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Progress in India enabled by dual strategy of strong safety nets, reforms that foster growth: NITI Aayog VC
Suman Bery ,Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog 240 million Indians escaped...
Central drugs laboratories find 55 samples to be ‘not of standard quality’ in June
These drugs were manufactured by an unauthorized entity using a...
Rising Covid cases: Health Ministry asks states to maintain ‘constant vigil’
Looking at the upcoming festive season, the Union Health Secretary advised the states to put in place requisite public health measures and other arrangements to minimise risk of increase in transmission of the disease by adherence to maintenance of respiratory hygiene...
Britain’s National Grid drops China-based supplier over cyber security fears – FT
The decision came in April after the utility sought advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, a branch of the nation’s signals intelligence agency GCHQ, the newspaper quoted a Whitehall official as saying Britain’s National Grid has started removing components...
Small cities to play key role in achieving resolve of developed India by 2047: PM Modi
The government is committed to saving money for urban families, be it exemption in income tax or low-cost treatment. The inclusion of crores of urban poor in the Ayushman Bharat initiative has helped them save Rs 1 lakh crore on medical expenses. Medicines were made...
By 2047, India to remain a lower middle country if growth remains 6%: Rajan
"We will start the process of aging at some point around that time, which leads to the alarming question if we don't grow faster, we will grow old before we grow rich, which means we all have all the burdens of an aging population to deal with also at that point,"...
Assam to introduce bill to ban polygamy in Feb 2024
“The bill to ban polygamy will be placed on the Assam assembly floor, which will commence from February 4,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters in the national capital on Friday New Delhi: At the upcoming session of the Assam Assembly in February 2024, a...
Andhra hikes free medical treatment scheme limit to Rs 25L , monthly social pension to Rs 3K
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy,Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal to launch the second phase of Jagananna Arogya Suraksha from January 1 and enhance the free medical treatment limit under YSR Aarogyasri to Rs. 25 lakhs and make it...
China issues draft plan for data security incidents
The plan, which is currently soliciting opinions from the public, proposes a four-tier, colour-coded system depending on the degree of harm inflicted upon national security, a company's online and information network, or the running of the economy Beijing: China on...
Arsenic, fluoride, other heavy metals in ground and drinking water across multiple states: Parl panel alerts Centre
"This contamination is contributing to severe health issues such as cancer, skin diseases, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes among the inhabitants in affected regions and states." New Delhi:A Parliamentary panel has alerted the Central government in its recent...
Healthcare providers to join US plan to manage AI risks – White House
Companies that sign the commitments pledge to develop AI uses responsibly, including solutions that advance health equity, expand access to care, make care affordable, coordinate care to improve outcomes, reduce clinician burnout and otherwise improve the experience...
Millions of people in China dropping out of state health insurance: VOA Report
As per statistics released by China's National Healthcare Security Administration, in 2022, China had 1.34 billion people enrolled in state-subsidized basic health insurance but that was 17.05 million fewer than in 2021 An associate professor at Central China Normal...