A toll gate on a highway. | Photo Credit: BASHKARAN N Starting April 1, as part of its annual revision, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised toll rates on the access-controlled Bengaluru-Mysuru and Bengaluru-Hyderabad highways, and on the Hoskote-Devanahalli section of the Bengaluru Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR). On the Bengaluru-Mysuru access-controlled … Read more
The government on Friday issued orders revising the prices of 13 essential commodities supplied through Supplyco outlets in the State. A few days ago, the Cabinet had green-lit a proposal submitted by the Food and Civil Supplies department to revise the pricing mechanism of items sold through Supplyco. As a result, the subsidy provided for … Read more
Jon Shelton, head of cancer intelligence at Cancer Research UK, said: “This report shows us where the UK is doing well, and where we need to focus on improvements for patients. There are positives in here – screening is having a real impact, and cancer mortality rates are falling. Source link
Experts suggest rising child poverty is a major factor behind the estimated increase. Source link
Death rates since March 2020 up by 3% in France, 5% in the UK and 17% in the US Source link
A total of 33 lakh members (including urban cooperative society) have been enrolled under the scheme. | Photo Credit: P.K. BADIGER Following resentment from private hospitals over the low package rates under the relaunched Yeshasvini Co-operative Members Health Care Scheme, the Department of Cooperation has modified the rates for various procedures. The Cooperation Department had … Read more
Wall Street is finding a reason to keep plowing into the bond market, even with a Federal Reserve that’s still far from declaring victory in its war against inflation. The selloff that hit investors with record-setting losses during the first 10 months of the year also brought a stark end to an era of rock-bottom … Read more
Staff at Clifton House in Birmingham did not help until health inspectors asked, the watchdog says. Source link
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countries that are closer to achieving universal health coverage saw smaller declines in routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, a new study reveals. The World Health Organization describes universal health coverage as “all individuals and communities receive the health services they need … Read more
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, more than 1 in 5 American kids is obese. From 2011 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2020, rates of obesity rose for kids between 2 and 5 years of age as well as 12- to 19-year-olds, a new analysis of nationwide … Read more