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The employees under the New Pension Scheme (NPS), who have retired after May 15, 2003, will be given OPS from the prospective date. The decision would put a burden of ₹ 1,000-crore on the state exchequer during 2023-24 financial year, Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh...
AIIMS Delhi to soon join hands with other city govt hospitals for cross referral of patients
During the meeting, the LG was informed that the emergency department of AIIMS receives an average of 866 patients daily apart from the unmanageable critical patients coming from other government hospitals due to the lack of super-specialty facilities there New Delhi:...
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for nearly 90% new Covid cases in US
The prevalence of XBB.1.5 has kept increasing since late last year, and it is estimated to account for 89.2 per cent of new Covid-19 cases in the country this week, up from 85.4 per cent last week and 79.7 per cent two weeks prior, reports Xinhua news agency The...
CDC report suggests child deaths in Gambia linked to consumption of made-in-India cough syrups
''Patients with DEG poisoning can experience a range of signs and symptoms, including altered mental status, headache, and gastrointestinal symptoms; however, the most consistent manifestation is AKI, characterized by oliguria (low urine output) or anuria, progressing...
Investors’ wealth climbs Rs 3.43 lakh crore on market rally
''The sentiment was further lightened as FIIs turned in strong buyers,'' Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services,'' said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 12,770.81...
LIC recoups losses as Adani Group shares rise
The value of LIC's shareholding in the Adani Group stocks has risen by about Rs 9,000 crore since and at Friday's closing price, it stands at Rs 39,068.34 crore, according to information available on the stock exchanges Mumbai: State-owned Life Insurance Corporation...
The third edition of Bima Manthan took place over a course of 2 days on 1st and 2nd March, 2023 at Hyderabad. In this edition, focussed discussions happened on theperformance of the industry in FY 2022-23 (till Jan 23). The industry registered year on year growth rate...
IRDAI now extends ‘Use & File’ procedure to Miscellaneous products with a sum assured up to 5 cr
With this move, all general insurance products, are now permitted to be filed under ‘Use and File’ procedure and can be launched without any prior approval. This will provide the vital fillip to the general insurance companies for a broad-based approach in designing...
IRDAI simplifies norms for senior citizens availing Immediate Annuity products from NPS proceeds
The exit form of NPS will be treated as proposal form for purchasing annuity, thereby reducing the time and efforts of senior citizens as well as insurers. Hyderabad: In order to bring ease of living for senior citizens, the insurance regulator IRDAI has relaxed the...
World Bank commits $1 bn to India for public healthcare infra
Through this combined financing of USD 1 billion (about Rs 8,200 crore), the bank will support India’s flagship Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), launched in October 2021, to improve the public healthcare infrastructure across...
Childhood obesity in India likely to rise 9.1% annually by 2035: Report
The reasons for increased obesity prevalence include rising trends in dietary preferences towards more highly processed foods, greater levels of sedentary behaviour, weaker policies to control the food supply and food marketing, and less well resourced healthcare...
Social sector spending by rich drops despite increase in wealth: Report
Going forward, the private philanthropic giving in India is estimated to grow at 11 per cent per annum and reach 1.86 lakh crore in FY27, the report said In the last five years, total social sector expenditure in India has seen an annual growth of 15 per cent per...
Sebi slaps mkt ban on actor Arshad Warsi, 44 others for share price manipulation through misleading YouTube videos
Sebi noted, prima facie, these entities collectively helped create trading volumes and interest in the scrip, spread false and misleading YouTube videos, and hence induced investors to buy the companies scrips at elevated prices, thereby prima facie violating the...
53 pc Indians likely to buy art, watches, luxury handbags in 2023; art tops in passion investment: Report
Among the ten passion investments, Knight Frank said art was the top performer with a return of 29 per cent in a 12-month period ending December 2022. More than half of ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) in India are likely to purchase art along with watches...
Third of callers to national helpline reported anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts: Survey
''One-third of people who reached out to us told us that they struggled with mental illness, anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Suicide killed more people in India than murders and coronavirus in 2022,'' said philanthropist Priya Hiranandani-Vandrevala, who...
Global energy-related CO2 emissions edged up to record high in 2022 – IEA
"We still see emissions growing from fossil fuels, hindering efforts to meet the world’s climate targets," IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in a release alongside the report. LONDON: Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record high last year,...
Gender-equal boards out of reach until 2038, says MSCI
In 2022, women held less than a quarter, or 24.5%, of director seats across the global index versus the 22.6% held in 2021, MSCI said. In addition, women held CEO positions in only 163 of the 2,811 companies. Gender inequality in boardrooms will not be eliminated...
Govt plans to develop 600 wayside amenities on highways including clinics
"The amenities will include numerous facilities for passengers such as Fuel Station, Electric Charging Facilities, Food Court, Retail Shops, Bank ATM, Children Play Area, Medical Clinic, Childcare room, Toilets with shower facility, Vehicle repair facility, Driver...