UPI emerges as dominant force driving financial inclusion in India

IANS | February 22, 2025 10:54 AM

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Amid a surge in digital payments where nearly four out of five payments in the country were conducted on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in FY24, UPI has emerged as the dominant force driving financial inclusion, merchant adoption and cross-border transactions.

Greener anaesthesia may protect patients, environment: Lancet

IANS | February 21, 2025 5:38 PM

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Using less polluting inhaled anaesthetic agents, referred to as greener anaesthesia, may help reduce harmful emissions by 50 per cent in one year without impacting patient safety or outcomes, according to a study, published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, on Friday.