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ED conducts raids in Jharkhand Ayushman Bharat ‘fraud’ case, MD India, Safeway, Medi Assist under scanner
The ED, agency sources said, suspects that "proceeds of crime" were...
Govt appoints IRDAI’s Randip Jagpal and EPFO’s Sanjay Pandey as Members of PFRDA
Earlier in the week, the government appointed Deputy CAG S Ramann...
Govt declares ICICI, HDFC, NPCI’s IT resources as critical information infra
''Looking at the recent sophisticated cyber attacks, it is high time all the banks and financial institutions get themselves notified as a protected system.''Similarly, the control system of all the electricity, oil, airports, railways, metros and transport systems...
Urban population of Telangana may touch 50% by 2025, says Niti Aayog
Hyderabad city tops the list when it comes to indices of purchasing power, security, healthcare and cost of living, among others. The city is in the top 30 globally as far as economic competitiveness is concerned New Delhi: The urban population of Telangana is...
EV prices to be at par with cost of petrol vehicles within a year: Gadkari
"I am trying...within one year, the cost of electric vehicles will be equivalent to the cost of petrol vehicles in the country and we will save money spent on fossil fuels," he said New Delhi: The prices of all electric vehicles (EVs) will be equal to the cost of...
5 million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021
The annual Global Trends Report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) highlighted that globally 100 million people were forced to flee their homes last year due to violence, human rights abuses, food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from...
Poor monsoon could spell disaster for India’s agriculture-based economy, say experts
However, the weather department says it is expected to pick up the pace and compensate for any deficiency. The prediction is good and the rainfall is picking up. The countrywide rainfall deficit decreased from 43 percent on June 11 to 18 percent on June 17, said...
World has ‘gambled on fossil fuels and lost’, warns Guterres
António Guterres, Secretary General, UN “For decades, many in the fossil fuel industry has invested heavily in pseudo-science and public relations – with a false narrative to minimize their responsibility for climate change and undermine ambitious climate policies.”...
Odisha CM directs state admin to be prepared for natural disasters
Naveen Patnaik chief minister,,Odisha Citing the huge number of natural calamities between June and October, the chief minister said that the period is important and there is a need to strengthen preparations as many natural calamities such as floods, storms and...
‘Surprise’ early heatwave in Europe, harbinger of things to come
Drought warnings are an added concern in much of western Europe, as no significant rainfall is forecast in Europe in the coming days, apart from isolated thunderstorms UN: Sweltering conditions in Europe have come earlier than expected this year but the bad news is,...
Japan: Achieving one of the world’s lowest Covid-19 death rates
A core pillar supporting the low death rate was the underlying good health of Japan’s population. The country has the longest life expectancy in the world, and was one of only six OECD members not to see a reduction in 2020. Just 5% of Japanese people are obese, one...
China’s digital yuan extends usage into finance scenarios
Transactions using e-CNY totaled 87.6 billion yuan at the end of 2021, with 261 million individual e-wallets opened, according to the central bank The People's Bank of China is a front-runner in developing and issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which in...