Eco Survey captures India’s fight against COVID-19, its strong economic fundamentals: PM Modi

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Economic Survey, which was tabled in Parliament earlier in the day, captures India’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and its strong economic fundamentals. It emphasises on the huge potential for economic growth, the importance of further scaling up innovation and the way ahead in key … Read more

Marvel Cinematic Universe postcredits scenes ranked as WandaVision episode 4 hits Disney Plus

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Spider-Man: Far From Home exploded into our rankings. Sony Pictures After a quiet year and a half for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s returned with WandaVision. The first four Easter egg-filled episodes are on Disney Plus, with weekly drops until March. It’s highly likely we’ll get a postcredits scene in the finale too, so let’s take a … Read more

RBI’s forex, liquidity management may dent government revenue

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A stable rupee also squeezed the chances of accretion in the currency and gold revaluation account (CGRA), even as there is debate on whether RBI should dig into this account to pay the government. Synopsis The returns for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are likely to be squeezed with investments in low yielding US … Read more

Brazilian women in IT negatively impacted by remote working | ZDNet

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Brazilian women working in the technology field are divided over the benefits of remote working arrangements during the pandemic, but most female professionals are faced with significant additional strain when operating in the domestic environment in the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study has found. According to a study carried out by Arlington Research on behalf … Read more

What’s in focus for India’s high stakes budget

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Bharatiya Janata Party has promised “game changer” plans to boost economic growth when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the 2021/2022 federal budget on Feb. 1. Here’s a look at some top topics she is likely to cover on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government tries to bring the country’s economy back on track: HEALTHCARE … Read more

Healthier 2021: Mark’s Using His Scale for Motivation

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This post appears as part of our Healthier 2021 series, in which we follow three WebMD team members as they strive to improve their health this year. You can follow their journeys here. By Mark Spoor I’m a word guy. You can probably surmise that since I’m an editor here at WebMD. … Read more

How Birth Control Is Different From an Abortion

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Birth control and an abortion are different. Birth control prevents pregnancy from happening in the first place. An abortion stops an existing pregnancy. “There’s a huge difference,” says Sophia Yen, MD, a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Stanford Medical School. While one prevents pregnancy, the other ends it. The Birth Control … Read more