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Financial strain of disability in India high, insurance aims to bridge gap
According to experts, close to 5 to 7 lakh people in the country...
Explainer: Why does Nepal suffer so many air crashes?
In a 2023 safety report, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal...
India to remain fastest-growing major economy in 2024
''After a couple of difficult years, the economic environment is turning more benign with inflation trending down and growth remaining robust. Most forecasts project that growth in 2024-25 would be close to but slightly lower than in 2023-24. The global slowdown and...
2023: AI becomes hashtag, goes mainstream; India sets guardrails for data privacy, user safety
India’s resolve to safeguard netizens from new kinds of user harms emerging in the digital space was clear, as the government moved decisively to craft regulations and laws. It crafted a future-ready framework that would not just protect digital personal data but also...
Researchers discover wide range of risk factors for young-onset dementia
Dr Leah Mursaleen, Head of Clinical Research at Alzheimer's Research UK, which co-funded the study, said: "We're witnessing a transformation in understanding of dementia risk and, potentially, how to reduce it on both an individual and societal level. In recent years,...
Litmus test for humans as GenAI starts taking away entry-level jobs
More than one-third (37 per cent) of business leaders say AI has already replaced workers this year, according to a recent report from ResumeBuilder. According to Asana’s ‘State of AI at Work 2023’ report, employees say that 29 per cent of their work tasks are...
New psychological intervention ‘EASE’ to help adolescents affected by distress
1 in 7 adolescents globally experience mental health conditions, which mostly go unseen and untreated. EASE is the first WHO-UNICEF psychological intervention to address the critical shortage of mental health care for adolescents experiencing distress Geneva: The...
Will AI replace doctors’ ‘gut instincts’?
It may not be long until healthcare includes integrated AI forms where a robot greets you in your native language for your annual check-up using Natural Language Processing, takes your vital signs, and sends a recommendation to the doctor on which patient to...
Period talks: Many women feel menstrual leave at workplace should be a valid option
Several countries across the world have taken the initiative of mandating paid menstrual leave at workplaces, including Spain, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Zambia, and Vietnam With Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani saying...
Key risk trends for Directors and Officers in 2024: Allianz
Insolvencies are rising, geopolitical uncertainty is considerable, cyber risk is elevated, and ESG claims are here to stay and proving challenging. D&Os need to be prepared for these headwinds and have a strategy that can adapt when presented with a block to the...
WHO releases guidelines on chronic low back pain
Low back pain is the leading cause of disability globally. In 2020, approximately 1 in 13 people, equating to 619 million people, experienced LBP, a 60% increase from 1990. Cases of LBP are expected to rise to an estimated 843 million by 2050, with the greatest growth...
FEATURE-India turns to AI to capture its 121 languages
The Indian government, which aims to deliver more services digitally, is also building language datasets through Bhashini, an AI-led language translation system that is creating open source datasets in local languages for creating AI tools. The platform includes a...