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ICICI Foundation partners with IIT Kanpur to build Digital Health Stack
"We believe that technology-led innovation holds the key to...
Microsoft restores services to Nayara ahead of HC hearing
Earlier this week, Microsoft suspended its services to Nayara...
Biometric authentication at discharge for Ayushman Bharat patients stressed at AIIMS meeting
The issue of cost disparity between estimates provided by the treating doctors and the approved PMJAY health benefit package was discussed New Delhi: The need for mandatory biometric authentication at the time of patients' discharge was stressed at a recently held...
Cybercrime to cost Germany 206 billion euros in 2023 -survey
Around three quarters of the companies surveyed suffered digital attacks in the past 12 months, falling from 84% of the companies in the previous year. "The slight decline in the number of companies is a positive sign and indicates that protective measures are having...
Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: UN Experts
Quoting the latest data from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), the Committee pointed out that while some 32 per cent of the global population have received at least one COVID-19 booster, in developing countries such as Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Burundi and...
‘PM-eBus Sewa’ scheme to be rolled out in 5-6 months: Urban affairs ministry
The scheme has two segments -- augmenting city bus services in 169 cities and green urban mobility initiatives in 181 cities The e-buses will be made available in cities with a population between three lakh and 40 lakh. The scheme will support bus operations for 10...
“Initiatives taken to make UPI system available on feature phones”: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
“We have encouraged digital payment but the main challenge on the UPI is that it usually needs a smartphone but in our country, a large number of people are using feature phones. We have launched some products to make feature phones to operate the UPI system as well....
With COVID-19 ‘here to stay’, new tools essential to continue fight: Tedros
“COVID-19 is here to stay, and the world will continue to need tools to prevent it, test for it and treat it,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General The World Health Organization (WHO) announced an expanded partnership to improve access to COVID-19...
Global EV sales grow 50%, China market faces slowdown
“Tesla is obviously a big influence, but increasingly Hyundai Kia, Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes are moving the needle in premium,” said Soumen Mandal, senior analyst for automotive New Delhi: The global electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 50 per cent (year-on-year) in...
US judge set to decertify Google Play class action
Decision by U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco could significantly reduce damages that Google, a unit of Alphabet, might owe over the distribution of Android mobile applications Consumers claimed they would have paid less for apps and enjoyed expanded...
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime
“Nearly every sector of the economy has been victimized by Qakbot,” Martin Estrada, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, said Tuesday in announcing the takedown. He said the criminal network had facilitated about 40 ransomware attacks alone over 18 months that...
Maharashtra: Fancy number plates could soon be a thing of the past as state gears up for HSRP on all vehicles
The Centre has made HSRP must for every new vehicle registered in the county from April 1, 2019 Made of a rare aluminum alloy, HSRP contains a retro-reflective film with a verification inscription 'India', chromium-based Ashok Chakra hologram, hot-stamped letters...