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Experts advocated setting up of “micro-hospitals” to curb curb India’s deaths due to NCDs
Hospital bed density lags at just 0.55 per 1,000 population -- far...
Indian Healthcare-2025:Robust growth in AB-PMJAY and digital delivery, AI next frontier
The health ministry's initiative, launch in October last year, to...
China tightens regulations on battery-powered vehicles for higher safety standards
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Monday issued a set of technical standards for the batteries in electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, which make up more than half of new car sales in the country China is tightening regulations on...
Lloyd’s broker UIB charged by UK over alleged Ecuador bribes
UIB sold reinsurance services to state-backed insurers covering parts of the Ecuadorian public sector, including the state water and electricity companies between 2013 and 2016, the SFO said. The broker is accused of £3 million to intermediaries who then bribed an...
Manoj Ayyappan, JS, DFS, appointed as govt’s nominee director in GIC Re
The Ministry of Finance has nominated Manoj Muttathil Ayyappan, joint secretary, Department of Financial Services as a director on the Board of GIC Re with effect from 17 April in place of M. P. Tangirala, former additional secretary, DFS. Ayyappan had joined the DFS...
India urges global support for small farmers amid climate change, price challenges
"We cannot leave smallholders to fight these challenges alone. They need our policy support," Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, describing agriculture as not merely an economic activity but a source of "livelihood, food, and dignity" for millions New...
No plans to levy GST on UPI transactions over Rs 2,000, says Govt
``The claims that the Government is considering levying are completely false, misleading, and without any basis. Currently, there is no such proposal before the government,’’ said the Ministry of Finance in a statement on Friday. New Delhi:The government has denied...
Govt plans to ease nuclear liability laws to attract foreign firms, sources say
A draft law prepared by the department of atomic energy removes a key clause in the Civil Nuclear Liability Damage Act of 2010 that exposes suppliers to unlimited liability for accidents. The draft law also proposes a lower liability cap on small reactor operators at...
ESIC beneficiaries can soon avail medical care in Ayushman Bharat empanelled hospitals: Mandaviya
“The ESIC provides free treatment to around 3.77 crore families, which means around 18 crore individuals, in 165 hospitals and over 1,500 dispensaries in the country. They are also provided treatment in around 2,000 empanelled hospitals. We have now decided to provide...
Markets surge for 4th day; Sensex reclaims 78k-level amid US-Japan tariff talks, FII inflows
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 3,936.42 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data. On Tuesday, FIIs bought equities for Rs 6,065.78 crore. Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged nearly 2 per cent on Thursday,...
US agency probes TCS for workers’ bias claims
“Allegations that TCS engages in unlawful discrimination are meritless and misleading,” a TCS spokesperson said. “TCS has a strong track record of being an equal opportunity employer in the U.S., embracing the highest levels of integrity and values in our operations.”...
In landmark ruling, UK’s top court says legal definition of woman refers to biological sex
The much anticipated ruling centred on whether a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate (GRC), a formal document giving legal recognition of someone's new gender, is protected from discrimination as a woman under Britain's Equality Act LONDON: Britain's...