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Cloudbursts: Hitting Himalayan regions hard
This monsoon season has so far seen at least four major deadly...
AI Shakeup: $283 billion Indian outsourcing sector can shed 5 million jobs
"With cost optimization being the key driver for new deal wins,...
Ageing and Health: Global population ageing is much faster now
By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or over. At this time the share of the population aged 60 years and over will increase from 1 billion in 2020 to 1.4 billion. By 2050, the world’s population of people aged 60 years and older will double (2.1...
COVID pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa, Over half a million children are at risk
The continent's health systems have to manage on average 150 cases of disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies every year. These range from armed conflicts to climate-related disasters (including flooding, drought, and famine) and disease outbreaks....
Tapping Indian Surety Bonds Market
Vishwajeet Kadam The Indian Surety insurance business will assist in developing an alternative to bank guarantees for construction projects. This shall enable the efficient use of working capital and reduce the requirement of collateral to be provided by...
COVID fallout: Global youth unemployment set to reach 73 million, says ILO
The report’s takeaways include the worrying finding that young women are worse off than young men when it comes to finding a job. This year, fewer than three in 10 young women globally are expected to be in work, compared to well over four in 10 young men The number...
Monkeypox: How it spreads, who’s at risk – here’s what you need to know
Monkeypox is not a new disease, and in some African countries it is endemic. However, the international outbreak which began in May 2022, has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a global health emergency. Here are some of the important things to...
Preparing Indian Banks for Tomorrow
Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India The banks will face competition from Fintechs which are already making their presence felt within the financial services space With advancement in digital banking, cybersecurity will remain an important challenge for...
Data Privacy: How Razorpay became victims of Alt News vs Delhi Police fight
For companies like Razorpay, the only hope lies in a data protection law, which has already been five years in the making. It may help them build trust if service providers are required to provide color codes indicating whether a particular piece of personal data...
Saving Ocean: Global emergency
Among the challenges the Ocean faces are coastal erosion, rising sea levels, warmer and more acidic waters, marine pollution, overexploitation of fish stocks and decrease of marine biodiversity Recognizing the past “collective failure” in the Conference’s final...
COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk lessons in a complex, inter-connected world
Today’s interconnected world is an evolving system, and disastrous events are often the results of systemic failures. The new UN report shows that It’s time to develop a deeper understanding of systemic risks, how they trigger other hazards and shocks, often in...
Ascending Aviation Insurance
Though the uninterrupted historical downward trend in air travel accidents,is likely to continue and so reduce the frequency of claims for insurers, claims severity has gone in the opposite direction, as aircraft become increasingly valuable due to growing complexity...