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Tamil Nadu among India’s most insurance-aware markets: IMRB Kantar
Key insights revealed by a study initiated by Insurance Awareness...
GST Council meet on rate reform begins; TDP supports, opposition bloc seeks revenue protection
The government had proposed completely exempting life and health...
Shipping costs soar as war and climate risks choke key waterways
This week, provisional chartering rates for a Suezmax tanker to move oil from Iraq to the Mediterranean rose above 90 worldscale points, said shipbrokers. That’s a sharp jump from between 75 to 85 points in provisional bookings made in the past week. These points...
No plan to make Covid testing mandatory at airports as of now, say health ministry sources
There is also no increase in hospitalisation rates and COVID-19 is an incidental finding in people hospitalised due to other medical conditions New Delhi:There is no plan so far to make RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 mandatory at airports for travellers, Union health...
Red Sea attacks a risk for Indian exports
New Delhi may consider an alternate route along Africa for shipments of basmati rice if attacks by Yemen's Houthi group persist, which could lift prices by about 15% to 20%, the source added New Delhi: India's exports face a shortfall of about $4 billion to $5 billion...
JN.1 variant is fast spreading; vulnerable for older people with multiple comorbidities: Health expert
"JN.1 is a fast-spreading variant, it could go into the next tier of the population, which is the vulnerable age group, older people and also people with multiple comorbidities. In such individuals, their underlying conditions can destabilise and could result in their...
Wearables: Do you want Big Tech Cos snooping in your closet?
It’s virtually impossible to escape the all-seeing eye of companies like Google and Meta Platforms Inc. when we’re online. Now those companies have an opportunity to watch our real-world lives through wearables, which could make today’s online surveillance business...
AI in healthcare ‘double-edged sword’, can fool clinicians with data: Study
Given the very real life and death risks of clinical decision-making, researchers and policymakers are taking steps to ensure AI models are safe, secure and trustworthy -- and that their use will lead to improved outcomes New York: AI models in health care are a...
Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water
California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of...
WHO classifies ‘low’ risk JN.1 coronavirus strain as ‘variant of interest’
The United Nations agency said current vaccines continue to protect against severe disease and death from JN.1 and other circulating variants of the COVID-19 virus Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a...
292 fresh COVID-19 cases, three deaths in Kerala
On Tuesday, state Health Minister Veena George had said that despite the increase in COVID cases in Kerala, there was nothing to be concerned about as the state was well prepared to handle the virus infection Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala reported 292 fresh COVID-19...
China’s magnitude-6.2 earthquake kills over 100 in impoverished northwest
About 400 people were injured, thousands of buildings collapsed and some infrastructure were damaged, according to state media Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for efforts to minimize casualties after an impoverished region in the northwest was hit by an...