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DoT unveils 160 series for service, transactional voice calls
Now, for example, the service and transactional calls originating...
Ayushman Bharat: Govt spends Rs 89,000 crore for treating 7 crore people, says Health Secy Apurva Chandra
Apurva Chandra,Union health secretary Union health secretary Apurva...
Covid arbitrage: Trade of the year
The uber rich in other parts of the world, from U.S. to the U.K., also found ways to hide. Jetting off to far-flung New Zealand, seeking out doomsday bunkers, or simply retiring to holiday homes far from the crowds It was a warm spring evening in Taipei and more than...
AYUSH industry established market of $18 mn in world: Sarbananda Sonowal
Union Minister of AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal "The food supplements produced by the Ayush department are regularly gaining popularity. Ayush Industry has succeeded in establishing a market of USD18 million in India and the world," Union Minister of AYUSH, Sarbananda...
India reports 6,531 new COVID-19 cases, Omicron tally at 578
"India has so far conducted over 67.29 crore cumulative tests," said the Ministry. As per the release, the weekly positivity rate at 0.63 per cent remains less than 1 per cent for the last 43 days now India has logged 6,531 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the...
Infectious diseases present ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere:UN
Noting that infectious diseases remain “a clear and present danger to every country”, . Guterres maintained COVID-19 would not be the last pandemic for humanity It means strengthening primary health care at the local level to prevent collapse… ensuring equitable...
Govt’s decision to vaccinate children ‘unscientific’: Senior AIIMS epidemiologist
"But according to whatever knowledge we have about vaccines, they are unable to make a significant dent in the infection. In some countries, people are getting infected even after taking booster shots'' Sanjay K Rai, A senior epidemiologist at AIIMS , president of the...
Sunny days await job seekers as economic recovery hopes energise cos
''Omicron or not, we have reason to believe that the days of complete shutdown are behind us. Everyone, be it employees, employers or government bodies, have realised that a fine balance between lives and livelihoods will have to be struck,'' Balasubramanian A,...
Gap between 2nd Covid shot and booster likely to be 9-12 months: Report
The nitty-gritty of the gaps for the vaccines currently being used in India's inoculation programme Covishield and Covaxin is being worked out, and a final decision over this will be taken soon, they said. New Delhi:The gap between the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine...
Sensex Weathers Highs And Hiccups To Deliver A Blockbuster 2021
Most brokerages expect Sensex to post tepid returns in 2022, weighed by the already stretched valuations, hawkish central banks and an uncertain global recovery The looming threat of Omicron setting off another wave of the pandemic is the biggest short-term risk. But...
Amit Shah launches Good Governance Index 2021; Gujarat tops, UP shows growth
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Gujarat has performed strongly in economic governance, human resource development, public infrastructure and utilities, social welfare and development, judiciary and public safety while Maharashtra scored in agriculture and allied sector,...
5,700 flights cancelled globally as Omicron hits Christmas weekend travel
"The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation," United said in a statement Friday Chinese airlines accounted for the highest number of cancellations, with China Eastern scrapping 1,000...