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Consumer affairs ministry to issue guidelines to curb pesky calls, messages
"The Department of Consumer Affairs had started working on...
Kerala HC criticises Centre, state on lack of clarity in Wayanad relief aid
The queries from the court came during a hearing of a plea...
Rain damage: TN urges Centre to release over Rs 6,000 crore assistance
''We have submitted so far, three memoranda seeking relief assistance from Government of India to the tune of Rs 1,510.83 crore for temporary restoration and Rs 4,719.62 crore for permanent restoration of damaged infrastructure like roads, bridges and public buildings...
Need of a policy on using the drone technology in the farm sector:Gadkari
New Delhi: Earlier, government had released a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the use of drones in the farm sector, including for spraying pesticides as well as other soil and crop nutrients. New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday asserted...
Asia keeps Omicron variant at bay, but a surge may be inevitable
Omicron cases are mounting, and experts say the next few months will be critical. Those fears have been amplified by doubts about the effectiveness of the Chinese-made vaccines used in China and much of the developing world Once the pace picks up, its upsurge would be...
Malaysia seeks U.N. climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Malaysia's National Adaptation Plan will focus on areas such as water, agricultural, and food security, public health, forestry, and infrastructure KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeking $3 million from the U.N. Green Climate Fund (GCF) to develop a national plan to adapt...
Kerala best state on health parameters, UP worst: 4th Niti Aayog’s Health Index
The report by the government think tank said Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters New Delhi: Kerala has again emerged as the top ranking state in terms of overall health performance among...
Covid arbitrage: Trade of the year
The uber rich in other parts of the world, from U.S. to the U.K., also found ways to hide. Jetting off to far-flung New Zealand, seeking out doomsday bunkers, or simply retiring to holiday homes far from the crowds It was a warm spring evening in Taipei and more than...
India reports 6,531 new COVID-19 cases, Omicron tally at 578
"India has so far conducted over 67.29 crore cumulative tests," said the Ministry. As per the release, the weekly positivity rate at 0.63 per cent remains less than 1 per cent for the last 43 days now India has logged 6,531 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the...
Infectious diseases present ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere:UN
Noting that infectious diseases remain “a clear and present danger to every country”, . Guterres maintained COVID-19 would not be the last pandemic for humanity It means strengthening primary health care at the local level to prevent collapse… ensuring equitable...
Extreme weather events cost the world billions in 2021, shows study
Worryingly such climate devastation is set to continue without action to cut emissions. Insurer Aon warns that 2021 is expected to be the sixth time global natural catastrophes have crossed the $100 billion insured loss threshold. All six have happened since 2011 and...
Govt’s decision to vaccinate children ‘unscientific’: Senior AIIMS epidemiologist
"But according to whatever knowledge we have about vaccines, they are unable to make a significant dent in the infection. In some countries, people are getting infected even after taking booster shots'' Sanjay K Rai, A senior epidemiologist at AIIMS , president of the...