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Air pollution and GRAP-4 in Delhi-NCR cause business losses of Rs 2,500 crore in the region
"Retail markets in Delhi are witnessing a slump as the city's air...
Anti-pollution measures in Delhi push daily wage workers into livelihood crisis
For Babu Ram, a 63-year-old construction worker, the ban on C&D...
With Omicron, third wave projected to hit India by Feb, but may be milder than second: IIT scientist
“With the new variant, our current forecast is that the country could see the third wave by February but it will be milder than the second wave. So far we have seen that the severity of Omicron is not like the one seen in the Delta variant,” Agarwal told PTI. New...
HEALTH, ECONOMIC AND CYBERATTACKS REMAIN TOP RISK CONCERNS FOR INDIA INC: MARSH/RIMS STUDY
Many employers in India are looking at transitioning to a more flexible working system. Some extent of remote work is expected to remain, leading to concerns of increased cyberattacks due to unsecured home networks. Yet, less than a quarter of Excellence India survey...
No proposal to reduce 18 % gst on health insurance plans:Karad
Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat K Karad . GST is determined on the suggestions of the GST Council, which is a constitutional physique comprising members from the central authorities and state governments. At current, no suggestion to scale back the GST price on...
PSBs restructure over Rs 58,500 cr loan advanced to 9.8 lakh MSME accounts amid pandemic: Govt
While, as many as 8.5 lakh accounts of individual borrowers of over Rs 60,000 crore have also been restructured New Delhi:Public sector banks (PSBs) effected restructuring of 9.8 lakh accounts of micro, small and medium enterprises, due to the impact of Covid-19...
PMS, AIF asset base set to cross Rs 50 trn in 10 years: PMS Bazaar
According to official data, assets under management of discretionary and non-discretionary PMS (non-EPFO) stood at Rs 3.97 lakh crore at the end of October 2021 New Delhi:With sophisticated investors looking beyond traditional retail-oriented investments, Portfolio...
NPS generated good returns for subscribers, says PFRDA Chairman
Supratim Bandyopadhyay,Chairman,PFRDA "Over a period of 12 years, the returns under equity schemes are more than 12 per cent, and in government securities, it was close to 9.9 per cent, and in corporate bonds, despite some credit events that we have seen, we have seen...
Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid, says Oxford vaccine creator
While the Covid-19 crisis is not over yet with the new super mutant Omicron spreading to 38 countries, the next pandemic could be even more lethal, said the creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine Professor Sarah Gilbert. Delivering the 44th Richard Dimbleby...
Omicron: Parliamentary panel recommends evaluation of vaccines, more research for booster dose
In view of loss of life during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee noted that the measures taken by the health ministry to contain or prevent the spread of SARS-COV-2 proved to be squarely inadequate and suggested that the focus should be on...
Omicron! Why it’s too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant
Currently fewer than 200 genetic sequences of Omicron have been compiled compared with more than 2.8 million Delta sequences. Delta remains the most dominant variant. So we should continue to use vaccines and therapies we know work against Delta. By Adam Taylor, Early...
Only 22 persons got Covid treatment under Ayushman Bharat in Bihar
According to official data, 8.29 lakh persons underwent treatment using the Ayushman Bharat Yojana card during the first and second waves of the pandemic, but only 22 persons of Bihar availed treatment under the scheme Patna: Only 22 persons in Bihar were treated for...