Efficient management helped Kerala overcome fiscal pressures, says K.N. Balagopal

Efficient management helped Kerala overcome fiscal pressures, says K.N. Balagopal

Efficient financial management and a record increase in the State’s own revenues helped Kerala withstand fiscal pressures in the 2023-24 fiscal, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters here after visiting the treasury on Saturday, the last working day of the 2023-24 fiscal, Mr. Balagopal said the government had made payments to … Read more

A pioneering law that helped to open libraries across the State of Madras

A pioneering law that helped to open libraries across the State of Madras

The Connemara Public Library, established in 1860, became the first ever public library in 1896. After the Act came into force, it became the State Central Library on April 1, 1950.  | Photo Credit: R. RAGU The Anna Centenary Library (right), inaugurated by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on September 15, 2010, is also the State … Read more

Covid Inquiry: Brexit helped prepare government for pandemic, says Gove

Covid Inquiry: Brexit helped prepare government for pandemic, says Gove

“I would argue the skills acquired, honed and refined during EU exit prep helped us not only to have an organisational system better in dealing with process – but to have a cadre of people who’d been through an intense process that enhanced the ability to respond,” he told the inquiry. Source link

Nottinghamshire woman says her dog helped her find breast cancer

Nottinghamshire woman says her dog helped her find breast cancer

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which treated Mrs Allison, said “from time to time” it had diagnosed breast cancer in patients who were prompted to seek medical advice after their dog drew their attention to a concern in one of their breasts, “usually by repeatedly sniffing or nudging the area”. Source link

Remote work helped in saving jobs during COVID- 19: ILO Report

Remote work helped in saving jobs during COVID- 19: ILO Report

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty/iStock image Short-time work and work-sharing measures or other forms of job retention helped to reduce the volume of work and save jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, said a report of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released on Friday. The report, titled Working Time and Work-Life … Read more