''We observed that among nearly 11,000 patients registered in the Population Based Cancer Registries(PBCR), there was significant skew in favour of boys for getting diagnosed with cancer. Similarly, among the 22,000 children with cancer enrolled in the three...
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Most Asian countries far behind biodiversity targets for protected areas: Research
Dr Mohammed Farhadinia of the Department of Biology and Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, said: 'Asia is a challenging continent for setting targets for protected areas since areas of high biodiversity typically conflict with dense human populations and...
Strengthening disaster relief mechanism essential for overall development: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh, Union Defense Minister India's approach after the formulation of the National Disaster Management Policy has shifted focus from a relief-centric approach to a 'multi-pronged' approach including prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response, relief and...
Govt funding into health sector needs substantial augmentation: Chairman 15th Finance Commission
"Furthermore, the per capita health spending of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand is about half that of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Equally, the ratio of doctors and nurses to the total population reflected in variations on life expectancy remains on a broad spectrum," N...
Global regulators to target crypto platforms after FTX crash
“The sense of urgency was not the same even two or three years ago. There are some dissenting opinions about whether crypto is a real issue at the international level because some people think that it’s still not a material issue and risk.Things are changing and due...
AGCS to boost Alternative Risk Transfer team
With a realigned risk appetite and underwriting strategy, ART will target growth opportunities in two major areas: first, captive solutions including captive fronting, and second in the area of structured solutions, which are multi-year, multi-line coverages,...
FPIs flock to Indian mkt; buy shares worth Rs 31,630 cr in Nov
Prior to this positive trend, FPIs remained net sellers for nine straight months starting October 2021 amid a continuous rise in the dollar New Delhi: Foreign portfolio investors have rediscovered their liking for Indian equities, making a net investment of Rs 31,630...
Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions
"The paradox of the pandemic is that while vaccines against COVID-19 were developed in record time and deployed in the largest vaccination campaign in history, routine immunization programmes were badly disrupted, and millions of kids missed out on life-saving...
1 in 4 adults in India are hypertensive
Tackling risk factors like uncontrolled hypertension is emerging as a top priority not only to save lives but to also prevent the huge economic burden that ensues from premature deaths and disabilities New Delhi: A deadly silent epidemic, high blood pressure (BP) or...
EU postpones talks on Russian oil price cap as divisions stick
The EU sanctions would bar access to insurance and services for any ship transporting Russian oil. The cap allows access to those services, but only if the crude is purchased below a certain level. The US proposed the price cap earlier this year as an alternative to...