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Amid confusion over WHO report Centre asks scientists to study if areca nut is non-carcinogenic
"A WHO report has created some confusion regarding the areca nuts...
IDBI stake sale likely to be completed this fiscal: DIPAM secy
"LIC's market value is around Rs 6 lakh crore. So, keeping in mind...
Crackdown on deepfakes: MCA, Meta partner to curb AI-generated misinformation with WhatsApp helpline
People will be able to flag deepfakes by sending it to the WhatsApp chatbot which will offer multilingual support in English and three regional languages (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu) New Delhi: The Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) and Meta have announced that a...
NITI Aayog pitches for tax reforms, mandatory saving plan, housing plan for elderly
More than 75 per cent of elderly people in India suffer from chronic diseases and these figures indicate the potential of the home-based care market in India. As per the report, the size of the home healthcare market in India was estimated at USD 6.2 billion (Rs 50,...
FPIs cautious on equities; take out Rs 3,776 cr in Feb so far on spike in US bond yields
Also, the latest selling could be attributed to the uncertainty surrounding the interest rate environment, both domestically as well as globally, Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Research India, said New Delhi: Foreign...
CDSCO issues sampling guidelines to ensuring quality and efficacy of drugs cosmetics
This guidelines will be useful for effective surveillance for quality and efficacy of drugs and cosmetics available in the market by adopting uniform drug sampling methodology for drug inspectors under drug regulatory authorities of state and central governments, the...
Marriages between NRIs/OCIs, Indian citizens must be registered: Law panel
In its report, the panel observed: “The rising occurrence of fraudulent marriages involving NRIs marrying Indian partners is a worrisome trend. Several reports highlight an increasing pattern where these marriages turn out to be deceptive, putting Indian spouses,...
Karnataka Govt to establish district-wide chemotherapy day-care centers
Siddaramaiah,Chief Minister, Karnataka Presenting the 2024-25 budget in the Assembly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said state-of-the-art Critical Care Blocks (CCB) will be set up in each district to provide better healthcare to patients suffering from critical illness...
South Africa’s President will sign health insurance bill into law for providing universal health coverage
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa The law aims to provide healthcare to millions of poorer citizens in a major overhaul of a two-tier system, which still reflects deep racial and social inequalities three decades after the end of white minority rule South...
‘Hidden hazards’: Delhi’s fall from glory to ‘ticking time bomb’
Rule 33 of the Delhi Fire Service Regulations mandates to obtain a Fire NOC prior to operating a factory within any building, however, the factory, which claimed lives on Thursday, running in the narrow lanes did not even have any permission. Sources in the Fire...
Government establishes committee to develop regulations on the problem of unwanted phone calls
The sole objective of Trai DLT(Distributed Ledger Technology) regulations is to bring transparency to the system, counter the menace of SMS spam and protect consumers from fraudulent practices New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it has formed a committee to...
1.4 billion children globally lack basic social protection: UNICEF
Strengthen the social protection for parents and caregivers by guaranteeing access to decent work and adequate benefits, including unemployment, sickness, maternity, disability, and pensions. Globally, 1.4 billion children aged 0-15 lack any form of social protection,...