Surgeon ‘became robotic’ to treat sheer volume of wounded Lebanese

Surgeon ‘became robotic’ to treat sheer volume of wounded Lebanese

Reuters Surgeons like Elias Jaradeh have been working around the clock to treat thousands of wounded people A Lebanese surgeon has described how the sheer volume of severe wounds from two days of exploding device attacks forced him to act “robotic” just to be able to keep working. Surgeon Elias Jaradeh said he treated women … Read more

Our goal is to make a Rs 1000 crore profit by 2027: Yashish Dahiya, PB Fintech

Our goal is to make a Rs 1000 crore profit by 2027:  Yashish Dahiya, PB Fintech

“There is a lot of value of acquiring business from Policy Bazaar and your brand also gets built. So we are able to give good volume business to somebody with brand accretion,” says Yashish Dahiya, PB Fintech.The minute I say Policy Bazaar the recall is insurance and protection but you also have a credit business … Read more

Data | Gold to dried seahorses, heroin to whale vomit: Volume and variety of contrabands seized in India

Data | Gold to dried seahorses, heroin to whale vomit: Volume and variety of contrabands seized in India

Rescued from smuggling: Thane Forest Department and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai unit in a joint operation seized 523 Indian Star Tortoises from a lady passenger at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Railway station. The Indian star tortoises are trafficked and smuggled as a part of the exotic pet trade and are highly-priced, both in local … Read more

IGL’s underperformance may not reverse for now on pricing woes

IGL’s underperformance may not reverse for now on pricing woes

The pressure on operating margin of IGL is likely to remain elevated unless the government puts a cap on domestic prices in the wake of surging global prices due to geopolitical tensions. Synopsis In the September quarter, the average cost of gas for IGL rose to Rs 35.1 per scm, up Rs 5.1 per scm … Read more

The Science of Screaming: What Happens When We Turn Up the Volume

The Science of Screaming: What Happens When We Turn Up the Volume

June 16, 2022 — If you had to choose one person to let out a scream, the last guy you’d pick would be Harold Gouzoules. The Emory University professor has short white hair, glasses, and the demeanor of someone who’d return your wallet if you dropped it. Gouzoules, who holds a master’s in psychology and … Read more

Effort to Move Doctors’ Pay Away from Volume Finds Obstacles

Effort to Move Doctors’ Pay Away from Volume Finds Obstacles

Feb. 14, 2022 – Doctors are still largely paid by how many patients they see and services they provide, despite years of discussions about pegging their pay to judgments about the quality of the care they deliver, according to the authors of a new study. Volume-based pay was the most common type of base income … Read more

Tata Motor’s cost focus means little when chips are scarce

Tata Motor’s cost focus means little when chips are scarce

In the last three months, Tata Motors has underperformed the BSE Auto index with headwinds emerging from the supply side. Synopsis The focus on cost control can be gauged from the fact it saved 150 million at JLR, by curbing variable marketing expenses and implementing a 10% reduction per car in vehicle cost. In the … Read more