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Govt allows a one-time switch facility from UPS to National Pension System
From April 1, 2025, the government has introduced UPS as an option...
India’s household savings to generate inflows of $ 9.5 trillion into financial assets in next 10 years: Goldman Sachs
Out of the total inflows, Goldman Sachs expects a large portion,...
Indian exporters cautiously watch respiratory illness in China; say cause for concern if spreads more
Domestic exporters said that the present situation is not alarming but if the illness spreads to other parts of the globe, it will have an impact on world trade as China is a hub of global manufacturing and exports New Delhi: Expressing concern over the current...
India: Domestic air passenger traffic touches new high
As per official data, the total number of domestic passengers was 4,63,417 and the number of flight movements stood at 5,998 on Thursday (November 23) Domestic air passenger traffic touched a new high on Thursday as airlines carried 4,63,417 people. In November, the...
Autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy: Study
The researchers found that autistic men without a learning disability had an average estimated life expectancy of 74.6 years, and autistic women without a learning disability, around 76.8 years London: A new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers...
Medicines for four rare diseases become cheaper due to domestic production
Four more drugs for three diseases - Tablet Sapropterin for Phenylketonuria, tab Sodium Phenyl Butyrate and tablet Carglumic Acid for Hyperammonemia and Capsule Miglustat for Gaucher's disease - are under process for approval and are likely to be available by April...
Berkshire Hathaway exits Paytm; sells 2.46 pc stake for Rs 1,371 crore
The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 877.29 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 1,370.63 crore. Mumbai: Billionaire Warren Buffet-backed Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday divested its entire 2.46 per cent stake in Paytm’s parent company One97...
Closely monitoring outbreak of H9N2, clusters of respiratory illness in children in China: Govt
There is a low risk to India from both the avian influenza -- H9N2-- case reported in China as well as the clusters of respiratory illness.The usual causes of respiratory illness in children have been implicated and there has been no identification of an unusual...
Villagers resist India’s biofuel push, fearing hidden health risks
Touted as a green fuel and a solution to cut tailpipe emissions from vehicles when blended with gasoline, ethanol - a biofuel - is key to India's action to tackle climate change. But the residents of Chittanur village in Telangana state say they are not ready to pay...
Govt to enable citizens to file FIR against social media companies
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) will develop a platform on which users can notify about IT rule violation by social media platforms New Delhi: The government will assist...
Corporate America is rethinking diversity hiring
America First Legal — founded by Stephen Miller, a former senior adviser to President Donald Trump — has lodged complaints with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against more than 20 companies, including American Airlines Group Inc., Macy’s Inc.,...
Number of global climate-related court cases rise almost three times in last 6 yrs
In the last five years, the number of climate-related court cases that have been filed around the world more than doubled, according to a 2023 report by the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) and New York’s Columbia University, from 884 filed by 2017 to nearly 2,500 as...