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As per official data, the total number of domestic passengers was 4,63,417 and the number of flight movements stood at 5,998 on Thursday (November 23) Domestic air passenger traffic touched a new high on Thursday as airlines carried 4,63,417 people. In November, the...
Autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy: Study
The researchers found that autistic men without a learning disability had an average estimated life expectancy of 74.6 years, and autistic women without a learning disability, around 76.8 years London: A new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers...
Workers face double hit from climate change and new technologies, ILO head warns
ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo also highlighted rising inequality, insecurity and vulnerability. He told the leaders that this made work on improving and protecting skills even more important ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, has warned that workers...
India needs additional 2.4 mn hospital beds to reach recommended ratio: Report
''India is emerging as one of the most affordable healthcare destinations in the world providing quality medical procedures at a relatively cheap cost. In the pre-pandemic years between 2014 and 2019, the inflow of foreign tourist arrivals on medical visa grew at a...
Medicines for four rare diseases become cheaper due to domestic production
Four more drugs for three diseases - Tablet Sapropterin for Phenylketonuria, tab Sodium Phenyl Butyrate and tablet Carglumic Acid for Hyperammonemia and Capsule Miglustat for Gaucher's disease - are under process for approval and are likely to be available by April...
PSU insurers’ shares see sudden spurt on Friday
After lying low in recent years, on Friday GIC Re's share price has risen by 15 per cent to Rs 304.45 while NIA's scrip has gone up by 20 per cent to Rs 209. LIC's share gained 10 per cent and closed at a monthly high of Rs 678 on Friday Mumbai: Though , Sensex fell...
Berkshire Hathaway exits Paytm; sells 2.46 pc stake for Rs 1,371 crore
The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 877.29 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 1,370.63 crore. Mumbai: Billionaire Warren Buffet-backed Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday divested its entire 2.46 per cent stake in Paytm’s parent company One97...
Closely monitoring outbreak of H9N2, clusters of respiratory illness in children in China: Govt
There is a low risk to India from both the avian influenza -- H9N2-- case reported in China as well as the clusters of respiratory illness.The usual causes of respiratory illness in children have been implicated and there has been no identification of an unusual...
Villagers resist India’s biofuel push, fearing hidden health risks
Touted as a green fuel and a solution to cut tailpipe emissions from vehicles when blended with gasoline, ethanol - a biofuel - is key to India's action to tackle climate change. But the residents of Chittanur village in Telangana state say they are not ready to pay...
WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses, pneumonia clusters
Outside scientists said the situation warranted close monitoring, but were not convinced that the recent spike in respiratory illnesses in China signalled the start of a new global outbreak Geneva: Chinese officials say they did not detect any ''unusual or novel...
Govt to enable citizens to file FIR against social media companies
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) will develop a platform on which users can notify about IT rule violation by social media platforms New Delhi: The government will assist...
Private sector banker Manoj Muttathil Ayyappan selected as DFS joint secy
Manoj Muttathil Ayyappan Manoj Muttathil Ayyappan will be filling up the vacancy of the post of joint secretary(Banking,Insurance & Pension) on contract basis (lateral entry) in the Departmentof Financial Services(DFS). Ministry of Finance(MoF), said a...
Corporate America is rethinking diversity hiring
America First Legal — founded by Stephen Miller, a former senior adviser to President Donald Trump — has lodged complaints with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against more than 20 companies, including American Airlines Group Inc., Macy’s Inc.,...
Number of global climate-related court cases rise almost three times in last 6 yrs
In the last five years, the number of climate-related court cases that have been filed around the world more than doubled, according to a 2023 report by the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) and New York’s Columbia University, from 884 filed by 2017 to nearly 2,500 as...
Taj Hotel’s data breached, around 1.5mn customers at risk
"The perpetrator, known as 'Dnacookies', is requesting $5,000 for the complete dataset, encompassing addresses, membership IDs, mobile numbers, and other personally identifiable information (PII)," the reports further stated New Delhi: Around 1.5 million people may...
Pramerica Life launches individual non-participating savings plan
Pramerica Life Insurance has launched a new plan, Pramerica Life RockSolid Future, an individual non-participating non-linked savings life insurance plan. Pankaj Gupta, MD & CEO of Pramerica Life Insurance, said, "The product offering not only provides protection...
Banks should fortify cyber security as fraud cases rise: RBI
RBI Deputy Governor Rajeshwar Rao said that bank customers today are facing a threat from technology induced frauds such as fraudulent apps, breach of privacy and deep fakes Mumbai: The RBI on Thursday said that the banks should focus on fortifying cyber security and...
Customer data with account aggregators completely safe in India: Sitharaman
“There is a need for insurance companies to become a lot more tech-ready and through technology, but because insurance is such a sentimental matter. You still need a human interface. Insurance companies will have to adapt technology, bring in more personnel, who can...