-TheWire.in Increasing TB incidence and deaths, large gaps in reporting, more drug resistance and reduced funding all contribute to India's downslide in TB eradication efforts, contributing heavily to the worsening global scenario as well. New Delhi: The headline finding of the WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2022, released on October 27, continued to be the same as it was for 2021 – COVID-19 has reversed years of progress towards the goal of eliminating...
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Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic
-Press release by World Health Organisation dated 27 October, 2022 An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from TB (including 187 000 among HIV positive people), according to the World Health Organization’s 2022 Global TB report. The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by 3% between 2020 and 2021, with 450 000 new cases...
More »Energy prices to fall 11% in 2023 as economies slow down: World Bank study -Raghav Aggarwal
-Business Standard Currency depreciation in developing countries could deepen food and energy inflation: Commodity Markets Outlook report Global energy prices will ease in the next couple of years but "remain considerably" higher than the historic average, said a report on Wednesday. In many economies, prices in domestic-currency terms remain elevated because of depreciation and this could deepen food and energy crises. "As the global growth slowdown intensifies, commodity prices are expected to ease in...
More »Despite Ban, firecrackers burst in many parts of Delhi on Deepavali night
-PTI/ The Hindu Despite the legal deterrent in place, people in many parts of the city started bursting crackers by dusk A large number of high-decibel firecrackers thundered throughout Deepavali night on Monday as people in Delhi flouted the Ban imposed on these by the city government. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai last week said bursting firecrackers in the national capital on Deepavali will attract a jail term of up to six months...
More »When does RBI step in to monitor a Bank? -Prashanth Perumal J
-The Hindu Why has the Reserve Bank of India increased its oversight on Dhanlaxmi Bank? What are the reasons for the Thrissur-based private Bank’s assets to be under stress? According to Basel-III norms, what is the capital to risk ratio a Bank is required to maintain? What lies ahead? The story so far: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed Dhanlaxmi Bank under tight monitoring with the Thrissur-based private Bank’s financial...
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