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Iran-Israel war escalation to impact India’s trade with West Asia, say experts
Nearly 30 percent of global oil and a third of the world's LNG...
Nearly half of India’s power generation capacity non-fossil: Govt
Non-fossil fuel sources now contribute 235.7 GW (49%) of total...
Govt clears proposal to appoint EDs in PSU gen insurance companies, interviews for 9 EDs soon
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally approved the proposal of the Department of Financial Services for framing of guidelines for appointment of EDs in all public sector general insurance companie Currently,...
Telangana CM announces Rs 5 lakh accident insurance policy for gig workers, cab, auto drivers
According to an official release, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy also assured the gig workers that the government would provide Rs 10 lakh health cover under the Rajiv Arogyasri scheme Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy Saturday said the...
IFSCA forms panel to formulate framework for green finance
The committee is chaired by Dhruba Purkayastha India Director for Climate Policy Initiative and has members including Shalabh Tandon, Interim Regional Director and South Asia Regional Head of Operations & Climate Change, IFC (World Bank Group), Prabodh Acharya,...
Dry state Gujarat allows “Wine and Dine” in GIFT City
In a recent meeting between re/insurers and the Gift City authorities, which houses International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA), the re/insurers had demanded better social and entertainment facilities inside the City. Gandhinagar: In a first, the Gujarat...
50 crore people now have Ayushman Bharat Health Account numbers: Govt
More than 1.5 crore patients have used ABHA-based instant OPD registration service and more than 50 lakh people are using the ABHA app to manage their health records digitally, the ministry said ABDM's Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR) has 2.6 lakh verified...
Cuba quietly authorizes euthanasia
Euthanasia and medically assisted suicide, opposed by most religions, sparks huge controversy around the world where just a handful of countries allow the practice and some equate it with murder. The Cuban Roman Catholic Church was not immediately available for...
India expected to see 1 cr EV sales annually by 2030, create 5 cr jobs: Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the government has also permitted retrofitting of existing polluting vehicles into hybrid and fully EVs. The regulations have been finalised and technology demonstrations done successfully, he added. He said the government intends to...
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission ensures robust patient data security measures: NHA
Vikram Pagaria, joint director of the mission under the National Health Authority, highlighted that around 2,50,000 health facilities have been connected so far under the ABDM run by the NHA. Pagaria said that under this mission, there is no question of the patient's...
New psychological intervention ‘EASE’ to help adolescents affected by distress
1 in 7 adolescents globally experience mental health conditions, which mostly go unseen and untreated. EASE is the first WHO-UNICEF psychological intervention to address the critical shortage of mental health care for adolescents experiencing distress Geneva: The...
India boosts AI in weather forecasts as floods, droughts increase
The India Meteorological Department expects the AI-based climate models and advisories it is developing to help improve forecasts.The weather office has used AI to generate public alerts regarding heatwaves and such diseases as malaria.It plans to increase weather...