Two-wheeler market recorded a steady increase. Dispatches rose 7...
Category:
Eco/Invest/Demography
Latest
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...
AI not static, regulation must match pace of tech advancement: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister "Artificial Intelligence is...
Misinformation biggest immediate risk for India world extreme weather top long-term threat WEF study
On a short-term horizon of two years, the report identified 'misinformation and disinformation' as the biggest risk, followed by extreme weather events, societal polarisation, cyber insecurity and inter-state armed conflict in the top five LONDON: With close to 300...
Kids from UP, Bihar more susceptible to post discharge mortality: study
While the national in-hospital mortality rate among children suffering from pneumonia is 1.9 per cent, over 3 per cent succumb to the disease within three months of returning home Lucknow: Children in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are nearly twice at risk of succumbing to...
Biden administration to unveil contractor rule that could upend gig economy
The rule replaces a Trump administration regulation that said workers who own their own businesses or have the ability to work for competing companies, such as a driver who works for Uber and Lyft, can be treated as contractors. The administration of U.S. President...
Health experts warn against rising heart attacks, eye-related complications in winter
''Disturbingly, data reveals a higher mortality rate post heart attacks in winters as compared to those occurring in the summer months,'' Consultant cardiologist at Kanpur's Regency Hospital Dr Abhinit Gupta said Health experts warn against rising heart attacks,...
EV sales jumps 49% to 1.52 million units in 2023: Fada
The EV industry had recorded a total sales of 10,25,063 units in 2022, as per the data. New Delhi: Electric vehicle sales in India jumped 49.25 per cent year-on-year to 15,29,947 units in 2023, according to a data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers'...
819 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states: Official sources
They said 250 cases were reported from Maharashtra, 199 from Karnataka, 148 from Kerala, 49 from Goa, 36 from Gujarat, 30 each from Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, 26 each from Tamil Nadu and Telangana, 21 from Delhi, three from Odisha and one from Haryana New Delhi: A...
Dec 2023 quarter: Maha had max fake firms, Delhi top GST dodger
Of the 4,153 fake firms, Maharashtra topped the list with 926, followed by Rajasthan (507), Delhi (483), Uttar Pradesh (443), Haryana (424), Karnataka (223), Tamil Nadu (185), Gujarat (178), Odisha (138), West Bengal (126), and Telangana (117) Mumbai: In a dubious...
Record thunderstorm losses and deadly earthquakes in 2023, says Munich Re
Thomas Blunck, member of the Board of Management, Munich Re Worldwide, natural disasters in 2023 resulted in losses of around US$ 250bn (previous year US$ 250bn), with insured losses of US$ 95bn (previous year US$ 125bn). Overall losses tally with the five-year...
Gujarat’s GIFT City to be one of the top global financial centres in coming years CM Patel
Elaborating on the GIFT-IFSC, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said there are 580 operational entities in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). Notable large-scale investments have already been flowing in GIFT-IFSC, including global players like...
Chinese war over Taiwan may cost world economy $10 trillion
Globally, 5.6% of total value added comes from sectors using chips as direct inputs — nearly $6 trillion. Total market cap for the top 20 customers of chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is around $7.4 trillion. The Taiwan Strait is one of the world’s...