Medicines alone will not solve global obesity woes: WHO

IANS | December 1, 2025 8:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) While obesity is growing as a global health challenge contributing to millions of preventable deaths each year, the World Health Organisation (WHO), in a new report on Monday, said that medications like Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) alone will not solve the problem affecting more than one billion people worldwide.

COAI backs govt's SIM binding mandate for app based communication services

IANS | December 1, 2025 5:19 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Monday welcomed the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) directive mandating Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)-binding for devices for app-based communication services, saying the move will bolster national security and curb cyber fraud.

GoIStats mobile application downloads cross 14,000

IANS | December 1, 2025 4:25 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The GoIStats mobile application (GoIStats), which provides on‑the‑go access to official statistical data, has more than 14,000 downloads, Rao Inderjit Singh, MoS, Statistics and Programme Implementation, told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Monday.