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A total of 4,12,432 road accidents occurred in 2021, which claimed 1,53,972 lives while 3,84,448 people were injured New Delhi: A total of 1,997 road accidents occurred in 2021 due to the use of mobile phone by drivers while driving, which claimed 1,040 lives,...
China’s economic activity at slowest since 2020 as Covid-19 spreads
“Manufacturing and consumption both declined as Covid situation brought relatively big impact to enterprises, personnel on duty and logistics,” the statistics bureau said in a statement accompanying the data release China’s abrupt reversal of its Covid Zero policy...
Year-ender 2022: Despite vaccine strides, India not out of Covid-19 shadow yet
"Currently, there are 10 different variants of Covid-19 in the country, with the latest being BF.7. The Delta variant of Covid-19 is also around in the country," a source told ANI. The sudden surge in Covid cases in the United States, China, Brazil and South Korea...
Govt plans to increase number of Janaushadhi Kendras to 10,000 by March 2024
Medicines which are priced 50 per cent to 90 per cent less than that of branded versions are sold at the PMBJKs with the product basket comprising 1,759 medicines and 280 surgical devices covering all major therapeutic groups such as cardiovascular, anti-cancers,...
Covid-mutation risk drives rush to test travellers from China across world
The scenario echoes the pandemic’s early days, when China was criticized for not releasing key genetic data on the virus until weeks after news of the new illness became public. Keeping up with viral evolution has posed difficult challenges for drugmakers. For...
Cyber Insurance: Crucial For Digital World
Ransomware attacks, in which hackers gain control of files and data to extract financial gain, continue to be the biggest concern of organisations and is expected to get even more prominent in the years ahead Cyber insurance market is the fastest growing segment in...
India surpasses 1,50,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres before Dec 31 deadline
Ayushman Bharat wellness centres aim to provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC), by expanding and strengthening the existing Reproductive & Child Health (RCH) and Communicable Diseases services and by including services related to Non-Communicable...
RBI favours prohibition of unbacked crypto assets
The framework proposes that authorities should have appropriate powers, tools and resources to regulate, supervise, and oversee crypto assets activities and markets, both domestically and internationally, proportionate to the financial stability risk they pose," the...
Man loses Rs 14 lakh to fraudsters offering Rs 50 lakh loan on `insurance policies’
The accused lured victims with low interest rate loan offers against the newly purchased insurance policy which was also sold by them to the victims New Delhi: The Delhi Police has busted a gang which operated under the disguise of an insurance firm at a Noida-based...
Challenging Jan 1 renewals reflect a market seeking new equilibrium: Guy Carpenter
In a renewal season that was extremely late, ultimately, placements were largely completed at client issued structures and pricing, without many of the requested modifications in coverage Reinsurers presented fractured views at the outset, with more extreme coverage...
Equity investors turn richer by Rs 16.36 lakh crore in 2022
In 2021, equity investors reaped handsome rewards as their wealth grew nearly Rs 78 lakh crore while Sensex gained 10,502.49 points or 21.99 per cent. Mumbai: Dalal Street investors became richer by more than Rs 16.36 lakh crore this year as the equity market scaled...
Over 19,400 road accidents occurred due to loss of control by driver in 2021: Report
According to the report, hit from the back (21.2 per cent) accounted for the largest share in total accidents and the total number of persons killed (18.6 per cent) during 2021 followed by 'head on collision' (18.5 per cent) and (17.7 per cent), respectively. Head-on...
Healthcare institutions need to increase investment in Cyber security: Experts
`` We are witnessing serious threats to our data in the form of cyber-attacks. Compared to other industries, the healthcare sector needs to be extra cautious towards cyber security as we keep or store a large volume of sensitive data. The world witnessed the highest...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: more ship insurers exit war cover
At least 12 of the 13 organizations within the International Group of P&I Clubs — the main insurer of risks such as collisions and spills — have changed their policies to exclude claims stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in recent days. The 13 clubs are...
Google, YouTube content providers must face US children’s privacy lawsuit
The lawsuit alleged that Google’s data collection violated similar state laws, and that YouTube content providers such as Hasbro Inc, Mattel Inc, the Cartoon Network and DreamWorks Animation lured children to their channels, knowing that they would be tracked U.S....
2022 was a crucial year for India in combating climate change, reverse nature loss
The Centre also set a new target of 40 per cent reduction in particulate matter concentration in cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) by 2026, updating the earlier goal of 20 to 30 percent reduction by 2024 According to the Environment...
China could see as many as 25,000 deaths a day from Covid-19 in Jan
The jump in cases has fueled concern across the globe about the emergence of new Covid variants that could be more contagious, lethal, or both. That has prompted numerous countries to adopt mandatory testing and entry restrictions for travelers from China, which also...
World population at 7.9 bn on New Year’s Day, 0.9% increase over 2022
During January 2023, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second, the Census Bureau said. New York: The world population is projected to be 7.9 billion people on New Year's Day 2023, with 73.7 million people added since New Year's Day 2022, the U.S....