The GHI severity scale determines hunger severity on a 100-point scale where zero is considered to be the best possible scale, i.e., no hunger and 100 is considered to be the worst

The study, published in the Lancet journal, noted that life expectancy in India has risen from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019, ranging from 77.3 years in Kerala to 66.9 years in Uttar Pradesh

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the goods and services tax (GST) Council could not reach a consensus in the meeting on the issue of compensation

Value of non-petroleum and non-gems and jewellery exports in September 2020 was $ 21.11 billion, as compared to $ 19 billion in September 2019

The health ministry has recommended companies to disallow workers/employees from sharing pens, phones, computers, or other work tools and pieces of equipment

From electronic products, furniture and cars to apparel, fashion accessories and food, smaller towns are outpacing metros and big cities in consumption revival. Will this sustain?

India Inc. must brace up for large-scale ratings downgrade, defaults and assets sale

Speaking at the Concordia Annual Summit, Philip Morris International Inc's CEO Andre Calantzopoulos asserted that over 11.2 million people had already switched to the company's main smoke-free product

From intensifying crackdown on those violating the traffic rules to enforcing the compulsory use of masks, the Centre has also instructed the state government to impose stricter fines and rules to make people comply with the COVID-19 related guidelines

A device that monitors oxygen levels in blood could be a useful addition to the home medical cabinet when someone has COVID-19 but is not sick enough to be hospitalized

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Unlock 40 in Rajasthan: 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to schools at a time for online teaching, tele-counselling and related work

The BMC said all essential shops which were allowed to remain open earlier shall continue to do so whereas all non- essential markets, market areas and shops will remain open from 9 am to 7 pm.

The areas which have seen significant jump in terms of spending this year include rural development, agriculture, highway and road transport and labour and employment

The upcoming phone was expected to be revealed during the Google's Developer I/O conference this year, which was cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak and the Pixel 4a launch remained unannounced

The London-based maker of Lucky Strike cigarettes has claimed to have developed the inoculation using protein from tobacco leaves

Unlock 3.0 guidelines: As per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, schools, colleges, metro rail service, cinema halls along with bars will continue to remain shut till August 31

The global shift towards ESG investment is nudging corporates to adopt sustainable business practices. In fact, more fund houses are planning to launch their own ESG funds

Until now, ITC was highly conservative when it came to acquisitions, marketing and geographical expansions compared to Hindustan Unilever and others

In its document 'COVID-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use in India', the ministry said experts have confirmed that smokers are more likely to develop severe symptoms or die from COVID-19, as it primarily attacks the lungs and warned against use of any such products