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Indians increasingly spending money on mutual fund investments, insurance, trading: Razorpay analysis
As per them, mutual fund investments surged by a whopping 86 per...
Breast cancer to cause a million deaths a year by 2040 Lancet commission
Globally, breast cancer cases will increase from 2.3 million in...
India’s latest Zika outbreak sees surge of nearly 100 cases
"There has been a surge in cases of the Zika virus and the health department has formed several teams to contain the spread," Dr Nepal Singh, chief medical officer of Kanpur district in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, told Reuters. LUCKNOW, At least 89...
SC notice to Centre on PIL against Aadhar as mandatory ID proof for vaccination
The plea urged that authorities should not insist on the production of the Aadhar card as the only proof of identification for the purpose of administering COVID-19 vaccination.
The plea said that contrary to the practical actions of MoHFW, recently another Standard operating procedure (SOP) guideline has been issued by it wherein it directs the provision of vaccination for even those persons who do not possess any of the seven prescribed photo ID cards as mentioned in the CoWIN portal.
PM launches second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, AMRUT
India is processing about one lakh tonne of waste every day, he said, adding that garbage mountains in cities will be processed and removed completely under the new phases of the two missions.
In line with the vision of the prime minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realize the aspiration to make all cities garbage-free and water-secure, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
Unemployment, Covid-19 top most worries for urban Indians: Survey
Elaborating on the findings, Amit Adarkar, CEO, Ipsos India said, “We see uptick in worry levels for unemployment by 2 per cent, while worry levels for Covid-19 has seen a slight dip of 5 per cent — but now both are placed neck to neck — Covid impacted the job market considerably due to the shutdown and restrictions — now with the cautious reopening, worry levels around jobs have not abated — demand far outstrips supply — and those who have lost their jobs, many are still struggling to gain a foothold. Covid-19 too is far from over. It is a case of cause and effect.”
Delhi to be free of air, water and noise pollution in 3 years: Gadkari
”Air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution are major concerns for the country. We will make Delhi free of air, water and sound pollution in the next three years,” he said.
There should be one medical college or institution for PG medical education in every district: PM
In six years, more than 170 medical colleges have been completed, and work on over 100 new medical colleges is going on at a fast pace, Modi said at a virtual ceremony to mark the foundation stone laying of four medical colleges and inauguration of the Institute of Petrochemicals Technology in Rajasthan.
YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content
The move comes as YouTube and other tech giants like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have been criticized for not doing enough to stop the spread of false health information on their sites.
Kerala sees decline in COVID-19 cases, still contributes 52 pc of total active COVID-19 cases: Centre
The Health Secretary said that 18 districts in India are reporting a weekly positivity between 5 per cent to 10 per cent. Meanwhile, India reported 23,529 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today.
Coal power plant pollution in India could lead to additional premature deaths in 6 cities: Study
Dr Rachel Huxley, Head of Knowledge and Research at ‘C40 Cities’ said, “Current national plans would expand the coal fleet by 28 per cent between 2020 and 2030 and not reducing it by 20 per cent, threatening the health and well-being of the urban residents in Delhi while undermining India’s climate and air quality targets.” She further stated, “Current national plans could nearly double the number of annual premature deaths from coal power plants air pollution in the city.”
Food waste: a global problem that undermines healthy diets
“Food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition are impacting every country in the world and no country is unaffected; 811 million people suffer hunger, two billion suffer micronutrient deficiencies – that’s vitamin and mineral deficiencies – and millions of children suffer stunting and wasting, deadly forms of under-nutrition.”