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Towards greater financial transparency

The implications of the recent rate cut by the RBI




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New speed of change

From April 1, the lending rate will need to move in tandem with a bank’s Marginal Cost of Lending Rate, which gets revised every month




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Taxing time for property owners

The ‘online payment only’ rule for property tax should be implemented gradually, feels K. Sukumaran




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Weather Warnings for Queensland - marine areas. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology




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WHO calls Ebola modern world's worst health crisis




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Second US healthcare worker has Ebola




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Top tech firms will pay for egg-freezing




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5 more Ebola vaccines to be tested in March: WHO

The agency, however, warns that it’s not clear whether any of these will work against the deadly virus that has already killed over 4,800 people this year.




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World’s first dengue vaccine likely by 2015: Sanofi

The company said the vaccine gives a 95.5% protection against severe dengue and an 80.3% reduction in the risk of hospitalisation.




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Stem cells hold new hope for baldness




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Cipla wins $189 m Global Fund tender for AIDS drugs

Contract is effective from January 1 and will run for 3 years




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Gorilla origins of two AIDS virus lineages confirmed: Study

Previous research found that groups M and N of the HIV-1 virus originated in geographically distinct chimpanzee communities in southern Cameroon, but origins of groups O and P remained uncertain till now.




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Spider venom may hold chemical keys to new painkillers




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WHO to begin large-scale testing of Ebola vaccine




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Australian researchers discover new treatment for prostrate cancer




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Repurposed antibiotic shows promise

In its old form, the antibiotic is very safe for use but it lacks the necessary antibacterial activity against many bacterial pathogens.




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India flooded with unsafe fixed dose combination drugs

Many unapproved FDC formulations contain banned, restricted, or never approved drugs




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What is the life span of human sperm?




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New therapeutic avenues for treating TB




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Curcumin, a wonder drug in waiting




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Drug-resistant bug Klebsiella causes worry

In some cases, even colistin has failed to kill it.




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Green Corridor paves the way for organ transport

13 km covered in just 14 minutes from Victoria Hospital to M.S. Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru




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World’s smallest tape recorder built from bacteria

Mr. Wang and his team created the microscopic data recorder by taking advantage of CRISPR-Cas, an immune system in many species of bacteria.




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Watch | What is hydroxychloroquine?




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Watch | What is dexamethasone?




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This isn’t yet another fancy hospital, future of medical knowledge will unfold here: Subroto Bagchi

Philanthropist says underbelly of the healthcare system was starkly visible during the Covid-19 pandemic, and we run the risk of collective amnesia as we come out of it




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SJM/After sustaining brachial plexus injury, youth regains near-normal movement (with photo)

The 19-year-old State-level gymnast from Madurai suffered shoulder dislocation twice




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More Than Just Surgery: Life lessons beyond the O.T. review: The healing touch

Tracing India’s surgical history through the memoirs of a pioneering doctor




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Data | Will BA.2 lead to another surge in India?

Data show that the rise in cases recorded between December 2021 and mid-January 2022 in India (dubbed as the Omicron wave) was in most part due to the BA.2 sub-lineage




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In Delhi, wearing a mask no long mandatory for now says DDMA  

Delhi Disaster Management Authority will impose no penalty for ‘COVID offences’ with immediate effect till further orders




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WHO pauses Covaxin supply via UN bodies




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Baby with ‘Tessier Facial Cleft’ gets complete face reconstruction in Bengaluru through crowdfunding

The baby from Ballari district in Karnataka has undergone three complex surgeries in Bengaluru through crowdfunding




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Compulsory rural service: Nearly 2,000 senior resident doctors in Karnataka await specialist counselling and posting

They say they wrote their exams in May and have been living with uncertainty for the last two months




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Kidwai institute to come up on PKTB campus in Mysuru

5 acres identified for establishing the cancer care centre next to Princess Krishnarajammanni Super Speciality Hospital on KRS Road




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All India Institute of Ayurveda launches 6-week programme for Ayurveda Day

Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda announced as the theme for the year




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Comprehensive Urban Primary Health Centre established in Bengaluru, opening to coincide with PM Narendra Modi’s birthday

Karnataka Government says that the comprehensive Urban Primary Health Centre (CUPHC) is the first of its kind in India, and is located at Palace Guttahalli, near Malleswaram




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Patients diagnosed with chronic lung disease should undergo cardiac evaluation, say doctors

September 29 is observed as World Heart Day




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Despite 75-day free COVID vaccine campaign, precaution dose coverage still remains low

Although the campaign ended on September 30, sources said government hospitals will continue to administer free doses till further orders




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How the COVID-19 pandemic altered the vaccine story in India

Indian vaccine manufacturers and regulators have changed the way they conceive, test and evaluate vaccines, emboldening them to apply emerging technologies to old diseases and experiment with new ways to inoculate




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Review of Siddhartha Mukherjee’s The Song of the Cell: Life is cell deep

Pulitzer Prize-winning oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee takes readers on an inward journey to discover the building blocks and their place in the human body




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Explained | Why was former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes given 11 years in prison?

Her blood-testing startup claimed to revolutionise testing by detecting hundreds of medical conditions from just a few drops of blood 




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Device which can convert any normal bed into a step-down ICU to be deployed in six States 

This will be deployed in public healthcare systems across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim




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IISc Ph.D. student wins award in Berlin for a device that detects drug-resistant tuberculosis

Entire infrastructure could fit into a small briefcase, and it is expected to provide the much-needed breakthrough in the field of TB diagnostics




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Explained | Why is the Centre promoting Medical Value Travel? A look at the billion-dollar industry & India’s growth

India aims to eliminate healthcare disparities across the globe via Medical Value Travel (MVT) under its G20 presidency this year. Here’s a look at India’s plan to become a medical tourism hub




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Andaman nurse in race to win prestigious global nursing award

Shanti Teresa Lakra, a nurse from Andaman who braved a cyclone to vaccinate the Jarawa tribe, is in the race to win the prestigious Global Nursing Award 2023.




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Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd. - Disclosures under Reg. 31(1) and 31(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Grindwell Norton Ltd. - Disclosures under Reg. 10(5) in respect of acquisition under Reg. 10(1)(a) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011




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Smc Credits Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for Intimation Under Regulation 29 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015 And Closure Of Trading Window.




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Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. - Outcome Of The Meeting Of The Special Committee For Resolution Plan Held On Tuesday, 6Th August, 2019 And Disclosures Under Regulation 30 Of Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Listing Obligations And Disclosur




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Dewan Housing Finance Corpn Ltd, - Outcome Of The Meeting Of The Special Committee For Resolution Plan Held On Tuesday, 6Th August, 2019 And Disclosures Under Regulation 30 Of Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requ