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1,114 hospitals de-empanelled, 1,504 penalised under Ayushman Bharat Insurance scheme
"Suitable actions including de-empanelment of 1,114 hospitals,...
India well-equipped to tackle evolving online harms, cyber crimes: Govt tells Parliament
Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Electronics and...
Cabinet approves over Rs 10,000 crore to boost India’s AI ecosystem
By democratising computing access, improving data quality, developing indigenous AI capabilities, attracting top AI talent, enabling industry collaboration, providing startup risk capital, ensuring socially impactful AI projects, and bolstering ethical AI, it will...
Odisha signs MoUs to develop landslide early warning & multi-hazard impact-based warming dissemination systems
These collaborations will strengthen the government’s preparedness for managing disasters through impact based forecasting, early warning dissemination and last mile connectivity. This will empower the people of Odisha to leverage technology to mainstream disaster...
Govt directs Automobiles, Consumer Durables sectors to provide detailed info on warranty, service centres
Rohit Kumar Singh, Consumer Affairs Secretary To address the new as well as emerging concerns affecting consumers regarding the repair of their products, Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh held a meeting with the major stakeholders of four sectors --...
SC seeks Centre’s response on PIL seeking palliative care as part of national health programme
Terming the plea "genuine", the bench sought the Centre's response in eight weeks and asked it to file a comprehensive reply stating the existing policy on palliative care in the country New Delhi: The Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on Thursday on a PIL...
Govt panel backs higher carbon tax on coal imports to limit polluting fuel
In its report to the coal ministry, the panel said the current carbon tax rate of 400 rupees ($4.83) on every metric ton of coal, regardless of the quality bought, favoured imports and hit sales of domestically mined coal. Singapore: A panel of officials from Indian...
Govt, exporters to discuss Red Sea crisis issue on March 8
After Yemen-based Houthi rebels have targeted ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waters over the Israel-Hamas war. the shipping costs have jumped and consignments are taking more time to reach Europe and the US as the ships are taking the Cape of Good Hope route,...
India to grow at 6.8 pc in FY’25, to become upper middle-income country by 2031
"A projected average expansion of 6.7 per cent in this period will make India the third-largest economy in the world and lift per capita income to the upper-middle income category by 2031," Crisil said.India, with a GDP size of USD 3.6 trillion, is currently the fifth...
Number of farmers under PM’s crop insurance scheme rises by 27 pc in 2023-24: Govt
During this period, a total amount of nearly Rs 31,139 crore was paid by farmers as their share of premium against which claims of over Rs 1,55,977 crore have been paid to them. Thus, for every Rs100 of premium paid by farmers, they have received about Rs 500 as...
India needs investments in geriatric care:Smriti Irani
Smriti Irani, Union Minister Women and Child Development ''The issue is: are we preparing for that reality from an economic and socio-economic perspective?'' She wondered if we have mapped the need for investments in geriatric care, stating that even though we may be...
EAC-PM pitches for mandating EV sales by all automobile manufacturers
As per the EAC-PM, the number of EVs as a percentage of total vehicles in the country stood at 0.21 per cent, while EV four-wheelers as a percentage of the total four-wheelers amounted to only 0.08 per cent New Delhi: The Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM)...