All about Cryptocurrencies

Why the interest in virtual currencies? Bitcoin saw its value trading at above $10,000 (about Rs. 6.43 lakh) per bitcoin, up by about 900% from its value on January 1,…

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One in 10 medicines fake; diseases becoming untreatable: WHO

An estimated one in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries like India is either "substandard or falsified", says a new research report from the World Health Organisation…

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India unlikely to cut malaria burden by half in 2020: WHO

Context: India accounted for 6% of global malaria cases and 7% of deaths caused by it in 2016, according to a report released on Wednesday by the World Health Organisation…

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India recorded 6% of global malaria cases in 2016: WHO

Context: India recorded 6% of the world’s new malaria cases in 2016 which stood at 216 million, according to the World Malaria Report 2017 by World Health Organization (WHO). The…

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