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Crop insurance to see growth from 2024 onwards, govt tech push to boost sector: Economic Survey 2023-24
"Agriculture premiums will likely rise from 2024 onwards, with an...
Capital markets becoming prominent in India’s growth story Eco Survey
At present, there are over 9.5 crore retail investors and have...
Govt committed to privatising all PSUs except bare minimum in 4 strategic sectors — PM Mod
He said his regime has set a target to monetise 100 PSUs in oil, gas, airports, ports, power, among other areas, which will draw Rs 2.5 trillion of investment.
Uber’s U.K. Court loss spells a reckoning for Gig work in Europe
“It wasn’t just about Uber, it was about the gig economy,” Rix said. “It’s a bogus, false model of employment, and it’s wrong and people are being exploited.”
The decision nevertheless opens the way for additional claims — and not just from Uber drivers. Those making deliveries for companies like Amazon.com Inc., which uses third-party services that employ freelance workers, as well as other, smaller players, now have a clearer path for challenging the terms of working for their platforms, said Mick Rix, a national officer for the GMB union. The GMB, which has more than 620,000 members, will use the decision to take on other tech platforms, he said.
‘No other option’: Deadly India floods bare conflicts from hydropower boom
Whatever the role of climate change, which is rapidly heating the world’s highest mountains, experts say rampant construction is adding to the burden weighing on rural communities across the Himalayas.
Aviva sells French business to Macif’s Aéma Groupe for $3.9 billion
Aviva France has 3 million customers and 7.8 billion euros in revenue. It covers life insurance, property and casualty and asset management markets in France.
The sale is central to Blanc’s turnaround plan aimed at shifting the insurer’s focus to core operations in Britain, Canada and Ireland after prolonged share price weakness has irked investors.
India’s COVID-19 active caseload falls below 1.5 lakh; no fresh deaths in 21 states, UTs
India’s daily positivity rate remains below three percent, the ministry noted.
The country reported 78 new COVID-19 fatalities on Tuesday, the health ministry said, as it underlined that a steady decline is being observed in the number of daily new deaths.
NGT directs NTPC to pay Rs 58 lakh for damaging environment in Uttarakhand
“In view of the above, there is no merit in the appeal as ”Polluter Pays” principle has been rightly invoked for damage to the environment. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. The amount of compensation which may be recovered by the state pollution control board may be utilised for restoration of the environment,” the tribunal said.
US tops 500,000 virus deaths, matching the toll of 3 wars
Baltimore: The COVID-19 death toll in the US has topped 500,000, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. The US recorded an estimated 405,000 deaths in World War II, 58,000 in the...
Climate change a big challenge, disaster resilient infra need
“We should focus on improving disaster-resilient infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters,” he said.
India’s health sector overcame trial by fire during COVID-19:PM
To keep India healthy, the government is working on four fronts simultaneously — prevention of illness and promotion of wellness, providing cheap and effective treatment to the poorest of the poor, increasing quality and quantity of health infrastructure and healthcare professionals, and working on mission mode to overcome obstacles, Modi said.
Indian vaccine makers say can quickly adapt to tackle variants
Bharat Biotech Chairman Krishna Ella said his company would mainly need data from the ICMR or the World Health Organization on the genetic sequence of any variant to quickly make an effective vaccine.