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50-60 pc cancer cases detected in India annually are preventable, say oncologists
“We have an average of about 1.4 million new cancer patients being...
24% deaths recorded in Delhi occurred due to infectious, parasitic diseases: Report
The number of institutional deaths due to cancer and related...
Centre unveils repository for life science data
The Centre also hosts an online 'Dashboard' for the genomic surveillance data generated by the INSACOG labs that provides customised data submission, access, data analysis services, and real-time SARS-CoV-2 variant monitoring across India. Data submission and access...
Insurers take up `GST evasion’ issue with Govt, Revenue Secy Bajaj assures fair investigation and no coercive actions
Tarun Bajaj, revenue secretary, ministry of finance The government has said investigations by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit have revealed that input tax credit of Rs 824 crore has been availed by 16 insurers, out of which an amount of...
Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods
UNICEF says that this year, floods have contributed to the increased spread of major killers of children, such as malnutrition, malaria, cholera and diarrhoea, and that the aftermath of floods is often more deadly for children than the extreme weather events that...
Govt and households spend more on hospitalisation in pvt hospitals than in public hospitals: IIT Jodhpur
The average total spending per day of hospitalisation in India was found to be Rs 2,833 for public hospitals and Rs 6,788 for private hospitals, added IIT Jodhpur statement. Jodhpur: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur research gave a comparative study on...
General insurance industry’s prm rise 16% to Rs 20,423 crore in Oct, pvt sector gains market share by 2%
The private sector general insurers have further expanded their market share to 51.34 per cent till October-2022 as against 49.24 per cent in the year-ago period. The four PSU general insurers have continued to lose their market share to 33.13 per cent till Oct -2022...
15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO
"This is the fastest-warming region, according to a report launched this week by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Extreme temperatures accounted for more than 148 000 lives lost in the European Region in the previous 50 years. In just 1 year since, we lost...
Apple warns of hit to iPhone shipments from China COVID disruption
"But this is part of a much deeper story - the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Chinese economy… These headlines are part of the ongoing saga as to whether there is any truth to the consistent rumours that authorities are discussing whether some of the...
77 pc employees think work-related stress can induce anxiety, depression: Report
The report further revealed that 82 per cent of the participants validated that health issues like immunodeficiency disorders, gastrointestinal disorders and musculoskeletal disorders are directly connected with work-related stress, while 14 per cent remained neutral...
Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows
The data shows that climate change could increase mortality rates in Faisalabad, Pakistan by near 67 deaths per 100,000 population – causing more fatalities than strokes, the country’s third leading cause of death In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, however, higher incomes could...
Primary schools shut; WFH for 50% govt staff as Delhi grapples with ‘severe’ pollution
The data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) showed that the concentration of lung-damaging fine particles known as PM2.5 was above 600 micrograms per cubic metre, around eight times the national standard of 60 micrograms per cubic metre, in many areas....