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India to add 179 million people to its working age population by 2045
India's working age population (age 25-64) is rising as a...
Cyber Protection: Public-private action to bridge gap and boost resilience
Mario Greco, Group Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Insurance Group,...
Recording wife’s phone conversation without her knowledge is infringement of privacy: HC
The court of Justice Lisa Gill passed the order last month on a plea filed by a woman who challenged a 2020 order of the Bathinda family court. Chandigarh: Recording of wife’s telephonic conversation without her knowledge is infringement of her privacy, the Punjab and...
First death with Omicron variant in United Kingdom
The variant now accounted for around 40% of infections in the capital Britain gave no details on the death or whether the patient had been been vaccinated or had underlying health issues. Deaths from Omicron may have occurred in other countries but none has been...
More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs:World Bank
In 2019, prior to the pandemic, 68 per cent of the world’s population was covered by essential health services, such as reproductive health services; immunization services; treatment for HIV, TB and malaria; and services to diagnose and treat noncommunicable diseases...
UK’s Johnson warns of Omicron ‘tidal wave’, says two doses not enough
Boris Johnson,Prime Minister,UK Data released on Friday showed that vaccine efficacy against symptomatic infection was substantially reduced against Omicron with just two doses, but a third dose boosted protection up to over 70%.In order to hit the accelerated rollout...
RBI Governor cautions depositors to be careful while chasing high returns
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das PM Modi said that over 1 lakh depositors have got about Rs 1,300 crore of their money with stressed banks in the past few days with the enactment of the legislation.He assured that about three lakh more such account holders will get their...
Bank deposit insurance cover increased to Rs 5 lakh, refund within 90 days: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal "The most important thing is that earlier it used to take nearly 10 years, now it has been ensured that the day on which the Reserve Bank of India decides to shut down the bank, the sum of Rs 5 lakh will be refunded...
Centre committed to achieving universalisation of social security, says Union Minister Bhupender Yadav
Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav The Minister further informed that the Labour Bureau of Ministry is undertaking all-India surveys on migrant workers, domestic workers, transport sector workers, which will help in developing policies for the...
Employability improves in 2021 led by IT, education, fin services: Report
The report found that the demand for qualified and skilled professionals will be driven by sectors including IT/ITES, Pharmaceutical, E-Commerce and BFSI. The hiring in these sectors is expected to increase by 20 per cent for freshers in 2022 compared to 2021. Mumbai:...
How will the world decide when the pandemic is over?
"It's somewhat a subjective judgment because it's not just about the number of cases. It's about severity and it's about impact," says Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization's emergencies chief. How will the world decide when the pandemic is over? There's no...
WHO panel outlines recommendations for Covid-19 booster shots
The World Health Organization's (WHO) vaccine advisory panel recommends that people who are immunocompromised or received an inactivated vaccine should receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 shot, it said on Thursday. Many countries have been rolling out booster shots,...