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Terminologies defining diseases in ayurveda, unani, siddha included in WHO index
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Five-year breast cancer survival rate at 66.4 pc across 11 geographical areas in India: Study
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US births fall to 35-year low, and virus could drive them down more
The economy is a factor, but not because of short-term cycles in hiring. Many jobs are low-paying and unstable, and that coupled with high rents and other factors have caused women and couples to be much more cautious about having kids, said Dr. John Santelli, a Columbia University professor of population and family health.
India records 0.2 COVID-19 deaths per lakh population as against global figure of 4.1
Among the countries with high COVID-19 casualties, the US with 87,180 fatalities has 26.6 deaths per lakh population. The UK has reported 34,636 deaths and has approximately 52.1 deaths per lakh population, it said.
Indians should be proud of ‘safest app’ Aarogya Setu, says MyGov CEO
“There is no other app that anyone in India is using today that has greater privacy features than what Aarogya Setu has”, MyGov CEO Abhishek Singh told IANS in a video interview Tuesday.
Domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from May 25: Hardeep Singh Puri
All airports and air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from 25th May.SOPs for passenger movement are also being separately issued by ministry of civil aviation, tweeted Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
57% investors say Big-4 auditors have no credibility: IiAS survey
Meanwhile, the survey also has found that 78 per cent of the investors, who normally clamour for dividends, in the poll preferring company retaining cash and fortifying their balance sheet this year as the economy is in shambles.
Cyclone Amphan tears into India,Bangladesh,destroys homes,whips up storm surge
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said at least 10 people had died in the state, and two districts been completely battered by one of the strongest storms to hit the region in several years.
“Area after area has been devastated. Communications are disrupted,” Banerjee said, adding that although 500,000 people had been evacuated, state authorities had not entirely anticipated the ferocity of the storm.
Another 650,000 people have been moved to safety in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal, authorities said, an operation carried out amid surging coronavirus infections.
It was too early to estimate a toll on life or damage to property.
Cyclone Amphan began moving inland with winds gusting up to 185 kph, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told reporters.
UK’s Covid-19 Support Fund by insurers aims to raise £100 million
The fund is supported by members of the ABI (Association of British Insurers), The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA), Lloyd’s, and The London Market Group (LMG).
IRDA to extend renewal payment date for motor & health policies till June 1st week
IRDAI forthcoming decision will also include continuation of cover, Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy(commonly known as property policy)- by the general insurers to the “unoccupied properties’’.for more than one month
Citigroup launches new ESG investment banking group
“The current Covid crisis will elevate the importance of ESG to our clients, as they increasingly focus on more sustainable and resilient strategies and on recovery plans that help drive the just transition to a net-zero emissions future,” global BCMA heads Tyler Dickson and Manolo Falcó said in a memo to bankers sent on Tuesday.
Companies have become more focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in recent years as activists and investors put pressure on them and companies that put these considerations at the forefront are rewarded.
Coronavirus impact:Foreign investors look to exit India, withdraw $6.4 billion in March quarter
Cumulatively for the March quarter, FPIs were net sellers in the Indian equity markets to the tune of USD 6.4 billion, which is in sharp contrast to the previous quarter, when they bought net assets worth USD 6.3 billion.