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Women want equal opportunity: SC objects to Bengal’s ‘no night duty’ policy for women doctors
The court questioned the West Bengal Government notification that...
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...
China sets rules to safeguard drivers’ rights in ride-hailing industry
In a statement, the transport ministry said ride-hailing companies should improve income distribution mechanisms. It also said anti-monopoly measures will be stepped up against such companies and a “disorderly expansion of capital” will be prevented in the sector.The...
Unemployment rate at 9.3 pc in Jan-Mar 2021: NSO survey
Labour force refers to the part of the population which supplies or offers to supply labour for pursuing economic activities for the production of goods and services and therefore, includes both employed and unemployed persons. New Delhi: Unemployment rate for all...
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...