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“India showing interest in Northern Sea Route cooperation,” says Putin as he warns of “artificial tensions” in Arctic
The Russian president further cautioned that any retaliatory action...
Govt plans insurance reforms to rein in healthcare costs, sources say
"The idea is to benchmark treatment rates, agreed between insurers...
Transparency in claim settlement central to building trust among empanelled hospitals for AB PM-JAY:NHA CEO
Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Authority, Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Authority, noted that India is among the first countries in the Global South to establish such a platform for validating AI solutions...
Asia heatwaves compound economic strain amid oil shock
“Food inflation in Asia is set to rise in 2026,” said Adam Ahmad Samdin at Oxford Economics. “The combination of geopolitical risks, fertiliser market disruptions, and climate uncertainty suggests that overall food inflation risks are likely to remain elevated over...
Govt exploring fractional aircraft ownership policy, considering aircraft as infrastructure assets: Civil Aviation Minister
Ram Mohan Naidu,Union Civil Aviation Minister Addressing the India Aircraft Leasing and Financing Summit 2.0 at GIFT City in Gandhinagar, the minister said the Ministry of Civil Aviation is engaging with the Ministry of Finance to develop forward-looking aviation...
Time for greater workforce formalisation, expansion of social security coverage:SBI report
Punjab records the highest share of informal workers at 82 per cent, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at 81 per cent each.Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh also exhibit high levels of informal employment, with nearly 74 per cent of workers...
Swasth Bharat Portal:Powering digital health transformation by unifying fragmented health systems
The SBP has brought multiple national health programmes onto a single interface, eliminating the need for multiple logins and repetitive data entry, and significantly reducing the administrative burden on healthcare providers while enhancing efficiency at all levels....
West Asia conflict: Govt announces credit line guarantee scheme for airlines, MSMEs
Ashwini Vaishnaw,Information and Broadcasting Minister "Additionally, this is expected to help businesses maintain their operations, protect jobs, and sustain supply chains. The proposed credit guarantee scheme is a major step to help businesses, particularly MSMEs...
New building norms to ease infra constraints, improve access to healthcare: NATHEALTH
Welcoming the government's notification of the National Building Construction Standards (NBCS) 2026, NATHEALTH said it eases long-standing height restrictions for hospitals and permits Intensive Care Units (ICUs) beyond 45 metres, subject to enhanced fire safety...
PSU banks looks to scale up IT spend in view of cyber threat posed by Anthropic Mythos
Mythos’ advanced coding capabilities give it an unprecedented potential to detect cybersecurity weaknesses and develop methods to exploit them, sparking concerns that it could be used to disrupt banking systems. New Delhi:Public sector banks are bracing up to increase...
Centre revamps Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, adds mental health, NCD screening
Building on more than a decade of implementation, the updated framework broadens the programme's established "4Ds" approach -- defects at birth, diseases, deficiencies and developmental delays -- while incorporating emerging child health concerns, including...
New vehicle scrap norms may dent auto profits by Rs25K cr
"Once the environmental compensation (EC) cost is notified by CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board), automobile manufacturers may be required to make substantial cumulative financial provisions under the accounting standards (IND AS 37). Preliminary estimates...