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Mandaviya directs EPFO officials to improve claim settlement, grievance redressal
NEW DELHI: Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday...
Despite Trump order, abandoning DEI could land companies in legal trouble
“When companies are sued by women or people of color and they're...
Govt panel calls for regular market approval for Covishield, Covaxin
"The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) which reviewed SII and Bharat Biotech's application for the second time on Wednesday has recommended granting regular market approval to Covishield and Covaxin...
Risk mitigation in insurance key to drive penetration: Official
Both the government and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India are working together on how to drive the penetration of products, innovation and distribution, he said. said Saurabh Mishra,Joint Secretary,Department of Financial Services New Delhi:...
India reports over 2.8 lakh new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 15.13 pc
As per the health ministry, there is an increase of 0.79 per cent in Omicron cases since yesterday. The daily positivity rate is at 15.13 per cent while the weekly positivity rate is 15.53 per cent. Meanwhile, the country's recovery rate stands at 93.88 per cent India...
Covid-19 health emergency could be over this year, says WHO
Dr. Michael Ryan said “we may never end the virus” because such pandemic viruses “end up becoming part of the ecosystem.” But “we have a chance to end the public health emergency this year if we do the things that we’ve been talking about,” he said. The worst of the...
After supply, logistics emerges as biggest threat to global vaccination programs
Developed countries are getting to the point where they are choosing to live with Covid and treat it as endemic, their hospital systems insulated by higher vaccination rates. But logistical issues continue to bedevil the rollouts of poorer countries, becoming one of...
LIC listing: Inside the all-out campaign to prepare India’s biggest IPO
A knock-out listing could see LIC raise as much as $10 billion from the IPO with a minimum dilution of 5%. That would make it the third biggest globally involving an insurer Mumbai:In Mumbai’s sleek skyscrapers, harried bankers race the clock to appraise a company...
Decision on COVID vaccination for children between 12-14 yrs yet to be taken by Health Ministry
Dr NK Arora, Chairman of COVID-19 working group of NTAGI, said that looking at the current pace of the vaccination, India may begin inoculating children in the age group of 12-14 years in March. About 46 percent of adolescents aged 15-18 years have received their...
Sanctioned Rs 50,000 compensation to each of 68,370 claims for COVID-19 deaths: Guj govt tells SC
The state government had said that it received 89,633 claim forms (applications) seeking compensation for COVID-19 deaths, out of which 58,840 claims have been settled and the amount has been disbursed to applicants New Delhi: The Gujarat government has told the...
India needs Green Revolution 2.0 to make agri more climate-resistant, sustainable: RBI
The article said the current overproduction of crops like rice, wheat and sugarcane, has led to rapid depletion of the ground-water table, soil degradation and massive air pollution raising questions about the environmental sustainability of current agricultural...
Increase fund allocation for adolescents’, elderly’s health in upcoming budget: NGOs
Population Foundation of India, asked for a substantial increase in budget allocations for health, nutrition and education and skill building of adolescents in the forthcoming Union budget 2022-23. New Delhi: NGOs have urged the government to increase the allocation...