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India ageing before getting rich, nearly 70% of elderly to live in rural areas by 2050: StudyIndia faces a significant demographic shift with one in five citizens aging by 2050. Nearly seventy percent of these elderly will reside in...
NITI Aayog calls for national caregiving framework, social security for caregiversNITI Aayog suggests a dedicated policy framework for India's growing ageing population. It calls for regulating the caregiving ecosystem an...
NITI Aayog calls for dedicated policy to regulate India’s caregiving ecosystemIn its report, released on Wednesday, the Aayog has called for promoting financial incentives and entrepreneurship for caregivers to make i...
Japan's Takeda bets on dengue vax to reshape India playbookTakeda Pharmaceutical's new dengue vaccine Qdenga received approval in India. The vaccine is expected to launch commercially in early 2027....
UAE-India: More than just energyIndia's rapid economic growth positions it as a key partner for the UAE. The two nations are enhancing trade and industrial collaborations ...
Smells like teen spirit in boardroomsA parliamentary committee has proposed that the minimum age for directors be lowered to eighteen. This proposal acknowledges the evolving d...
Need to encourage young adults to buy health cover, says Aditya Birla Health Insurance CEOFor those under thirty-five, acquiring health insurance is vital for managing risks and financial burdens. Despite representing a substanti...
India's education crisis: Overqualified yet underqualifiedIndia's education system is leaving graduates both overqualified and underqualified, failing to meet the needs of a changing labour market....
They are Gen Z too: Sridhar Vembu praises two employees for working hard, saving money amid ongoing debate over youth protestsZoho founder Sridhar Vembu finds timeless values like hard work in Gen-Z employees. He notes these attitudes are not limited to any specifi...
India's greatest strength lies in its young population: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant GeneralIndia's strength lies in its young population, with nearly sixty-five percent below thirty-five years old. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ...
India's next election could be decided by Gen Zs in Hindi heartlandIndia's next election could hinge on Gen Z voters concentrated in the Hindi heartland. A TOI analysis based on UN population estimates, Cen...
India's Second Leapfrog: From sick-care to AI-native health infrastructureJust as India bypassed copper landlines to become a global mobile data leader, it can now bypass the West's CPT-coded sick-care bureaucracy...
India’s BRICS Presidency gathers momentum with key Ministerial meets early AugustIndia will host several BRICS ministerial meetings over the next two weeks. These meetings precede the major summit scheduled for September...
How are you, dad? A lush-green Indian state is grappling with an ageing problemKerala, India's fastest-ageing state, is emerging as a blueprint for tackling the country's ageing population and elderly care challenges. ...
India, China bore one-third of global 'bad' cholesterol burden in 2023: StudyHigh LDL cholesterol caused 3.6 million deaths globally in 2023. India and China bore one-third of this worldwide disease burden. The numbe...
Heat to hit jobs across Indian cities: World BankExtreme heat could make outdoor work increasingly unsafe across Indian cities, leading to significant job-equivalent labour losses and econ...
Formal retail credit access doubles over past decadeIndia’s formal retail credit market has expanded sharply over the past decade, with credit access rising from 35% of consumers in 2017 to 7...
India to get standardised apparel sizing as govt moves towards uniform clothing measurementsIndia is set to implement a universal sizing framework for apparel, introducing well-known labels such as S, M, and L. This initiative is d...
India performs world's third highest number of organ transplants, yet demand outpaces supplyIndia's organ transplant situation is dire, with 3.9 lakh needed just in 2021, emphasizing the escalating demand. Unfortunately, only a fra...
Education Ministry’s 2025 notes to states flagged learning-jobs gapsThe Education Ministry's latest data highlights deep structural challenges in India's education and employment landscape, with nearly three...