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Heat, Air Quality & Insurance Costs: How climate change is affecting our homes – and our health
Ang Li, Melbourne School of Population and Global This year, ten...
Central drugs labs find 32 samples to be ‘not of standard quality’ in August
Additionally, the state drugs testing laboratories identified 62...
Indian Cancer Genome Atlas launches the country’s first comprehensive cancer multi-omics data portal
The ICGA cancer multi-omics portal is the first in India to offer data that includes DNA, RNA, and protein profiles of breast cancer patients, integrated with clinical outcomes New Delhi: The Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) has launched India's first comprehensive...
NCLAT rejects tax claim against RCom filed for assessment year after initiation of insolvency
A two-member NCLAT bench upheld the earlier order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which had rejected the state tax department's second claim of Rs 6.10 crore New Delhi: The NCLAT has set aside a petition filed by the state tax...
Modi to launch U-WIN portal and larger Ayushman Bharat scheme in Oct
The expanded Ayushman Bharat scheme will benefit an estimated six crore citizens in about 4.5 crore households New Delhi: The U-WIN portal developed for maintaining an electronic registry of routine immunisations, currently operational on a pilot basis, will be...
Role of food regulators more crucial to protect consumers’ health: JP Nadda
JP Nadda,Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Highlighting the country’s efforts in alternative measures to curb the increasing menace of plastic wastes, the minister said India is taking steps to reduce plastic wastes and adopting organic farming and organic...
Cyber security researcher claims Star Health Insurance official sold data of 3.1 cr customers
"Our cybersecurity team is already investigating the matter and simultaneously a police complaint has been filed. The company has adequate cybersecurity systems and controls, which are in accordance with IRDAI and other regulatory norms. We will issue further updates...
Stroke cases increasing globally, air pollution, high temperatures driving numbers: Lancet Study
Further, for the first time, particulate matter or PM air pollution was found to have the same contribution as smoking towards causing a fatal form of brain bleed, according to the researchers forming the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study...
AU Small Finance Bank and Niva Bupa join hands to offer health covers
AU Small Finance Bank, the country's largest small finance bank today announced its partnership with Niva Bupa Health Insurance to offer health insurance products to AU SFB’s customers. Building on Niva Bupa’s existing relationship with Fincare Small Finance Bank (now...
Govt probes EY’s ‘work environment’ after death of young employee
Shobha Karandlaje, Union Labour Minister "A thorough investigation into the allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment is underway," Labour Minister Shobha Karandlaje posted, on X NEW DELHI: India is investigating the work environment at Big Four...
Presence of carcinogenic chemicals in cars NGT issues notice to BIS and MoRTH
The tribunal was hearing a matter where it had taken suo motu (on its own) cognisance of a media report regarding the use of two flame retardant chemicals inside cars - - TDCIPP and TCEP - - which were carcinogenic New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has...
Antibiotic resistance estimated to claim over 39 million lives in next 25 years: Lancet study
An increasing resistance to antibiotics -- one of the "cornerstones of modern healthcare" -- is a major cause for concern and the findings highlighted the significance of the global health threat.Understanding how trends in antimicrobial resistance deaths have changed...