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Sitharaman urges citizens to raise awareness about Rs1.84 trillion unclaimed assets in financial sector
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister M. Nagaraju, Secretary,...
Health industry bodies welcome CGHS’ move to revise rates after 15 years
The last package was fixed in 2014, with only a minor update in...
EU privacy regulator fines Meta €91M over password storage in GDPR violation
The inquiry was opened five years ago after Meta notified Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) that it had stored some passwords in “plaintext.” Meta publicly acknowledged the incident at the time and the DPC said the passwords were not made available to...
Mental health professionals to assess transgenders opting for gender assignment surgery
According to the document, one cannot undergo gender affirmation surgery before the age of 18 years and a certificate of being stable on endocrine treatment for one year and suitability for surgical procedure is required before gender affirmation surgery New...
California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state sued Exxon after concluding a nearly two-year investigation that he said showed Exxon was deliberately misleading the public about the limitations of recycling. The investigation mirrors California’s previous probes...
Fragmented laws not enough, says ex-SC judge; calls for comprehensive climate law in India
Hima Kohli, Retired Supreme Court judge Justice "There is a pressing need for comprehensive legislation dedicated specifically for climate change. India has several environmental laws in place, but they are often fragmented and sometimes found to be insufficient to...
Banks struggle to mobilise deposits, C-D ratio hits 80%
Alternative investments and substantial cash holdings in the unorganised sector slowed deposit accumulation, particularly in rural areas, RBI said New Delhi: Banks struggled to mobilise large deposits to meet the increasing credit demand in the last two financial...
Odisha govt allows maternity, paternity leaves for those opting for surrogacy
According to the notification issued by the state Finance Department on Thursday night, female employees can avail of 180 days of leave while male staffers will be entitled to 15 days of paternity leave Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to grant maternity...
Few remaining green lungs in cities like Mumbai, Navi Mumbai need to be preserved: SC
“It is a much-known practice. The government creeps into whatever green spaces are left and give them to the builders,” the top court said during a brief hearing New Delhi: The few remaining green lungs in cities like Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, which are only witnessing...
Out-of-pocket health expenditure declined to from 64.2 % in 2013-14 to 39.4% in 2021-22: NITI Aayog
V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog “This decline in out-of-pocket expenditure “reflects a very positive indicator. More than Rs 1 lakh crore savings have accrued from the Ayushman Bharat PMJAY and this has had a positive impact on the recent NHA estimates,” V K...
Govt hikes minimum wages fron Oct 1 as living costs surge
Earlier this week, thousands of workers held protests across the country, seeking an increase in wages and demanding the repeal of four labour codes which they say favour multinational corporations. New Delhi: India is hiking minimum wages marginally for workers...
GST on Health, Life Insurance: Newly formed GoM to meet on Oct 19
A final call by the council on taxation of insurance premiums is likely to be taken in the next meeting in November, based on the GoM report New Delhi: The ministerial panel to decide on lowering goods and services tax (GST) on health and life insurance premiums will...