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Public sector banks’ total profit crosses Rs 1 lakh crore-mark in FY23
From posting a total net loss of Rs 85,390 crore in 2017-18, the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have come a long way as their profit touched Rs 1,04,649 crore in 2022-23, according to an analysis of their financial results NEW DELHI: Public sector banks' cumulative profit...
EPFO adds 13.4 lakh members in March, 1.39 cr in 2022-23
Among the newly joined members, the highest enrolment is registered in the age group of 18-21 years with 2.35 lakh members, followed by the age group of 22-25 years with 1.94 lakh members.The age-groups of 18-25 years constitute 56.60 per cent of total new members...
FPIs bring in Rs 30,945 cr in May on strong economic fundamentals
With this, net inflows by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) reached Rs 16,365 crore in 2023 so far, data available with the depositories showed Foreign investors have put in Rs 30,945 crore in the Indian equities in May so far, driven by strong macroeconomic...
4th death, more vision loss cases in US linked to tainted Indian eyedrops
Investigators say most of the patients had used certain brands of eyedrops, and products from EzriCare and Delsam Pharma were recalled in February. At least seven patients were diagnosed after the recall After the recall, US health inspectors visited the plant in...
Evidence of stress hormones in hair may reveal who is prone to get heart disease: Study
"Our hope is that hair analysis may ultimately prove useful as a test that can help clinicians determine which individuals might be at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Then, perhaps in the future targeting the effects of stress hormones in the body...
Study reveals how managing cardiovascular disease risk helps preserve physical function
"Approximately 10 per cent of older adults have muscle weakness and diminished physical function that leads to adverse health outcomes and physical disability," said lead author Dr. Shivani Sahni "Since loss of physical function contributes to reduced mobility,...
67% of Indian firms to outsource key security functions as cyber attacks spike
"A lot of enterprises go with security service providers that can offer global capabilities in a local delivery model and can help them in unifying their vendor ecosystem by offering a plethora of services under one umbrella," said Sakshi Grover, research manager,...
CGHS beneficiaries to get cashless treatment at 6 AIIMS
According to the salient features of this initiative, the CGHS pensioners and other entitled categories of CGHS beneficiaries will be eligible for cashless treatment in OPD, investigations and indoor treatment at these six AIIMS New Delhi: Cashless treatment will now...
Re-thinking well-being : How outlooks on life are changing in Asia
Prudential commissioned Economist Impact to write a report exploring how people in Asia, at a time of heightened uncertainty, assess different aspects of their well-being, including their physical and mental health, personal finances, social lives, and interaction...
Centre considering testing drugs at govt laboratories before exporting
"The CDSCO has submitted that some intervention from the government was necessary to stop the low-quality cough syrups from entering the global supply chain from India," an official said New Delhi: Amid quality issues being raised globally for the cough syrups...
ANALYSIS-As world’s poor face ‘compounding crises’, what could curb risks?
The number of people in need of humanitarian aid globally has tripled in the last half-decade, to 340 million, said, David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, a global humanitarian aid and development organisation About 90% of those live in just...
AI voice coach shows promise in treating depression, anxiety: Study
"The way we should think about digital mental health service is not for these apps to replace humans, but rather to recognize what a gap we have between supply and demand, and then find novel, effective and safe ways to deliver treatments to individuals who otherwise...
Chronic diseases taking ‘immense and increasing toll on lives’, warns WHO
A 46-year-old Cambodian man who lost his leg to diabetes. The annual global death toll from non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, is estimated at 36 million. Photo: IRIN During 2020-2021, COVID-19 resulted in 336.8 million years of life...
Samruddhi Expressway sees 39 deaths in accidents since its launch in Dec 2022; road hypnosis among causes
Road hypnosis, also called white line fever, is an altered mental state faced by drivers due to ''automaticity'' or the process of doing things automatically without actively thinking about the steps involved A total of 39 persons have lost their lives and 143 were...
One billion people in 43 countries face cholera risk, amid ‘bleak’ outlook: UN health experts
Echoing the bleak outlook, WHO data indicates that by May last year, 15 countries had reported cases, but by mid-May this year “we already have 24 countries reporting and we anticipate more with the seasonal shift in cholera cases,” said Henry Gray, WHO's Incident...
Heat insurance offers climate change lifeline to poor workers in Gujarat
Nonprofit Arsht-Rock Foundation Resilience Center in partnership with microinsurance startup Blue Marble and a trade union has one of the world's first parametric insurance schemes for extreme heat in Gujarat If temperatures climb high enough above historical averages...
London court throws out lawsuit against Google over medical records
London: Google on Friday defeated a lawsuit brought on behalf of 1.6 million people over medical records provided to the U.S. tech giant by a British hospital trust. The Royal Free London NHS Trust transferred patient data to Google’s artificial intelligence firm...
Britain mandates 20 offshore carbon storage licenses
Britain aims to use carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, which involves filtering planet-warming carbon from industrial smokestacks before it hits the atmosphere and storing it underground, to hold 20 million to 30 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030 London: Twelve...