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Thoughts of self-harm or suicide in the last 12 months were reported by 16.2 per cent MBBS students while the number was recorded at 31 per cent in MD/MS students, according to the report by the National Task Force on Mental Health and Well-being of Medical Students...
Pakistan & Sweden report cases of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo
WHO said there have been more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in more than a dozen countries across Africa this year, which already exceed last year's figures Pakistan has detected three patients with the mpox virus, the health department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Biden, Harris hail Medicare drug price cuts that will save billions
Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in 2022, was the first to allow Medicare to negotiate prices for some of the most costly drugs that the program covers for 66 million people. The new prices will go into effect in 2026 LARGO,...
Hurricane Debby: Moody’s estimates insured losses for will not exceed $1.5 billion
Jeff Waters, director, North Atlantic Hurricane Models at Moody’s, said, “Hurricane Debby should not be a major event for the (re)insurance market. Debby made landfall just 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 kilometers) from last year’s Hurricane Idalia’s Florida landfall as a...
McKinsey sees AI surge boosting consulting amid industry slump
Among those deploying automation rapidly are the traditional and regulated industries such as banking and insurance, Rodney Zemmel, senior partner and head of the McKinsey's digital business said McKinsey & Co. is seeing an increase in the number of clients...
Severe typhoon set to disrupt flight, train services in Japan
Disruptions from tropical storms this time of year have become an annual occurrence in Japan and other countries in the region. They’re also more severe, causing factories to halt production and companies telling employees to stay at home. The latest typhoon,...
Wall street firms to pay $470 million to settle with US regulators over texting
The penalties mark the latest wave of a sweeping multi-year enforcement initiative targeting Wall Street’s use of so-called “off channel” work communications such as text and WhatsApp messages in breach of rules which require firms to retain certain work-related...
US FDA seeks fresh curbs on sodium levels in packaged, processed foods
"Reducing sodium in the food supply has the potential to be one of the most important public health initiatives in a generation," FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones said in a statement Fast-food chains, including McDonald's , Burger King-parent...
India only G20 nation to achieve climate targets, its efforts surprise world: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi “We have met the climate targets set under the Paris Agreement ahead of schedule. India is the only nation among the G20 countries to do so, and we are proud of it,” the prime minister said New Delhi: India is the only country among G20...
18% GST on premiums: a significant deterrent to insurance purchase and penetration
Experts argue in favour of removal of 18% GST on Health covers to boost insurance penetration ``If GST is removed, a straight 18% less in amount will keep people from choosing higher sum-insured or better policy coverages in the same amount'' Rakesh Jain, CEO,...
CM’s pharmacy stores’ on the anvil to make generic medicines available to people: Stalin
M K Stalin,Chief Minister,Tamil Nadu In his Independence Day address after hoisting the national flag at Fort St George, Stalin announced a comprehensive scientific study on natural calamities triggered by heavy rains in the mountainous regions of the state, including...
2024 Cat bonds issuance set to exceed 2023 record
A fresh analysis by Swiss Re shows issuance of the bonds was well over $12 billion in the first half of 2024, putting it on track to exceed the $15.6 billion issued throughout 2023 Investors can face huge losses if a pre-defined catastrophe hits, but enormous gains if...
EV Battery Fires: South Korean blaze puts spotlight on safety concerns
Auto experts say EV battery fires burn differently than fires in internal combustion engines, often lasting longer and being harder to extinguish as they have a tendency to reignite South Korea is urging automakers operating in the country to disclose the manufacturer...
Floods threaten Europe as searing heat gives way to storms
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including heat waves, violent storms and wildfires. Countries around the Mediterranean Sea — which reached a record average temperature of 28.16C (82.7F) on Tuesday — are some of the...
HDFC ERGO onboards Xceedance to implement SaaS core insurance delivery systems
The project involves implementing Duck Creek's comprehensive suite of cloud-native core insurance delivery applications, including policy, claims, billing, data insights, and other solutions, along with developing a front-end interface on a no-code platform GURGAON:...
Investment Advisers, Research Analysts should disclose AI tool usage to clients: Sebi
"With technological innovations and advancements, many AI tools are currently available in chatbot form such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, etc. These AI tools, however, may not adequately safeguard sensitive data shared during conversations, potentially...
Google to expand AI initiatives in India, targeting language barriers, agricultural efficiency
Abhishek Bapna, Director of Product Management at Google DeepMind, emphasized that Google's agricultural initiatives are driven by two major goals: improving livelihoods and addressing climate change through necessary interventions. Banks and insurance companies could...
People’s concerns over natural disasters growing in recent years: PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 78th Independence Day Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 78th Independence Day, PM Modi said, "This year and over the last few years, we have all become...