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Lifestyle, not being ‘morning’ or ‘evening’ person, impacts longevity, says study
The study, however, showed that evening types had a slightly...
Impact of great workplace experiences reflected in the list of Top 100 India’s Best Companies To Work For
Announcing Great Place To Work India rankings, Yeshasvini...
Corporate India ahead in embedding sustainability across biz strategies: Report
Over 45 per cent C-suite leaders in India admitted that their sustainability approach is mainly driven by brand management concerns, that is they want to be seen as socially responsible and reputable or to use sustainability for competitive differentiation, the report...
Can 7th rank Mumbai overtake top Asia Pacific data centre Singapore?
Within the Asia Pacific region, Mumbai was ranked at a respectable 7th place after Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka and ahead of Shanghai, Melbourne and Beijing Singapore emerged as the top Asia Pacific data centre in a ranking published in January this year. It tied Silicon...
Alzheimer’s-like changes seen in COVID-19 patients’ brains
People who die of severe COVID-19 have brain abnormalities that resemble changes seen in Alzheimer's disease - accumulation of a protein called tau inside brain cells, and abnormal amounts of the protein beta-amyloid that accumulates into amyloid plaques - small...
CNN exec Zucker’s ouster shows peril of hiding work romance
“A big problem is, most employees have no idea what their company's policy is.It's not typically included in an offer letter,” Jeff Hyman, CEO of Recruit Rockstars, an online recruiting firm, said ``Another common problem is that employees fear they'll be punished if...
Indians cough up Rs 74,000 cr for Covid tests in 2 years, says NGO
"Considering an average of Rs 1000/test, Indians have been compelled to spend over Rs 74,000-crore only for Covid-19 tests, with private labs netting the major portion of the loot," Grahak Bharati Founder-President Barrister Vinod Tiwari told IANS Mumbai: In the past...
New smartphone app developed for rapid, sensitive Covid detection
The app uses a smartphone’s camera to measure a chemical reaction and determines a diagnosis in 25 minutes, at a fraction of the cost of current diagnostic methods “As new COVID variants emerge globally, testing and detection remain essential to pandemic control...
‘Bengaluru among 10 southern cities exceeding WHO air quality guidelines’
The primary contributors to worsening the air quality are fossil fuel-powered infrastructural development, industries, transport, waste burning, and construction activity. Chronic exposure to air pollution increases the likelihood of asthma, low birth weight,...
No ‘moral policing’ if 2 adults staying together willingly by marriage or live-in relationship: MP HC
The HC in its order said, “No moral policing can be allowed in such matters where the two major persons are willing to stay together whether by way of marriage or in a live-in relationship, when the party to that arrangement is doing it willingly and not forced into...
Each dose of Covishield, Covaxin likely to be capped at Rs 275 after getting regular market approval
As of now, Covaxin is priced at Rs 1,200 per dose while Covishield costs Rs 780 in private facilities. The prices include Rs 150 service charge New Delhi: The price of Covishield and Covaxin, the Covid vaccines which are expected to soon get regular market approval...
India ranks 85 in corruption perception index, concern over country’s democratic status: Transparency International report
India's rank improved by one place to 85 in 2021 from 86th in 2020, according to the index. Except Bhutan, all of India's neighbours are ranked below it. Pakistan dropped 16 spots in the index and was ranked at 140 India's rank improved one place to 85 among 180...