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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarExperts say no need to panic as monkeypox less contagious, rarely fatal
The Union Health Ministry had last week reviewed the functioning of health screening of international travellers arriving in India at airports and ports "The virus causes mostly mild illness. It is less contagious and requires close personal contact with symptomatic...
Medical tourism sector getting back in health with higher inflow of patients than pre-Covid times
Cost-effectiveness and the presence of good hospitals in India make the country a preferred destination for many international patients, according to experts New Delhi: Thirty-year-old Iraqi national Mohsin Ali (name changed), a victim of war, is undergoing treatment...
DGCA starts 2-month-long special audit of airlines
The focus of the aforementioned special audit will be facilities like hangars and stores, equipment being used by airline personnel, airlines' quality assurance system, aircraft grounded due to lack of spare parts and airlines' maintenance control centre, a DGCA order...
A 34-year-old Delhi man with no history of foreign travel testes positive for monkeypox
“The patient is stable and recovering. There is no need to panic. The situation is under control.We have made a separate isolation ward at LNJP. Our best team is on the case to prevent the spread and protect Delhiites,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted...
Bajaj Allianz launches usage-based motor insurance add-on cover
Pay-as-you-consume add-on cover can be opted by the customer along with the basic OD (Own Damage) plan under Package Product, Bundled and Standalone OD cover, the company said Pune: Private sector Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launched its add-on motor insurance...
UN health agency declares monkeypox a global emergency
"In short, we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little and which meets the criteria in the international health regulations," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said...
Odisha’s health budget doubled in 3 years: Patnaik
The budget provision during the 2019-20 financial year was more than Rs 6,800 crore and it rose to over Rs 12,000 crore this fiscal, Patnaik said. Odisha Chief Minister added that our objective is to provide quality and affordable health care to all the 4.5 crore...
Japanese Encephalitis claims 1 more life in Assam; toll reaches 38
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. It is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that belongs to the same genus as the dengue, yellow fever and West Nile viruses Guwahati: The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis in Assam rose...
Climate change adding layer of vulnerability to fragile Himalayas: Experts
“Climate change has added another layer of vulnerability. It is acting as a force multiplier and making landslides, flash floods and cloudbursts more disastrous,” said Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People Climate change and...
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani overtakes Bill Gates to become the world’s fourth-richest person
Gautam Adani Adani’s net worth surged to $112.5 billion on Thursday, surpassing that of the Microsoft co-founder by $230 million, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world’s...
Ship insurers sail into unknown with Ukraine grain risks after deal reached
"There are a number of underwriters who have expressed an interest in writing this risk and one or two brokers also. It may well be a consortium that is formed," Neil Roberts, head of marine and aviation with the Lloyd's Market Association, told Reuters. A number of...
Maha: MACT awards Rs 10.94 lakh compensation to expat couple injured in accident during India visit
MACT member H M Bhosale directed the respondents — the owner of the offending tourist car of Delhi-based Shine Holidays and United India Insurance Company Limited — to jointly and severally pay the claimants with an interest of 8 per cent per annum from the date of...
NITI Aayog launches initiatives to boost electric mobility
"India is the fifth largest and fastest growing vehicle market in the world, providing massive potential for electric vehicle uptake. The shift to Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) is well underway and accelerating, creating 100,000s of new e-mobility jobs, driving down...
Preparing Indian Banks for Tomorrow
Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India The banks will face competition from Fintechs which are already making their presence felt within the financial services space With advancement in digital banking, cybersecurity will remain an important challenge for...
African swine fever reported in two Kerala farms
The disease was confirmed among pigs of two farms in the district after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal "Now the test result has confirmed the infection. Directions have been issued to cull 300 pigs of the...
Stock market investors richer by over Rs 9.76 trn in five days
"The return of FIIs into domestic equity markets in the last few sessions coupled with receding commodity prices and hopes that US Fed may not go for aggressive rate hikes in its next meeting has somewhat tempered the fears of investors," Shrikant Chouhan, Head of...
More than 1.3 mn vehicles recalled in FY22 due to safety issues: Gadkari
Gadkari said total 47,984 people died due to accidents on national highways in 2020, while 33,148 died due to accidents on state highways Vehicle recalls in India rose to a three-year high in 2021-22, with more than 13 lakh two-wheelers and passenger cars recalled...
26.66 million people affected by floods in 2020; 1,365 lives lost: Union minister Shekhawat
Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said Rs 21,190 crore of total damage of crops, houses and public utilities has been recorded in 2020 New Delhi: As many as 26.66 million people were affected by floods in the country...