J P Nadda,, Union health minister ``Before 2017, we had a policy of...
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Foreign investors returning to Indian equity markets in April
This month (till April 24), FPIs purchased equities worth Rs...
UK polluting water bosses face up to two years in prison
The new measure delivers on the government’s promise to bring...
Select Central government employees can opt for Old Pension Scheme
"It has now been decided that, in all cases where the central government civil employee has been appointed against a post or vacancy which was advertised/ notified for recruitment/appointment, prior to the date of notification for National Pension System i.e....
Reverting to OPS will privilege govt servants at cost of larger public: D Subbarao
''That will be a decidedly regressive move both for our commitment to fiscal responsibility, and more broadly for the credibility of our reforms,'' former RBI governor D Subbarao New Delhi: The decision of some states to restart Old Pension Scheme will be decidedly a...
Himachal Pradesh to implement Old Pension Scheme from April 1, to bear a burden of ₹ 1,000-crore during 2023-24
The employees under the New Pension Scheme (NPS), who have retired after May 15, 2003, will be given OPS from the prospective date. The decision would put a burden of ₹ 1,000-crore on the state exchequer during 2023-24 financial year, Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh...
Ensure sustainable fund for Lysosomal Storage Disorders, other rare diseases: MPs to Health Ministry
Nearly 50 per cent of new cases occur in children, causing 35 per cent of deaths before the age of one, 10 per cent between the ages of one and five years and 12 per cent between five and 15 years. New Delhi: Patients diagnosed with ultra-rare genetic conditions,...
US urges Microsoft, Twitter to strengthen Cyber security
“Technology manufacturers must take ownership of the security outcomes for their customers.Microsoft, Twitter and other technology companies should by default enroll users in basic safeguards such as multifactor authentication,” Jen Easterly, director of the...
Disclosures in advertisements must be hard to miss by consumers: Govt
Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary to the Department of Consumer Affairs emphasized the duty of manufacturers, service providers, advertisers, and advertising agencies to ensure that their advertisements do not mislead consumers. Disclosures made in advertisements must be...
Nations step closer to global guides on pandemics, disease outbreaks:WHO
At the UN General Assembly’s first-of-its-kind science session, held in early February, epidemiologists and researchers had called for a global pandemic warning system. Suggestions included forging a new global digital collaboration comprising a network of researchers...
South Korea’s world lowest fertility rate drops again
As of 2020, South Korea was the only country among the OECD members to have a rate below 1, giving it a shrinking population. Being married is seen as a prerequisite to having children in South Korea, but marriages are also plunging in the country amid sky-high costs...
India remains ‘bright spot’, to contribute 15% of global growth in 2023: IMF MD
Kristalina Georgieva,managing director,International Monetary Fund ''India's performance has been quite impressive. For this year, we expect India to retain a high growth rate, 6.8 per cent for the year that ends in March. For FY 2023/24 (April 2023 to March 2024) we...
Patient safety is an imperative dimension in ensuring quality healthcare: MoS Bharati Pawar
Bharati Pravin Pawar,Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar further highlighted that Jan Aushadhi stores provided generic medicines and Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for...