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Finance Act 2025 provides substantial relief under new tax regime: Minister
The Finance Act, 2025, has increased the income threshold for...
Centre cuts prices of 35 essential medicines
The formulations, which will now cost less, span a wide range of...
Study reveals why Canadian wealthy people are more likely to develop skin cancer
"A higher socio-economic status is known to be associated with more vacations in sunny climates and recreational tanning, which likely ultimately drives melanoma incidence in this population," highlights Dr. Ivan Litvinov, an Associate Professor in the Department of...
China against clubbing of climate resilience clause as part of G20 sovereign debt restructuring package
On the energy transition, sources said, the finance track has recommended on the mechanisms to support the timely and adequate mobilisation of resources for climate finance, while ensuring support for transition activities in line with country circumstances New Delhi:...
Bima Manthan: Re/insurers deliberate State Insurance Plan, RBC Framework, RBS Framework and financial inclusion
The two-day gathering of re/insurers and others financial sector players also discussed on financial inclusion, micro insurance and focused on synergies that can be shared between the wide network of Micro Finance Institutions, non-banking finance companies, and Small...
13 million people live with vision impairment linked to their work: ILO report
“The ILO stresses the importance of protecting workers’ safety and health – including their eyes. By prioritizing eye health awareness and effective implementation, we can make sure workers have access to a safe and healthy working environment. This ensures their...
WHO develops first Air Pollution and Health Training toolkit
Air pollution is a significant global health challenge, with far-reaching consequences on both individual well-being and public health. WHO estimates that, globally, air pollution is responsible for about 7 million premature deaths per year from ischemic heart...
G20 Digital Eco Ministers reach consensus on definition of Digital Public Infrastructure: MoS IT
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar The government's DPI includes platforms like Aadhaar, UPI, Digilocker, Cowin and other platforms that are meant to provide services to citizens in electronic mode New Delhi: G20 Digital Economy Ministers...
Jal Jeevan Mission reaches 13 crore rural households with tap connections
As of now, six states and three union territories have reported 100 per cent coverage and they are Goa, Telangana, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Jal Jeevan Mission...
India leads net mobile subscriber addition globally in June 2023 quarter: Ericsson report
Globally, the mobile subscription penetration was 105 per cent and the number of unique mobile subscribers stood at 6.1 billion during the quarter ''India accounted for the most net additions during the quarter (+7 million), followed by China (+5 million) and the US...
Cancers among under-50s rose by 79 per cent in last 30 years: BMJ study
After cancer of the breast, cancers exacting the highest death toll and subsequent poor health were those of the windpipe, lung, stomach, and bowel, with the steepest increases in deaths among people with kidney or ovarian cancer The highest rates of early onset...
India on track to become solid global player due to strong financial regulations say experts
The RBI Deputy Governor said India was in a "sweet spot" to grow robustly, despite global turmoil and monsoon risks to growth, and to do so, developing credit markets was essential Kozhikode (Kerala): India is on the path to become a solid global player due to robust...