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Right to live in a pollution-free atmosphere is a fundamental right of every citizen: SC
"The right to live in a pollution-free atmosphere is a fundamental...
Investors’ wealth surges by Rs 128 lakh cr in Samvat 2080, Gold gives 32 pc return
This made Samvat 2080 the biggest wealth-creating year on record,...
Majority of urban Indians comfortable with automation at homes, online shopping: Report
Almost half of (47 per cent) the consumers in India think that the banking and financial services will be more profoundly impacted by AI, followed by manufacturing (44 per cent), education (42 per cent) and communications (41 per cent), the report noted. Among urban...
Omicron: Govt extends containment measures till Dec 31 amid global concerns
While underlining that the new variant doesn't escape RT-PCR and RAT tests, Bhushan asked states and UTs to ensure adequate infrastructure and supervised home isolation, according to a health ministry. Bhalla also said that the contacts of the international travellers...
Millennials- Singapore’s new ‘Sandwich Generation’
Among the foremost sources of financial concern listed by respondents were providing for their ageing parents financially (48%) and funding their own retirement (60%). Both worries could be linked to the rising costs of living and life expectancy here. In just a...
Construction companies to see robust growth and “new age” risks post-Covid:ALLIANZ
“Covid-19 has brought about a new age for the construction industry,” says Yann Dreyer, Global Practice Group Leader for Construction in the global Energy & Construction team at AGCS. “While construction projects continued during the pandemic, and further growth...
Moderna CEO says vaccines likely less effective against Omicron
Moderna Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel Bancel added that the high umber of mutations on the protein spike the virus uses to infect human cells meant it was likely the current crop of vaccines would need to be modified. Vaccine resistance could lead to more sickness...
Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year:UN
Despite recent improvements, the report warned that demand for travel could be further affected by "uneven vaccination rates around the world and new COVID-19 strains which had prompted new travel restrictions in some countries UN:The coronavirus pandemic will likely...
Centre introduces unique face recognition technology for pensioners
The Minister said that the Department of Pension has been extensively using technology to achieve this end, be it the introduction of Digital Life Certificate, the introduction of an intelligent common software "Bhavishya" for all Government of India Ministries for...
Indian Govt’s health expenditure share in GDP rises from 1.15 pc to 1.35 pc: NHA report for 2017-18
The share of the government's health expenditure in the total health expenditure has increased to 40.8 per cent (2017-18) from 28.6 per cent (2013-14), the NHA report for 2017-18 said. New Delhi: The share of the government's health expenditure in the total GDP of the...
‘Omicron’ scare: DDMA decides to conduct RT-PCR test for all passengers from ‘high-risk’ countries
'It was decided to conduct 100 percent RT-PCR testing of passengers from high-risk countries, followed by genome sequencing of the positive cases and mandatory isolation/quarantine as per the guidelines laid down by the Government of India,'' an official said. New...
Over 5 lakh cos went out of biz, 7 lakh new cos registered in nearly 6 years: Official data
So far this financial year starting from April 1, 2021, a total of 22,557 companies have been deregistered, whereas 1,09,098 new companies have been set up. In the last nearly six years, the maximum number of companies were shuttered in 2017-18 at 2,36,262 and the...