much fossil fuel they leave in the ground," lead author Marcel Llavero-Pasquina, a researcher at the Autonomous...
Death rates among youth not declining despite overall drop globally: Lancet study
"The rapid growth in the world's aging population and evolving risk factors have ushered in a new era of global health challenges," said Dr Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, US,...
WHO: Widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide
“Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine, threatening the health of families worldwide,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO, Director-General One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people...
Breast cancer cases on rise junk food lack of exercise contributing factors: Doctors
"Breast cancer is considered to be the most common cancer among women. One in 20 or 4 per cent of women in India have the risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime. It is predicted that by 2030, we will diagnose almost two lakh cases per year," Dr Shalaka...