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Maritime sector drives India’s economic surge as 95% of trade moves through sea routes
The shipping sector has expanded, with the number of Indian-flagged...
Strengthening healthcare key to building a healthy and developed India: President Murmu
“Healthcare is an integral part of nation-building. Protecting...
IRDAI convenes an urgent meeting of re/insurance CEOs on Monday over Surety Bonds logjam
After Nitin Gadkari, union minister, Ministry for Road Transport and Highways, launched two basic level Surety Bonds, in Dec 2022, issued by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance with the support of reinsurance support from Munich Re and Swiss Re, the Surety...
No fresh positive cases of Nipah, results of 51 samples awaited: Kerala govt
'So, as of now, there is no secondary wave. That is welcome news,'' said Veena George,Health Minister,Kerala Kozhikode: In a relief for the Kerala government, no fresh positive cases of Nipah virus were reported on Saturday in the state even as five more persons, who...
Explore possibilities of extending benefits of COVID-19 schemes to all orphan children SC to Centre
"You have rightly brought out a policy for orphans, whose parents died due to the COVID pandemic. An orphan is an orphan, irrespective of whether the parents died in an accident or illness. By bringing these schemes, you are attending to the condition and not the...
Being the 5th largest economy ‘impressive,’ but per capita income must also rise, says Ex RBI Gov Rangarajan
Noting that India was today the fifth largest economy, he said, ''This is an impressive achievement.'' ''However, in relation to per capita income, it is a different story. In 2020, India’s rank with respect to per capita income was 142 out of 197 countries. This only...
Kerala govt asked to explain steps taken to maintain confidentiality of HIV patients when applying for CMRF
Justice Devan Ramachandran of Kerala High Court observed that although a circular has been issued on related aspects, it was not enough and that concrete steps should be implemented to ensure the privacy of HIV-positive persons Kochi: The Kerala High Court has sought...
Weak El Nino conditions prevailing over the equatorial Pacific region: IMD
El Nino, characterised by elevated ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific, has the potential to trigger a range of extreme weather events, including wildfires, tropical cyclones, and prolonged droughts. This naturally occurring phenomenon is...
“More than one lakh Ayushman Cards made through Ayushman app in two days,” Mansukh Mandaviya
President Droupadi Murmu said the health services through the three components of Ayushman Bhav- Ayushman - Apke Dwar 3.0, Ayushman Melas at Health and Wellness Centres (HWC) and Community Health Clinics (CHC) and Ayushman Sabhas in every village and panchayat will...
Existing rules on mandatory insurance cover, helmets on 2-wheelers applicable to electric vehicles, HC
“As the relevant provisions of the MV Act and Central Motor Vehicles (CMV) Rules are already applicable to EVs, specifically pertaining to mandatory insurance cover, wearing of headgear on two-wheelers and penal provisions for non-compliance of the provisions, this...
World Bank to fund Odisha to increase social protection, disaster resilience
This Externally Aided Project will augment government efforts in areas such as increasing coverage and scale-up of an adaptive social protection system, disaster risk management planning and programmes through the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA),...
Nipah: Kerala to test samples of all persons in ‘high-risk’ contact list
State Health Minister Veena George said that there are 14 persons in isolation who don't have any epidemiological link with the persons who died of the Nipah virus The Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the...