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Mpox scare: Centre tells international airports to be vigilant
P K Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister "The virus...
Celebrating Longevity: Caring the silver generation
As life expectancy in India reaches an impressive average of 72...
Don’t sell Ayurveda drugs without valid prescription: Govt to e-commerce platforms
E-commerce platforms have been advised that the sale or facilitating the sale of such drugs shall be done only after a valid prescription of a registered Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani practitioner respectively is uploaded by the user on the platform. Consuming such drugs...
Proportion of unmarried youth rising, finds govt survey
India's population, which reached 1,211 million in 2011 and is projected to reach 1,363 million in 2021 makes India one of the youngest countries in the world, with 27.3 per cent of its population aged 15-29 years, i.e., youth, Ministry of Health & Family...
India’s first case of monkeypox reported from Kerala
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has rushed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Kerala to collaborate with the State Health Authorities in instituting public health measures in view of the confirmed case of Monkey Pox in Kollam district of Kerala...
More women work in health and care but they earn 24 per cent less than men: UN report
The health and care sector has endured low pay in general, stubbornly large gender pay gaps, and very demanding working conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic clearly exposed this situation while also demonstrating how vital the sector and its workers are in keeping...
Nasal spray lowers Covid viral load by 94 percent in 24 hours: Lancet study
NONS was launched in India under the brand name FabiSpray in February after it received manufacturing and marketing approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) as part of the accelerated approval process. Nitric Oxide blocks entry into the nasal passage...
Govt announces free Covid booster doses for 18-59 age group for 75 days from July 15
In a tweet, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, "As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, free COVID-19 precaution dose will be administered to all the citizens above the age of 18 years at government vaccination centres from July 15 for the next 75...
Cost-Of-Living crisis to hit women hardest: Report
Saadia Zahidi, managing director at the forum, say women have been disproportionately affected by the cost-of-living crisis following labour market losses during the pandemic and insufficient “care infrastructure” — such as for the elderly or children A cost-of-living...
India ranks low at 135th globally for gender parity; worst for health & survival: WEF
On the health and survival subindex, India ranked the lowest at 146th place and figured among the five countries with gender gaps larger than 5 percent -- the other four being Qatar, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and China New Delhi: India was on Wednesday ranked low at 135th...
Global insurance premium to surpass $7 trillion in 2022 for the first time: Swiss Re
Among top 10 markets, only three- France, Canada and India(10th largest)- have recorded positive growth in overall premium in 2021 Non-life premiums are forecast to rise by 7.1% in nominal terms in 2022, amounting to $ 4.1 trillion globally by the end of the year Life...
China unveils action plan to improve domestic standards across industries
The plan covered a wide range of domestic industries, as well as setting out tasks to help achieve broader goals such as China’s net-zero emissions plan and better prevention of major epidemics and terrorism attacks China on Friday published an action plan to improve...