CM seeks speedy technical and financial clearances to RRR northern sector  

CM seeks speedy technical and financial clearances to RRR northern sector  

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy meets Union Minister For Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has requested the Union government to expeditiously accord technical and financial sanctions for the northern part of the proposed Regional Ring Road, spanning 159 km. The … Read more

Government recommends 2.8% pay rise for public sector workers

Government recommends 2.8% pay rise for public sector workers

PA Media Government departments have recommended a pay rise of 2.8% for millions of public sector workers including teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants next year. Unions responded by saying the proposed pay increase was too low, with one threatening strike action. The British Medical Association (BMA) said there was a “very real risk” … Read more

Hike in palace entry fee for foreigners will backfire on tourism sector, say experts

Hike in palace entry fee for foreigners will backfire on tourism sector, say experts

Stakeholders in the tourism sector want a rollback in the steep hike in entry fee for foreign tourists visiting Mysuru palace. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The Mysuru Palace Board’s decision to increase the entry fee for foreigners from ₹100 to ₹1,000 has stirred a hornet’s nest with experts cautioning that the move will backfire … Read more

India’s health sector is building an interconnected, patient-centric model with GenAI solutions – ET HealthWorld

India’s health sector is building an interconnected, patient-centric model with GenAI solutions – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: Mohit Sood, Regional Managing Principal at ZS, interacted with ETHealthworld‘s Prabhat Prakash about how India is utilising artificial intelligence (AI) and GenAI to address gaps in health delivery. He emphasiz=sed the need for a robust digital solution and a connected data ecosystem with AI to enhance healthcare accessibility and equity. Below are edited excerpts … Read more

Watch: Budget 2024 | What’s in it for defence sector?

Watch: Budget 2024 | What’s in it for defence sector?

Watch: Budget 2024: What’s in it for defence sector? The allocation to the Ministry of Defence for FY25 is higher by approximately Rs 1 lakh crore (18.43 per cent) than the allocation for FY23 and 4.79 per cent more than the allocation of FY24, the MoD stated. While maintaining the allocation made to the Ministry … Read more

Govt. will give a push to MSME sector, says Kondapalli Srinivas

Govt. will give a push to MSME sector, says Kondapalli Srinivas

FAPSIA president V. Murali Krishna and Aster Ramesh Hospital chairman Dr. Ramesh Babu exchanging a copy of an MoU in presence of MSME Minister Kondapalli Srinivas, at a programme organised in connection with International MSME Day celebrations in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao MSME, SERP and NRI Empowerment and Relations Minister Kondapalli … Read more

Holistic Agriculture Development Program emerged as game-changer for J&K’s Agriculture and Allied Sector: LG Manoj Sinha

Holistic Agriculture Development Program emerged as game-changer for J&K’s Agriculture and Allied Sector: LG Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. File. | Photo Credit: – Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Litchi Festival and Agriculture exhibition, organised by the Horticulture Department, at Jammu on Sunday and said that the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP) has emerged as the game-changer for J&K’s Agriculture and Allied Sector. … Read more

DISCOMs obtain APERC’s nod for Restriction & Control measures in industries sector as a precautionary step 

DISCOMs obtain APERC’s nod for Restriction & Control measures in industries sector as a precautionary step 

The Andhra Pradesh State power distribution companies (DISCOMs) obtained orders from AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) for imposing Restriction & Control (R&C) measures on Continuous Process Industries (CPI) and non-CPI from September 2 to 15. According to official sources, the DISCOMs sought the regulator’s permission to allow a 30% cut on recorded maximum demand in August-2023 … Read more

Impact of Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 on the Healthcare Sector – ET HealthWorld

Impact of Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 on the Healthcare Sector – ET HealthWorld

by Prasad Nakashe Data protection has been the focal point of discussion, post the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union 2018. The Personal Data Protection Bill was introduced for the first time in 2019 to address the need for a strong data privacy legislation in India and went through … Read more