Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from under-represented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S. businesses scaling back diversity initiatives. “In 2020, we set aspirational hiring goals and focused on growing our offices outside California and New York to improve … Read more
Representational image of rice grains being winnowed at a paddy field in Kerala. India has revoked the export duty on parboiled rice | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah The Union Government has scrapped the export tax on parboiled rice, it said in an official order on Tuesday (October 22, 2024), as inventories across India — the … Read more
West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee at a rally in support of party candidate Dev for Ghatal Lok Sabha seat in Paschim Medinipur district on Friday. | Photo Credit: PTI Taking a dig at the BJP, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, April 27, 2024, dubbed it a “job-eater” and said the … Read more
Telangana Government has decided to scrap the Gruha Lakshmi scheme envisaging construction of houses in own sites under beneficiary led construction mode launched by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)-led dispensation. The previous government had sanctioned four lakh houses with a financial assistance of ₹3 lakh each with 100% subsidy to provide dignity housing to … Read more
Amsterdam: Dutch health technology company Philips said on Monday it would scrap 6,000 jobs to restore its profitability following a recall of respiratory devices that knocked off 70 per cent of its market value. Half of the job cuts will be made this year, the company said, adding that the other half will be realised … Read more
“NICE have banned graded exercise therapy, in spite of it being found to be helpful in a major Cochrane systematic review, while recommending an energy management programme, which involves ‘staying within your energy limits’, for which there is little evidence for it helping, and some evidence that it doesn’t.” Source link
In a statement on its website, Valneva said: “Valneva SE, a specialty vaccine company, today announced that it has received a termination notice from the UK Government (HMG) in relation to the Supply Agreement for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001. Source link