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“Reliance Capital asks for extra 10 days for Hinduja group asset transfer”
The deadline for the transfer of Reliance Capital's asset to Aasia...
Digit’s Rs 2,614.65 crore IPO oversubscribed 9.6 times, to list on BSE on NSE on 23rd May
As per the combined bid details put out by the BSE at the close of...
Promoters divest 1.8 % stake in PB Fintech for Rs 1,109 cr
The shares were picked up by a clutch of domestic mutual funds...
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Swiss Re Foundation aims to boost health and environmental innovations through Shine Southeast Asia
The programme which seeks to boost innovation in critical impact...
ECB warns of stability risks from global elections, geopolitics
Global dangers have only increased since Russia invaded Ukraine on...
EU finalises investment fund labels to combat greenwashing
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said a fund...
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Class Action Suits: 2 separate cases to provide level a playing field for India’s minority investors
Following the insertion in 2016 of a class-action provision in the...
Climate change: Hardly a burning issue for Indian voters
A detailed review of the election manifestos revealed that, except...
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“NSDC is looking to expand its involvement in the Indian Insurance sector”
Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, National Skill Development Development...
“For those businesses that are proactively investing in cybersecurity measures, we expect prices to remain stable”
In an exclusive interview with Asia Insurance Post, Teck Siong Ng,...
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Delhi’s outdoor workers, low-income households bear brunt of deadly heat
Anna Walnycki, a principal researcher on IIED's human settlements team, said the alarming rise in extreme heat events in India due to climate change is significantly impacting health, wellbeing and productivity of all, especially those living in low-income and...
Space data fuels India’s farming innovation drive
"We are on a surer footing when it comes to agricultural practices; (using satellite data) safeguards us from climate change, pest and disease, problems with irrigation scheduling," Lokeswara Reddy, an Indian contract farmer with global giant Syngenta. Lokeswara...
April Heatwave: Calls for comprehensive heat action plans
Extreme temperatures can also impact economies. People are less productive during hot weather, even if they work indoors, while children struggle to learn in extreme heat Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained...
Worsening weather is igniting a $25 billion market
Most large and listed European companies are now required to disclose what they see as risks and opportunities from environmental factors. In the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized rules in March that would make it mandatory for companies to publish...
Self-driving trucks could become reality despite doubts from safety advocates
Within three or four years, Aurora and its competitors expect to put thousands such self-driving trucks on America’s public freeways. The goal is for the trucks, which can run nearly around the clock without any breaks, to speed the flow of goods, accelerating...