Women face gender and pay discrimination, claims new survey

IANS | March 6, 2024 5:13 PM

Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Women across sectors in the country face pay gaps and gender discrimination at workplaces compared to their male counterparts, claims the second survey in the series ‘Women and Finance’ conducted by DBS Bank India and CRISIL, which was released on Wednesday ahead of the International Women’s Day (March 8).

Manipur Assembly again adopts resolution urging Centre to implement NRC

IANS | March 1, 2024 11:31 PM

Imphal, March 1 (IANS) The Manipur Assembly on Friday once again adopted a unanimous resolution urging the Central government to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to prevent illegal immigrants, especially from Myanmar, to settle in the northeastern state which shares a 398-km unfenced border with the neighbouring country.

UN agencies call for adding NCDs care in humanitarian emergencies

IANS | February 27, 2024 9:35 PM

Copenhagen, Feb 27 (IANS) Adding noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes -- responsible for 75 per cent of deaths worldwide -- to humanitarian emergency preparedness may help save more lives, according to a joint report by UN agencies.