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Celebrating Longevity: Caring the silver generation
As life expectancy in India reaches an impressive average of 72...
FSSAI launches project to address microplastic contamination in Indian food
In a recent report, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
Drones to save lives by providing urban-grade healthcare in India’s rural areas: WEF
Eight healthcare centres covering a population of over 3,00,000 people took part in the 45-day trial in which health workers delivered vital vaccines and medicines by drone It was conducted as part of a wider programme, Medicine from the Sky, led by the WEF's Centre...
Decentro starts empowering Insurtech via banking APIs
Rohit Taneja, Co-founder & CEO, Decentro, said, "The Indian Insurance landscape is evolving well, and technology is playing a major role in its transformation. From managing the problems related to the complex money movement frameworks to ironing out identity...
HealthySure secures additional funding from LetsVenture and other Founders
The financing saw participation of new investors LetsVenture and founders Aditi Shrivastava – Founder - Pockets Aces, Sreeraman Mohan Girija – Cofounder of Fynd, Pankaj Vermani – Founder of Clovia, Sachin Shetty – Cofounder of Giva Sanil Basutkar, Co-founder &...
Pollution of all types kills 9 million people a year globally: Lancet
India and China lead the world in pollution deaths with nearly 2.4 million and almost 2.2 million deaths a year, but the two nations also have the world's largest populations New Delhi: A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally,...
Heat waves, floods and heavy rain: India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts
The scientists said if the frequency of heat waves continues as is predicted, these will adversely impact food, water and energy security in the region New Delhi: The spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds...
PNB MetLife launches Dental Care Plan with dental OPD benefits
Data from Allied Market Research indicates that the Indian dental insurance industry would be worth $ 3.65 billion by 2030 New Delhi: PNB MetLife India Insurance launched the PNB MetLife Dental Care Plan, the first insurance plan in India that covers fixed-benefit...
Chardham Yatra : 39 pilgrims die on route due to health reasons
"Most of the deaths of all the pilgrims have taken place on the travel routes. The cause of death of all has been high blood pressure, heart attack, and mountain sickness," said Uttarakhand Director-General Health Dr Shailja Bhatt As many as 39 pilgrims have lost...
Poor workers bear the brunt of India’s heatwave
More than two dozen people have died of suspected heat strokes since late March, and power demand has hit multi-year highs Federal government data showed that heat stress was the most-common cause of death, after lightning, from forces of nature in the last twenty...
How Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people’s immunity
The findings offer a reassuring sign that the millions of vaccinated people who’ve caught omicron probably won’t become seriously ill from another variant soon -- even though the research needs to be confirmed, especially by real-world evidence People who are...
Free sex reassignment surgeries for transgenders in Maha
NCP MP Supriya Sule shared a video clip of Tope’s speech “I would like to tell you on this occasion that we will carry out surgeries for transgenders 100 per cent free,” the minister can be heard saying Mumbai: Gender affirming or sex reassignment surgeries would be...