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Experts have cited the "sizable number of unique mutations" in variants like BQ.1 in speculating that it could evade immunity from prior infections or vaccination New York: New Covid strains are gaining ground across the world and in the US, new variant BQ.1 now makes...
India ranks 107 on Global Hunger Index 2022, records highest child wasting rate
Undernourishment prevalence rose in India from 14.6 percent in 2018-2020 to 16.3 percent in 2019-2021. This translates into 224.3 million people in India being undernourished out of the total 828 million people globally New Delhi: India ranked 107 out of 121 countries...
Prospects that digital health can provide are limitless with proper implementation & coordination, says NHA CEO
RS Sharma, Chief Executive Officer,National Health Authority Digital technology is not an end to achieving healthcare but it can facilitate innovations and transform health making it more accessible, effective and time-saving,” National Health Authority Chief...
Wage Revision: Govt notifies 12 % hike for PSU GI Industry, makes `Performance’ mandatory for next round
There will be a total outgo of Rs 8146 crore from all four companies for meeting wage revision expenses The unions have criticized the government for mentioning ``conditional future performance linked pay revision’’ and threatened agitational path in case of...
Symptomatic Covid infection linked with poor mental health: Lancet study
This might reflect that older people are more likely to experience more severe COVID-19 symptoms, greater worry around infection, and increased risk of blood vessel (microvascular) or brain (neurological) changes after infection, the researchers said London: Having...
Aditya Birla Capital enters fray to pick up stake in Reliance Nippon Life
The financial services arm of the Aditya Birla Group has expressed intent to pick up 51 per cent stake of Reliance Capital in Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company (RNLIC), sources said NewDelhi: Aditya Birla Capital Ltd has joined the race to pick up stake in...
Four in five cities across world facing significant climate hazards such as heat waves,floods and droughts
CDP’s report “Protecting People and the Planet” surveyed 998 cities from across the globe and showed that in addition to 80% facing extreme climate events, for nearly a third, climate-related hazards threaten at least 70% of their populations. Four in five cities...
Cyber attack hits IT systems of Tata Power
Tata Power Company Limited had a cyber attack on its IT infrastructure impacting some of its IT systems, a BSE filing said Mumbai: Tata Power on Friday said that a cyber attack has hit its Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and affected its systems. Tata Power...
Fine particle pollution linked mortality in India may be lower than thought: Study
'Measuring the health effects of air pollution is complicated,' said study lead author Professor Patrick Brown, from the University of Toronto in Canada Exposure to high levels of fine air pollution particles (PM2.5) in India may have a smaller impact on mortality...
SC asks Rajasthan to pay compensation to children orphaned by Covid within 2 wks
"In so far as pending applications for compensation to orphans are concerned, we direct the state to make the payment to remaining applicants whose parents have died due to Covid within two weeks," the bench said. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the...
Nagaland launches universal health insurance scheme
Neiphiu Rio,Chief Minister, Nagaland The Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) will be implemented in convergence with the Ayushman Bharat scheme of the Centre, state minister Neiba Kronu told a press conference The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd is the...
Sikkim working on new disaster risk reduction framework: CM
Prem Singh Tamang, Chief Minister,Sikkim ''The state government is continuously working together with all the Himalayan states and other stakeholders to establish a new disaster risk reduction framework for the region in order to deal with natural disasters,'' said...
Miller appoints Matthew Hooker as regional Head of Energy for Asia-Pacific
Matt’s appointment forms part of Miller’s wider growth strategy in the region and follows recent senior hires to the Singapore team, including Ron Whyte as Head of Strategic Development and Nick King as Head of Marine London: Miller, the leading independent specialist...
Indian startup funding hit 2-year low in September quarter: PwC India
"Although it has been argued that there is substantial committed capital waiting to be deployed (dry powder) in the Indian start-up ecosystem, it is becoming clearer that selectivity in dealmaking will increase, with a focus on path-to-profitability, especially in...
10-yr old PEs with $100 million investible funds allowed to promote Indian re/insurance companies: IRDAI
The new regulations are proposing major changes in Indian insurers' fit and proper criteria, allowable limits of investment, lock-in period on investment, process of registration and criteria for investment by Private Equity Funds The minimum shareholding of...
Asia now world’s largest debtor and saver; need to focus on fiscal stability to handle debt distress: IMF
The warning comes as the fund, a lender of last resort, downgrades its 2022 growth forecast for the Asia-Pacific region by 0.9 percentage point to 4%. For 2023, it expects growth to be 4.3%, down 0.7 percentage point than previously seen. Asia’s economies will need to...
World dangerously close to recession, warns World Bank President
All of the problems that people have taken note of, the inflation problem, the interest rate rises, and the cutoff of capital flows to the developing world hits the poor hard, he said, adding that's a huge challenge for the bank Washington: World Bank President David...
Elon Musk under federal investigation, reveals latest Twitter court filing
Elon Musk,CEO,Tesla In the court filing, Twitter without delving into details of the matter, simply said that they are looking into Musk's "conduct" linked to the deal. The main scrutiny seems to be on Musk's legal team Tesla CEO Elon Musk is being investigated by the...