Tag: Report

CII report identifies 31 items to boost India’s exports

The study has come against the backdrop of India's exports entering the negative zone after a gap of eight months in June, recording a decline of 9.71 per cent to USD 25.01 billion.

July 21, 2019

Omar Abdullah accuses Mehbooba Mufti of withholding report on Article 35A

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that there was no doubt that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continue to be in a tactical alliance despite the saffron party’s withdrawal of support to the PDP.

August 9, 2018

What is Data Protection Bill? This is what Srikrishna Committee report says

The 176-page report has a lot to offer to the much-discussed, and equally debated, arena of data usage and its protection

July 30, 2018

Rahul targets Modi citing report listing India as most dangerous place for women

Leading the charge for the Congress, party president Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to share the report which listed India above Pakistan and war-torn nations such as Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan.

June 26, 2018

Heath Minister Nadda seeks report on Fortis dengue case

Union Health Minister J P Nadda has taken note of alleged overcharging by a Gurgaon-based private hospital from family members of a patient, who reportedly died of dengue recently. A Twitter user @DopeFloat in a post on a microblogging site alleged that the hospital “charged Rs 18 lakh” for 15 days of treatment of dengue...

November 21, 2017

22 pc Brazilians live under poverty line: World Bank

The World Bank has said that 22 per cent of Brazilians live under the poverty line. Categorised as a higher-middle-income country, Brazil has around 45.5 million people living on less than $5.5 a day, the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said, citing a World Bank report. It is said that the World Bank changed the...

November 1, 2017

SBI report forecasts economic growth recovery

Amid concerns over the decline in economic growth rate in the first quarter of the current fiscal to 5.7 per cent, State Bank of India (SBI) in its economic report on Monday said it expects the economic growth to significantly recover in the second quarter of FY 18. Soumya Kanti Ghosh, group chief economic adviser of SBI,...

October 30, 2017

‘2.9 mn kids in India without vaccination against measles’

Nearly 2.9 million children in India still remain without vaccination against measles, which continues to take the lives of nearly 90,000 people per year worldwide, according to a new report by leading health organisations. In 2016, an estimated 90,000 people died from measles, an 84 per cent drop from more than 550,000 deaths in 2000....

October 27, 2017

No organisation compliant with data security standards: Report

No organisation was fully compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) at the time of data breach, a report said on Thursday. According to the 2017 Payment Security Report (2017 PSR) by Verizon Security Professional Services, all organisations it investigated showed lower compliance in 10 out of the 12 PCI DSS...

August 31, 2017

New species of 125-year-old dinosaur identified

Scientists have discovered a new species of a herbivorous dinosaur that lived about 125 million years ago. The new species belongs to a group of herbivores known as sauropods, which includes giants such as Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus, who had long necks and pillar-like legs, said researchers from Brigham Young University (BYU) in the US. The...

April 16, 2017

Three quarters of deep-sea animals produce light: Study

Three quarters of the animals living up to 4,000 metres deep in the ocean can emit their own light, according to a new study which unveils the astounding number and diversity of glowing marine creatures. Researchers from Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in the US compiled data on every animal larger than one centimetre...

April 16, 2017

PMO seeks detailed performance report of Air India

With the NDA government set to present its third budget next month, the Prime Minister's Office has sought a detailed performance report from flag carrier Air India, which is surviving on a Rs.30,000 crore bailout package from the exchequer. Top Air India management is expected to make a presentation in this regard during a review...

January 2, 2017