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Finland tops 2018 global happiness index
“The U.S. is in the midst of a complex and worsening public health crisis, involving epidemics of obesity, opioid addiction, and major depressive disorder that are all remarkable by global standards,” the report said.
Foreign investors’ bearish stance continues in March; outflow at Rs 60 bn
“FPI outflows from Indian markets are a result of growing demand for the US dollar, coming from the expectation of an increase in the Federal rate. FPI may also be pulling funds from India to invest in other growing economies,” Harsh Jain, co-founder and COO at Groww said.
Health savings to outweigh costs of limiting global warming in India, China
Depending on the strategy used to mitigate climate change, estimates suggest that thehealth savings from reduced air pollution could be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than the costs of climate change mitigation, globally.Health costs from air pollution include medical treatment, patient care, and lost productivity.
Global cybercrime costs $600 bn annually: study
A report by the security firm McAfee with the Center for Strategic and International Studies found theft of intellectual property represents about one-fourth of the cost of cybercrime in 2017, and that other attacks such as those involving ransomware are growing at a fast pace
“Credit and political risk insurance market capacity up by 30 pc since 2015”
Since the global financial crisis (2007-2017), the market as a whole has experienced 438· claims made by banks and financial institutions, with 422 paid in full to the value of US$2.57bn. The largest values of claims handled by BPL Global have been on contracts covering Ukraine· (US$509bn), Russia (US$195bn) and Brazil (US$187bn), says the report.
Policy to scrap 15 yrs old vehicles almost finalised: Gadkari
As per an earlier proposal, a relief of about Rs 5 lakh was to be provided to people who purchase a new commercial vehicle of about Rs 15 lakh, if they surrender their over 15-year old commercial vehicles.
Transfer unclaimed deposits to welfare fund by March 1: Irda to insurers
“All insurers having unclaimed amounts of policyholders for a period of more than 10 years as on September 30, 2017 shall transfer the same to Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund (SCWF) on or before March 1, 2018,” the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has said in a circular.
Airbus says one third of its Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neo jets have flaw
The European manufacturer has been forced to suspend deliveries of A320neos with Pratt engines, according to IndiGo, the Indian low-cost airline that’s the plane’s biggest customer. The disclosure of new problems with the Pratt engines late last week marks a blow for the A320neo, Airbus’s best-selling plane.
Centre to link driving licence with Aadhaar: Supreme Court told
“On the issue of fake licences, joint secretary, MoRTH informed that NIC (national informatics centre) is now preparing ‘Sarthi-4’ under which all the licences would be linked to Aadhaar.,This software will cover all the states on real time basis and it will not be possible for anyone to get duplicate or fake licence anywhere in the country,”
India should aim from 50% renewable energy by 2030: Piyush Goyal
“With technological advancements in solar power and large turbines in wind energy, the country should strive for 50 per cent generation capacity from renewable sources by 2030,” Goyal said while addressing the 7th Indian Energy Congress.