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Preliminary genomic analysis of 10,000 Indians expected to kick-start precision medicine in India
An individual's genome can be compared against the standard to...
Harassment in settling insurance claims by hospitals ground for compensation, not criminal offence: Delhi HC
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observations while dealing...
Climate crisis: India showing intent as problem solver, says Bhupender Yadav at G20 meet
''India believes that environmental sustainability can only be achieved through climate justice and equity in resource usage, technology, financing and low-carbon development timelines. Anything less is unacceptable,'' Yadav said He said the G20 members must hold a...
India’s air traffic to grow nearly 7 pc through 2040: Boeing
The growth for South East Asia market is pegged at 5.5 percent, China (5.4 percent), Africa (5.4 percent), and Latin America (4.8 percent), as per Boeing The projection is based on an over 20-year horizon and the growth could be much higher in the near-term Planemaker...
India Inc’s foreign investment declines over 50% to $1.11 billion in July
Among the major investors included Reliance Industries USD 160 million in its wholly-owned energy subsidiary in Singapore, Reliance Industrial Investments & Holdings USD 40.74 million in the fully-owned unit in retail business in the UK, and Ravindra Energy...
Unemployment rate dips to 7.6 pc in April-June 2022: NSO survey
Among males, the unemployment rate in urban areas dipped to 7.1 per cent in April-June 2022 compared to 12.2 per cent a year ago. It was 7.7 per cent in January-March 2022 The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas dipped to 7.6 per cent...
Gold faces longest monthly losing streak since 2018 on rate hikes
Inflation has hit multi-decade highs in many parts of the world, forcing central banks to tighten monetary policy. Gold is highly sensitive to rising U.S. interest rates, which increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion Gold prices fell on Wednesday...
India remains fastest growing economy with 13.5% growth in Q1
The government is expecting the economy to grow at 7-7.5 per cent in 2022-23, in line with its projections made at the beginning of this financial year. India's $3.3 trillion economy, with a per capita income of around $2100, has grown less than 2% a year in real...
Pakistan could have averted climate catastrophe that has killed over 1,000
The infusion of $1.16 billion by IMF might help unlock enough cash to get the country through the next couple of years — but the floods themselves have caused more than $10 billion of damage, much of which will end up boosting the country’s $255 billion in debt. If...
Wildfire, floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report
“Disasters occurring in completely different parts of the world at first appear disconnected from each other. But when you start analyzing them in more detail it quickly becomes clear that they are caused by the same things, for example greenhouse gas emissions or...
COVID drives down U.S. life expectancy for the second straight year – CDC data
The nearly one-year decline from 2020 to 76.1 years marked the largest two-year drop in life expectancy at birth in close to a century, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. Disparity in life expectancy between men and women also widened...
Precaution dose coverage remains at mere 12 pc despite govt efforts: Sources
According to latest genome sequencing data,, BA.2.75, a new sub lineage of Omicron, has become the dominant coronavirus strain circulating in the country New Delhi: With a mere 12 per cent coverage of precaution doses across the country so far, the Union Health...