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Eco Survey: Lifestyle choices, workplace culture key for mental well-being, productivity
"While promoting a better workplace culture will lead to better...
Economic Survey-Financial regulators need formal impact assessment rules, government
The report suggested that regulators set up an independent...
Mobile health teams save lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas
It just one year old, Shahpirai’s son was suffering from severe malnutrition. Yet without the means or available facilities for him to receive proper health care, his mother could only hope he would improve at home.Shahpirai, 30, is the sole provider for her husband...
One billion more people could join the ranks of those already unable to afford healthy diet
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected global food systems worldwide, causing food insecurity and malnutrition The UN agency underscored the urgency of strengthening their capacity to endure shocks, including extreme weather events and surges in plant and animal diseases...
Chinese regulators ask Didi to delist from US bourses on security fears
Didi sparked the ire of Beijing when it proceeded with its New York stock offering this summer, despite regulatory requests that it ensure the security of its data before the IPO. Chinese regulators quickly launched multiple investigations into the company and have...
New Covid variant: Centre’s fresh advisory to states for international travellers
In a letter to additional chief secretaries or principal secretaries or secretaries (Health) of the states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked them to ensure that samples of travellers turning positive are sent to the designated IGSLS or...
93 countries adopt the first global agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
“The world needs rules for artificial intelligence to benefit humanity. The Recommendation on the ethics of AI is a major answer. It sets the first global normative framework while giving States the responsibility to apply it at their level. UNESCO will support its...
New legal framework evolving on tech, internet; data protection bill step towards that: MoS IT
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar After nearly two years of deliberations, the Joint Committee of Parliament on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 on Monday adopted the report on the Bill, which provided the government with...
India ranks high in Cyber security ranking:MeitY official
Congratulating the technical stakeholders for improved cyber ranking, Amitesh Kumar Sinha, joint secretary, e-Governance, Meit said, “India is ranked among top 10 countries, out of 182, in cyber security posture for the year 2020, jumping from the 47th position in the...
Hydrogen rush could shift world energy order
As countries transition to sustainable energy, oil and gas led economies could lose USD7 trillion by 2040, the International Energy Agency has warned. Hydrogen could give them a lifeline to extend their business model.Still, electricity is expected to be the energy...
Govt has identified 101 projects under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan: Sarbananda Sonowal
Sarbananda Sonowa,Union Minister, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways New Delhi The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has identified 101 projects under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan to enhance port connectivity with consumption and production...
Investment via P-notes hit 43-month high in OcT
According to Securities and Exchange Board of India data, the value of P-note investments in Indian markets -- equity, debt, and hybrid securities -- was at Rs 1,02,553 crore by October end. This was the highest level since March 2018, when P-notes had invested to the...