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DoT asks telcos to play cybercrime awareness caller tune 8-10 times daily
"In order to make the public aware about cybercrime through the...
Lavanya Mundayur takes charge as CMD of Agriculture Insurance Company
Lavanya Mundayur, CMD, Agriculture Insurance Company After clearing...
Digital Child’s Play: protecting children from the impacts of AI
Conor Lennon from UN News asked Jasmina Byrne, Policy Chief at the UNICEF Global Insights team, and Steven Vosloo, a UNICEF data, research and policy specialist, about the importance of putting children at the centre of AI-related policies. Artificial intelligence has...
Delhi govt transfers Rs 5,000 each to accounts of 2.95 lakh construction workers
Construction activities have been banned in Delhi but the city government will assist the labour brothers and sisters in every possible way, Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said New Delhi: The Delhi government on Saturday deposited Rs 5,000 each in the...
micron variant in ‘fluid motion’:Dr Anthony Fauci
Dr Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert On whether the new variant evades antibodies, Fauci explained, "when you look at a mutation it is going to give you a hint or indication that it might evade the immune response. You need to get that particular...
Explainer: How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?
Omicron's mutations are likely to render certain COVID-19 treatments - including some manufactured antibodies - ineffective, said Dr. David Ho, professor of microbiology and immunology at Columbia University. Experimental antiviral pills - such as Pfizer Inc's...
PM Modi orders review of reopening on Omicron COVID concerns
Prime minister Narendra Modi After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new variant to be "of concern", Modi "highlighted the need for monitoring all international arrivals, their testing as per guidelines, with a specific focus on countries, identified...
Bihar, J’khand, UP among poorest states; Kerala, Goa have lowest poverty: Niti Aayog
Kerala (0.71 per cent), Goa (3.76 per cent), Sikkim (3.82 per cent), Tamil Nadu (4.89 per cent) and Punjab (5.59 per cent) have registered the lowest poverty across India and are at the bottom of the index. The report said India's Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)...
Mobile health teams save lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas
It just one year old, Shahpirai’s son was suffering from severe malnutrition. Yet without the means or available facilities for him to receive proper health care, his mother could only hope he would improve at home.Shahpirai, 30, is the sole provider for her husband...
One billion more people could join the ranks of those already unable to afford healthy diet
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected global food systems worldwide, causing food insecurity and malnutrition The UN agency underscored the urgency of strengthening their capacity to endure shocks, including extreme weather events and surges in plant and animal diseases...
Chinese regulators ask Didi to delist from US bourses on security fears
Didi sparked the ire of Beijing when it proceeded with its New York stock offering this summer, despite regulatory requests that it ensure the security of its data before the IPO. Chinese regulators quickly launched multiple investigations into the company and have...
New Covid variant: Centre’s fresh advisory to states for international travellers
In a letter to additional chief secretaries or principal secretaries or secretaries (Health) of the states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked them to ensure that samples of travellers turning positive are sent to the designated IGSLS or...