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Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes in Iran
Cancellations in recent days to usually resilient aviation hubs...
Iranian parliament approves a measure to close Strait of Hormuz
Around 20% of global oil and gas flows through Strait of Hormuz....
India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index 2023, govt calls it flawed measure
With a score of 28.7 in the Global Hunger Index-2023, India has a level of hunger that is serious, according to a report based on the index. India's neighbouring countries Pakistan (102nd), Bangladesh (81st), Nepal (69th) and Sri Lanka (60th) have fared better than it...
Indian govt panel wants car ratings tied to improved connectivity -draft
In a country with high accident rates, the advice could force automakers to equip the connected cars, as they are known, with technology using the airwaves to send warnings between drivers, and communicate with road systems like traffic lights. New Delhi: An Indian...
LIC receives Rs 37,000 tax notice from J&K GST body
The Jammu & Kashmir GST authority has calculated the pending dues of the LIC saying the corporation has paid taxes at 12% instead of 18 % on certain invoices Mumbai: Life Insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) on Wednesday said it has received a demand...
California Governor signs bill expanding conservatorship law
The law is designed to make it easier for authorities to provide care to people with untreated mental illness or addictions to alcohol and drugs, many of whom are homeless. Local government said their hands are tied if a person refuses to receive help under existing...
Use of digital technology in mental health a force multiplier: Mandaviya
''Mental health is a universal human right. The use of technology in mental health care is a force multiplier. The Tele Manas Seva, launched last year on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, has counselled more than 3,50,000 people till date and currently provides...
Mental health should be recognised as basic right: Kerala CM
Pinarayi Vijayan,Chief Minister,Kerala It is not merely the absence of mental disorders but a positive state of mental and emotional well-being. This definition aligns with the broader conception of human rights as not only freedoms from harm but freedoms to lead a...
Modify insurance policies, hold awareness drives: NHRC advisory for welfare of people with mental illness
Insurance policies and schemes should include treatment for mental illnesses to increase the accessibility and affordability of mental health care. To boost accessibility to treatments for mental disorders for financially disadvantaged populations, it is necessary to...
IMF raises India’s GDP growth forecast marginally to 6.3 pc for FY24
'Growth in India is projected to remain strong, at 6.3 per cent in both 2023 and 2024, with an upward revision of 0.2 percentage point for 2023, reflecting stronger-than-expected consumption during April-June,'' the 'World Economic Outlook' said. China's growth...
Global coal industry expected to layoff over 4 lakh miners by 2035: Report
Climate commitments to phase out coal power generation could accelerate ongoing trends in coal-mining job losses, even as employment in renewable energy and construction now exceeds 50 per cent of total energy employment Dorothy Mei, project manager for the Global...
Allahabad HC instructs state to form high-powered committee on fire safety measures
A bench of Justice AR Masoodi and Justice OP Shukla passed the order on a PIL registered by the court earlier, taking suo motu cognizance of a fire that broke out last year in Levana Suites Hotel in the city capital. The bench said had such a committee been...