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The number of tobacco users continues to decrease globally, going from 1.32 billion in 2015 to 1.30 billion last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Approximately 38 million children between the ages of 13 and 15 currently use tobacco, 13...
Health Minister suggests stickers be given to notify fully vaccinated status of families
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country have crossed 113 crores. The minister noted their contribution in ensuring that 80 percent of the population and 40 percent of the population received their first and second dose of the vaccine...
New Research on Looming Threat of Global Insurance Raises Alarms
The study was conducted in partnership with IBM and Luxoft. "We've seen organized scammers exploit the telehealth system; intercept personal information through phishing scams and other data harvesting schemes; carry out ransomware attacks; and run a number of...
Big four global reinsurers improve earnings despite high nat cat losses:Fitch
Sharply lower non-life claims related to the coronavirus pandemic more than offset high, and above-budget, natural catastrophe losses, Fitch Ratings says. The pandemic had a strong impact on the life and health reinsurance activities of the major reinsurers, which had...
Israel’s Redefine Meat serves up plant-based whole cuts of beef
The company, which until now worked with about 150 restaurants in Israel, said the whole cuts will broaden the appeal of alternative meat products that have mostly been limited to ground-beef dishes, including hamburgers and sausages. "This is the money-maker. This is...
Combustion of coal has led to increase in premature mortality rate in India: Lancent Report
Data from the 2021 global Lancet Countdown report shows that there has been a nine-per cent increase in the number of deaths related to coal-derived PM2.5 in India in 2019 compared to 2015. New Delhi:The combustion of coal, mainly in power plants followed by...
US health agency eases Covid-19 travel advisory for India, Pakistan
In its advisory for India, the State Department urged US citizens not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir due to terrorism and civil unrest, and also within 10 kilometres of the India-Pakistan border due to the potential for armed conflict. "Indian authorities report rape...
If a citizen loses his job due to vaccination, is the state not obliged to redress it? Kerala High Court’s proposal to the Center
Justice PV Kunhikrishnan on Tuesday said the court is not blaming the Center but when a citizen stands to lose his employment or his movement is restricted because of the vaccine given to him by the state, “is it the duty of the government to Isn’t that redressal of...
Global Covid-19 Caseload Tops 253.8 Million, Deaths Over 5.10 Million
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 47,221,549 and 764,363, according to the CSSE.The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,447,536 infections and 463,655 deaths), followed by Brazil...
Russian test blamed for space junk threatening space station
A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk that is now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, U.S. officials said Monday. The State Department confirmed that the debris was from an old Russian satellite...
General insurance industry in China to reach US$313 billion in 2025, forecasts GlobalData
Deblina Mitra, Senior Insurance Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Despite being the second-largest general insurance industry globally, China’s general insurance penetration at 1.3% is way below the developed markets’ average of 4%. This is mainly because the general...
India resumes quarantine-free entry of foreign travellers from 99 countrie
Travellers from these 99 countries, including the US, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands and Russia, which have been listed under "Category A", have to submit a self-declaration form on the Air Suvidha portal (newdelhiairport.in) before the scheduled...
Establish regulatory frameworks pertaining to control of air pollution at source of generation, says ICMR, Lancet report
The report further said that the country needs to move away from the traditional animal husbandry practices that will contribute to the reduction of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions New Delhi: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute for...
Every additional year of education in India increases person’s avg income by about 6.7 pc: Study
The study also found that every rupee invested towards the completion of school education is expected to bring an economic benefit between Rs 4.5 and Rs 8.2 in terms of future earnings of each individual The study pegs the total cost of establishing adequate mental...
Singapore to support development of iLS in Asia Pacific:FINANCE MINISTER Wong
Lawrence Wong ,minister for finance and deputy chairman of Monetary Authority of Singapore ``We have also introduced a grant scheme to reduce issuance costs. Over the past 3 years, 18 ILS have been issued in Singapore. These cover a range of natural catastrophes...
AGCS strengthens its market-facing leadership team
AGCS CEO Joachim Mueller commented on the leadership changes: “As our portfolio turnaround and wider business transformation program advance as planned and we pivot to growth again, we are pleased to attract top talents for these core positions, all of which are...
As Autos Go Electric, Toyota Chases Hydrogen Dream
"The enemy is carbon, not internal combustion engines. We shouldn't just focus on one technology but make use of the technologies we already posses," Akio Toyoda said at the track. "Carbon neutrality is not about one having a single choice, but about keeping options...
The Great Reboot:Europe’s banks turn to fees to kick customers’ branch habit
"A main part of our business, taking deposits, is becoming a loss-making activity. What was once part of our core business and profits is now making losses," said Caixabank's CEO Gonzalo Gortazar last month. Charges on a debit card for non-loyal customers could rise...