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Regulatory standards must be stronger for quality medicines: Health secy
The meeting with state drug regulators comes in the wake of the...
Govt seeks merchant bankers for selling equity in public sector banks financial institutions
As per the RFP (request for proposal) floated by DIPAM, the...
Afghanistan’s per capita income falls by one-third in last months of 2021: World Bank
The political crisis has put the gains of around two decades in Afghanistan at risk and will lead the country to grave poverty, the World Bank said. According to the statement, if the current condition continues, the Gross Domestic Product per capita will decline by...
E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight
Under a law taking effect Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration can regulate e-cigarettes and similar products that use synthetic nicotine. The action targets Puff Bar and several other vaping companies that recently switched their formulas to laboratory-made...
PM Modi says India to get record number of doctors in next 10 years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi The goal of having at least one medical college in every district and ensuring that medical education was in reach of everyone will result in the country getting a record numbers of doctors after 10 years,” the PM said Ahmedabad: Prime...
Ayushman Bharat: Tele-consultation facility to start at 1 lakh wellness centres from Saturday
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ''Now common citizens will also be able to consult the big doctors of the country! ''On the occasion of the 4th anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres, 'e-Sanjeevani Tele-consultation' facility will be...
China warns of NFT-related financial risks
Although NFTs could contribute to China's digital economy, they could also lead to speculative trading, money laundering, and illegal financing, said the trio, who also issued a joint ban on cryptocurrency trading last year NFTs must not be used in the issuance of...
As tougher climate disclosures hit, campaigners scour for laggards
Almost 2,000 climate change-related lawsuits have been launched around the world to date, the bulk in the last seven years, London’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment showed Britain on [April 6] became the first G20 country to make it...
Inflation wave reaches Asia with signs worst is yet to come
Inflation readings across the region -- China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and South Korea -- recently rose more than forecast, while New Zealand on Wednesday hiked rates by the most in 22 years over price worries. And accelerating manufacturing costs...
IMF, World Bank, WFP and WTO urge coordinated action on food security
In a joint statement, the leaders of the four institutions warned that the war in Ukraine was adding to existing pressures from the COVID-19 crisis, climate change and increased fragility and conflict, threatening millions of people worldwide The World Bank,...
India’s mandatory airbag proposal will hurt sales, says top carmaker
India, which has some of the world's deadliest roads, released a draft proposal in January mandating six air bags in all passenger cars manufactured from Oct. 1. The draft rules, part of a series of road safety measures, are yet to be finalised Providing driver and...
Govt in discussion with World Bank for collaboration on coal mine closure framework
Coal Additional Secretary M Nagaraju said both renewable energy (RE) and coal will go hand in hand complementing each other for some more time and then RE will take over the energy security of the country The ministry had earlier said it is in the process of...