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Trump’s new tariff could shave off 0.5% points of India’s GDP: Finance Secy
"Second order (effects) would be important," said Finance Secretary...
India stays world’s fastest growing economy at over 6 pc growth despite tariff woes :IMF
Gita Gopinath, chief economist, IMF IMF's outlook report pegs the...
Sweden close to becoming first ‘smoke free’ country in Europe as daily use of cigarettes dwindles
“We were early in restricting smoking in public spaces, first in school playgrounds and after-school centers, and later in restaurants, outdoor cafes and public places such as bus stations,” said Ulrika Årehed, secretary-general of the Swedish Cancer Society As the...
Amit Shah directs MHA, NDMA to develop comprehensive software by March 2024 carrying scientific data on disaster
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that five days rain and flood forecast currently being given by the India Meteorological Department and CWC is to be expanded to seven day forecast by the next monsoon season so that flood management can...
Kerala to implement comprehensive geriatric care programme: CM
A comprehensive rehabilitation policy would also be formulated to rehabilitate those who are confined to their homes due to physical ailments following accidents or diseases, he said. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government will soon implement a comprehensive...
Japan demographic woes deepen as birth rate hits record low
The number of newborns in Japan slid 5% to 770,747 last year, a new low, while the number of deaths shot 9% higher to a record 1.57 million, the data showed. More than 47,000 deaths in Japan last year were caused by the coronavirus pandemic Japan's birth rate declined...
Amazon fined $25 mn for violating children’s privacy law, deceiving parents
"Amazon's history of misleading parents, keeping children's recordings indefinitely, and flouting parents' deletion requests violated COPPA and sacrificed privacy for profits," said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection San Francisco:...
Civil aviation ministry comes out with draft aircraft bill
As per the preamble of the Draft Aircraft Bill, 2023, it aims to have an Act to make better provisions for regulation and control of the design, manufacture, possession, use, operation, sale, import and export of aircraft and for connected matters New Delhi: The civil...
Free treatment worth Rs 61,501 crore provided under AB PM-JAY scheme till date: Health ministry
During the year 2022-23, approximately 56 per cent of the total admissions (by amount) have been authorised in private hospitals, while 44 per cent of the admissions have been authorised in public hospitals. The AB PM-JAY beneficiaries can avail treatment...
India transformed in less than a decade:Morgan Stanley
The report highlighted the 10 big changes, including supply-side policy reforms, formalisation of the economy, Direct Benefit Transfer, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, focus on FDI and flexible inflation targeting. These changes are because of India's policy choices,...
Combined impact of climate change, population growth poses serious threat to India’s water security: Experts
''Rising temperatures accelerate evaporation rates, depleting surface water and groundwater reserves. Altered precipitation patterns lead to unpredictable monsoons, causing floods in some areas and droughts in others. These extreme events reduce water availability,...
Japan’s largest insurer Tokio Marine joins defectors from Gfanz climate group
A spokesperson said Tokio Marine will continue to consider measures to realize a decarbonized society such as the use of renewable energy and emphasized it will keep a close eye on social and environmental causes Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest insurer by...