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If poor not provided treatment will ask AIIMS to take over SC to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh took serious...
US says Ukraine, Russia agree to ensure safe navigation in Black Sea
The White House said in a statement that Washington would help...
Centre approves Rs 1,816 crore to five states as disaster relief
According to an official statement, the assistance will be provided to Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Nagaland for floods, landslides and cloudburst that occurred during 2022 New Delhi: A High Level Committee, headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, has...
Govt plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps
India's IT ministry is considering these new rules amid concerns about spying and abuse of user data, said a senior government official "Majority of smartphones used in India are having pre-installed Apps/Bloatware which poses serious privacy/information security...
Centre mulling taking action against e-pharmacies over data misuse
"Health Ministry has taken note of malpractices reported in the sector which lead to concerns over data privacy, sales of medicines without prescription, and predatory pricing," the source added The notice was issued to online pharmacies including Tata 1mg, Amazon,...
Civil aviation ministry’s consultative committee discusses sustainable development initiatives
Jyotiraditya Scindia,Union minister, Ministry of Covil Aviation The ministry has taken initiatives to make airports carbon neutral and reach the target of net zero carbon emissions. It has also advised all operational brownfield airports and upcoming greenfield...
Guidelines on medical negligence under consideration, says Union Health ministry
It has been more than 17 years since the Supreme Court, for the first time in the Jacob Mathew case in 2005, directed the Centre to frame statutory rules in consultation with the-then medical education regulator Medical Council of India (MCI) to deal with medical...
Govt to infuse more capital in public sector general insurers next year
Based on the performance in the FY23, the finance ministry would take a call as to how much capital they would require to meet regulatory requirement, the official said.They are not in good financial health and fund would be infused in these entities to augment their...
Centre raises concern over gradual increase in Covid positivity rate amid influenza cases
Rajesh Bhushan,Union Health Secretary "While the COVID-19 trajectory has decreased substantially in last few months, the gradual rise in COVID-19 test positivity rates in some states is a concerning issue that needs to be promptly addressed," Union Health Secretary...
Silicon Valley Bank is largest failure since 2008 crisis, billions stranded
Based in Santa Clara, the lender was ranked as the 16th biggest in the U.S. at the end of last year, with about $209 billion in assets. Specifics of the tech-focused bank's abrupt collapse were a jumble, but the Fed's aggressive interest rate hikes in the last year,...
Maha: Will discuss old pension scheme issue with all stakeholders, says Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis,Deputy Chief Minister,Maharashtra Under OPS, the pension amount is provided by the government, which increases its liability, whereas the NPS has a contributory mechanism from the employee as well as the government. Mumbai:Maharashtra Deputy Chief...
Canada’s financial industry regulator issues norms for banks, insurers to disclose climate risks
The principles come into effect at the end of fiscal 2024 for larger banks and insurers and in 2025 for smaller firms, the regulator said in a statement. The Canadian regulator is going ahead with its first climate framework as global financial bodies raise pressure...