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Govt moving ahead with IDBI Bank disinvestment plan in current fiscal: DIPAM Secy
Arunish Chawla,Secretary ,Department of Investment and Public Asset...
Automobile sales up almost 3 % in April, CV sales fall, says Fada
FADA President C. S. Vigneshwar attributed April sales to pull back...
Telangana ranks top on environmental performance in CSE’s annual ranking: Minister
A remarkable 24.06 per cent of geographical area in the state is covered with forests. only 74 megawatt (MW) was produced through solar energy when the state was formed in 2014, it surged to 5,865 MW now Hyderabad: On the eve of World Environment Day, non-profit...
India is committed to achieving universal healthcare for all by 2030:Minister
Bharati Pravin Pawar,Union Minister of State for Health Threat of pandemics far from over, need to strengthen health-based surveillance system Hyderabad: The threat of pandemics is far from over and the current need is to integrate surveillance systems of countries...
Odisha triple train tragedy: Govt asks insurers to report data on policyholders and claim payments
The department of financial services(DFS) has asked the General Insurance Council, the official representative body of general insurers, and Life Insurance Council, the official representative life insurers, to collect data from their members about their exposures to...
After text messages on phone, extreme weather alerts on TV, radio soon
The National Disaster Management Authority had conceived the “Common Alerting Protocol Based Integrated Alert System” to bring together the alert generating agencies, including the India Meteorological Department, Central Water Commission, Indian National Centre for...
Govt bans 14 fixed dose combination drugs, cites they may involve risk to people
The banned drugs included those used for treating common infections, cough, and fever -- combinations such as Nimesulide + Paracetamol dispersible tablets, Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Codeine Syrup, Pholcodine +Promethazine, Amoxicillin + Bromhexine and Bromhexine +...
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:...