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By 2047, India to remain a lower middle country if growth remains 6%: Rajan
"We will start the process of aging at some point around that time,...
Assam to introduce bill to ban polygamy in Feb 2024
“The bill to ban polygamy will be placed on the Assam assembly...
Economic Survey 2018-19: Emphasise on EVs, frame policy to reduce total ownership cost
The Survey further said that given the commitments that India has made on the climate front as a nation and the increasing awareness of the consumers on environmental aspects, it is likely that larger and larger share of the automobile sector will be in the form of electric vehicles.
Eco Survey suggests setting up of national health register
The various components of this register can include databases for (i) hospitals and public health centres, (ii) surveillance of syndromes, (iii) immunization information systems, (iv) electronic laboratory reporting, and (v) sub-registries for key diseases requiring intervention such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer, AIDS, etc.
Eco Survey favours the idea of Digital Locker to store citizens’ critical data
DigiLocker makes all their documents available, in a verified format, in one place on the cloud. Citizens only need an internet connected device, smartphone or computer to access the locker.
Banks see whopping 73% spike in frauds at Rs 71,543 crore in FY19
Banks, on an average, report fraud loss of Rs 35,000 crore every year. “This does not take into account loss to investors and other financial and operational creditors, apart from the intangible losses to the system,” said RBI’s Jayant Dash
Govt all set to ban e-cigarettes and e-hookahs
Indian drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), under the health ministry has proposed that manufacture, sale and distribution of ENDS, including e-cigarettes and similar products, should be prohibited under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, while their import should be outlawed under Section 10A of the legislation
Alamelu joins IRDAI as member, non-life, IRDAI
Alamelu, who was appointed as the member, non-life, IRDAI on March 11, joined her new posting after the government appointed Rajeev Chaudhary, general manager, AIC as the acting CMD of the company for six months.
Ola Electric gets $250 mn from SoftBank
In 2018, Ola announced ‘Mission: Electric’ to bring 1 million electric vehicles on Indian roads by 2021
Mumbai paralaysed after incessant rain; Maharashtra toll rises to 35
Twenty one people were killed and 78 injured in a wall collapse in the northern suburb of Malad in Mumbai early Tuesday following heavy rains
DGCA issues safety directions after incidents of planes overshooting runways
It added that while adhering to the minimum cockpit experience, which has already been laid down by the DGCA, the airlines should carry out their own “risk assessment” before conducting operations during adverse weather conditions.
Govt aims to raise health services expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025
Replying to supplementaries, the minister said the government proposes to set up 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres by 2022 under the Aayushman Bharat programme. Of this 18,000-19,000 have already been established, he said.