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Indian govt has no plans manadate 2-child norm:Mos for Health
Bharati Pravin Pawar,Union Minister of State for Health In response to a question on whether the government proposes to bring a legislation for two child policy, the minister said, ''There is no such proposal.'' The Crude Birth Rate (CBR) has declined to 19.7 in 2019...
Omicron may spoil companies’ plans to return to office
Dr. Neal Mills, chief medical officer for benefits consulting firm Aon Plc, said his team has been meeting with clients all week about possible new options. "They are recognizing that they are going to need to revisit many of the decisions they've made. If this...
Govt accords financial sanction for new nuclear power projects totaling to 9000 MW: Jitendra Singh
On progressive completion of the projects under construction and those accorded sanction, the present nuclear power capacity of 6780 MW will increase to 22480 MW by 2031. New Delhi: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh informedth Rajya Sabha that to boost...
17 States/UTs have ‘Over-exploited’ ground water resources:Govt
Central Ground Water Board is implementing a nationwide programme of “National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM)” for mapping of aquifers (Water bearing formations), their characterization and development of aquifer management plans to facilitate sustainable...
income, investments, insurance and institutional credit to drive financial inclusion:PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi “When income grows, investment becomes possible. Insurance coverage enables greater risk-taking ability and investments. Institutional credit gives wings for expansion. And We have worked on each of these pillars. When all these factors...
Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet study
"The side effect data show all seven vaccines are safe to use as 3rd doses, with acceptable levels of inflammatory side effects like injection site pain, muscle soreness, fatigue," said Professor Saul Faust, trial lead from the University Hospital Southampton NHS...
Cyclone Jawad: reach north AP-Odisha coast by Saturday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the preparedness of States and Central Ministries and concerned agencies to deal with the situation arising out of the likely formation of Cyclone Jawad, informed the Prime Minister's...
17 flying squads constituted to implement anti-pollution measures in Delhi-NCR, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR on Friday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying it has constituted an enforcement task force to monitor compliance with its directions to control air pollution in the national capital region....
Indian doctors strike as Omicron sparks fears of third wave of COVID-19
Some epidemiologists have said Omicron could be less lethal in India than the last Delta wave because of widespread previous infections and vaccinations. New Delhi: India reported 9,216 new COVID-19 infections on Friday after announcing its first two Omicron cases the...
Australian watchdog sues supermarket chain Coles over staff underpayments
In a raft of allegations against one of the country's biggest employers, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) said Coles underpaid 7,812 employees by A$115.2 million ($81.99 million) between January 2017 and March 2020. "Businesses paying annual salaries cannot take a...
Star Health’s IPO sees 79% subscription on weak sentiments
Non-institutional investors, which include corporates, bid just 0.19 times the shares reserved for them. The institutional investor and retail segments were fully subscribed, at 1.03 times and 1.1 times respectively Mumbai: Signalling weak investor demand for India's...
Scientific reasoning for booster vaccine doses under examination: Govt
"Our priority is the complete task of administering both vaccines and this is the strategy which will give us the best dividend," said Health Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal New Delhi: Scientific reasoning for booster vaccine doses for COVID-19 is under examination but...
investors richer by over Rs 5.35 lakh crore in two days of market rally
''Irrespective of the weak sentiments in the international markets, domestic indices continued to rise due to gains in IT, financials and metal stocks amid strong domestic macroeconomic data,'' said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services Mumbai:...
55 pc of total COVID-19 cases reported in India are from Kerala, Maharashtra: Union Health Ministry
"Districts reporting high cases of positivity are still a matter of concern for us, we are continuously in talks with those states," the Joint Secretary said. "Among the 18 'districts of concerns' in the country, 9 are from Kerala and one each is from Arunachal...
BMC asks Mumbai airport authorities to follow Maha govt’s revised guidelines for travellers
The state government's amended air travel rules mandates seven-day institutional quarantine of passengers from only three ''high-risk'' countries - South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe, while for domestic travel, passengers will either have to be fully vaccinated, or...
Two cases of Omicron variant detected in Karnataka, no severe symptoms found
“No severe symptoms of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 reported so far. All Omicron related cases are found to have mild symptoms so far.In all such cases in the country and across the world so far, no severe symptom has been noted. WHO has said that its emerging...
GSK says tests show antibody drug works against Omicron variant
In a statement, the British drugmaker said that lab tests and a study on hamsters have demonstrated the sotrovimab antibody cocktail to work against viruses that were bio-engineered to carry a number of hallmark mutations of the Omicron variant. London:...
SC sets 24-hr deadline for Centre, states to act on Delhi air pollution
The top court made it crystal clear that it needs to take action within 24 hours to curb air pollution in the capital. The bench said: "If you do not act, we will step in…we have extraordinary steps in mind. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday minced no words to...