40 Crore People Lack Health Insurance In India : NITI Aayog Report
A latest NITI Aayog report has revealed that at least 30 percent of the population or 400 million people, called the ‘missing middle’, are deprived of any financial security for health. In order to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), NITI Aayog in its report ‘Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle’ has said that expansion of […]
Formation of SIA on the lines of NIA in Jammu and Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has given approval for the creation of a new Special Investigation Agency by the name of State Investigation Agency (SIA) on 01 November 2021. The State Investigation Agency (SIA) has been formed on the lines of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Jammu and Kashmir. This agency will coordinate with […]
Maharashtra tops in suicide case, revealed in NCRB report
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its annual report said that there has been an increase in suicide cases in 2020 as compared to 2019. In India, 1,53,052 cases of suicide were registered in 2020 i.e. an average of 418 cases per day. This information has been given in the latest figures of the […]
Kannada Actor Puneeth Rajkumar Passes Away At 46
Actor Puneeth Rajkumar, who was called the power star of Kannada cinema, died on 29 October 2021. He was 46 years old. Karnataka CM has also expressed grief over the death of Puneet Rajkumar. Confirming this news, the Karnataka CM said that he has achieved a lot at a very young age. He had a […]
Egypt’s President Al-Sisi announces an end to the state of emergency after several years
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Monday that the state of emergency would be lifted in Egypt for the first time in many years. Egypt imposed a state of emergency in its country after the deadly bombings on churches in April 2017 and has since been extended at regular intervals of three months, despite […]
Pegasus Case : Supreme Court’s big decision, expert committee will investigate matter
The Supreme Court gave its verdict on 27 October 2021 on petitions seeking an independent investigation in the Pegasus spyware case. Let us inform that in the petitions filed in the court, an independent inquiry was demanded. A bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli gave its verdict. The […]
Improving Infant Mortality Rate in India, Falls To 30
India’s infant mortality rate has fallen to 30, but the decline has slowed in most states over the past five years. This rate is revealed by the data released from the Sample Registration System (SRS). This also shows the huge difference between the states. According to this data, where Kerala’s Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is […]
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok Taken Into Custody By Army in Military Coup
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has been taken into custody by the army there. He had refused to support the coup. The country’s Information Ministry has informed about the detention of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok on Monday by the armed forces. “While he refused to be part of the coup, an army force detained Prime […]
India, Israel, USA and UAE agree to form Joint Economic Forum
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterparts from Israel, the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to create a forum for economic cooperation in a meeting. They discussed the possibility of joint infrastructure projects in the areas of transport, technology, maritime security and economy and trade during the meeting. External […]
Gita Gopinath Resigns from IMF Chief Economist Post
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), its chief economist Gita Gopinath will leave her current post in January next year and return to the prestigious Harvard University. This 49-year-old prominent Indian-American economist had joined the International Monetary Fund in January 2019 as the Chief Economist. She was the John Zwanstra Professor of International Studies […]