New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) India has transformed into a global science and technology leader over the last decade, and the country now sets global benchmarks in space, defence, healthcare, and innovation, said Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, on Friday.Addressing the inaugural session of the Bharatiya Vigyan Sammelan 2025 at the National Sanskrit University here, Singh attributed the feat to “decisive policy support from the top political h…
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Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) India’s capital market has reached a historic milestone in 2025 by surpassing the United States in the number of IPO listings, reflecting deep investor trust in the country’s overall economic and regulatory ecosystem, Dr. Ranjeet Mehta, CEO and Secretary General of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) said on Thursday. Speaking to IANS, Dr. Mehta said that the strong IPO performance in 2025 clearly shows the confidence investors have in India’s growth sto…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Celebrating 25 years in 2025, the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) stands out as one of India’s most impactful rural infrastructure initiatives. Launched to ensure all-weather connectivity to previously unconnected rural habitations, the programme has emerged as a key enabler of agricultural growth, employment generation, improved access to education and health services, and poverty alleviation.Since its inception, PMGSY has sanctioned a total of 8,25,114 km of…
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) The Indian primary market has raised around Rs 3.8 lakh crore through 701 IPOs over the last two years, significantly higher than the Rs 3.2 lakh crore raised between 2019 and 2023 through 629 IPOs, a new report said on Thursday.The numbers highlight how quickly the IPO market has expanded, both in size and breadth, driven by growing investor confidence in Indian equities, data compiled by Motilal Oswal showed.The report noted that 2025 has been another impressive year for …
Gwalior, Dec 25 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, along with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, inaugurated the ‘Abhyudaya Madhya Pradesh Growth Summit’ on Thursday, marking the 101st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In a major boost to industrial development, HM Shah performed the groundbreaking ceremony for 1,655 industrial units involving investments exceeding Rs 2 lakh crore, expected to generate approximately 1,93,000 direct employment opportunit…
Ljubljana, Dec 25 (IANS) Slovenia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that doctors employed in public medical institutions must be allowed to work in private practices during their free time, striking down a key provision of the government’s health reform.The provision, adopted by parliament in April, barred most publicly employed doctors from engaging in private practice. The government argued that the ban was necessary to improve efficiency in the national health-care system, reports Xinhua news …
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Quality Council of India (QCI) on Wednesday announced a comprehensive set of next-generation quality reforms on the eve of Sushasan Divas 2025, aimed at strengthening India’s quality ecosystem. Drawing from operational experience and evolving stakeholder needs, the reforms are aimed at having a transformative impact across sectors such as healthcare, laboratories, MSMEs and manufacturing, according to a statement issued by the Commerce and Industry Ministry.System-…
Gandhinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) The Gujarat government launched a statewide Type-1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes) Treatment and Control Programme to ensure that not a single child suffering from the disease is deprived of treatment facilities.Launching the programme from Gandhinagar, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the state aims to establish a comprehensive and inclusive treatment system so that children with Type-1 Diabetes receive uninterrupted care, even in remote and rural areas.He said treatm…
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) More than 20 US states on Tuesday moved to block the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, warning that the measure would disrupt schools and hospitals nationwide and choke off a key pipeline of skilled foreign talent.The legal challenge carries particular significance for Indian professionals, who account for a dominant share of H-1B visa holders and play a critical role across US healthcare, education, research and technology sectors, especially in …
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) CD4 tests is strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, said the World Health Organization (WHO).The new recommendation is part of the 2025 guidelines on advanced HIV disease.The WHO defines advanced HIV disease in adults, adolescents, and children five years and older, “as a CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/mm3”.”Advanced HIV disease is the major cause of AIDS-related deaths among people living with HI…