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Trump tariff worries spur record overseas demand for JGBs
Overseas investors scooped up some 2.18 trillion yen ($15.49...
Centre committed to providing affordable and quality healthcare for poor Nadda : JP Nadda
JP Nadda,Union Health Minister Nadda stressed that simple changes...
Punjab govt to check BP, sugar, body mass index of people for early detection of diseases
The minister also said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will dedicate 76 more Aam Aadmi clinics on August 14 to mark the 76th Independence Day, taking the total number of such operational clinics to 659, he said Chandigarh: The Punjab government will launch a new...
Doctors to be penalised for not prescribing generic drugs, says new NMC regulation
Even though doctors are currently required to prescribe generic drugs only, there are no penal provisions mentioned in the regulations issued in 2002 by the Indian Medical Council "Every RMP (registered medical practitioner) should prescribe drugs using generic names...
There should be realistic green ratings to assess actual environmental impact of projects: RBI Governor
''Green flows today are dependent on ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) ratings. Recent research shows that these ESG ratings do not adequately reflect financial and non-financial materialities of these investments. Therefore, there is a need to ensure that 'green...
Action taken against 1.6 lakh claims worth Rs 287 crores under AB-PMJAY till Aug 5: Mandaviya
The anti-fraud structure under the scheme has National Anti-Fraud Unit at the central level, followed by State Anti-Fraud Units. NHA uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies to detect suspicious transactions or potential frauds under...
Disclosure or disclaimer must for celebrities, influencers endorsing as health experts: Govt
''Celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers presenting themselves as health experts or medical practitioners, when sharing information, promoting products or services or making any health-related claims, must provide clear disclaimers, ensuring the audience...
RBI holds rates steady but eyes food price spike; signals tighter policy
Shaktikanta Das,Governor,Reserve Bank of India "Liquidity plays a major role with regards to inflation – both in pushing up inflation and controlling inflation," RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said, explaining the decision."While inflation has moderated, the job is...
Bermuda considers introducing corporate income tax
The Bermudan government said in a statement the proposal would end the island nation’s long-standing 0% corporate income tax and would apply to Bermudan units of multinational corporations with 750 million euros ($820 million) or more in annual revenue. The proposal,...
Govt doubles down on safeguarding Indians from rising cyber crimes: MoS IT
Rajeev Chandrasekhar,Minister of State for Electronics and IT “On being notified by the customer, the bank shall credit (shadow reversal) the amount involved in the unauthorised electronic transaction to the customer’s account within 10 working days from the date of...
ICICI Lombard Gen gets Rs 273 cr GST demand notice
The company has already deposited an amount of Rs 104 crore as GST under protest, without accepting any liability in this regard and would be filing its response against the notice within the prescribed timelines New Delhi: ICICI Lombard General Insurance has become...
No proposal under consideration to change retirement age of central govt employees: Jitendra Singh
"Female government servant and single male govt servants appointed to the civil services and posts in connection with affairs of the Union, are eligible for child care leave (CCL) under Rule 43-C of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 for a maximum period...