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Hike in incidents of compromising govt, high-profile persons’ social media accounts: CERT-In
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Environmental groups propose tailings dam safety standards
The Earthworks-led report recommends that new tailings dams be banned near inhabited areas; make dam inspection data easily available; and make safety, not cost, the main factor in a dam’s construction.
U.S.insurers’ private equity holdings rise 10% to $81.3 billion in 2019:AM Best
As insurers have pulled back from hedge fund investments , many have shifted allocations to private equity to maintain exposure to alternative assets and achieve better returns, compared with the public markets. U.S. life/annuity (L/A) insurers have driven the majority of the growth in private equity holding
Australia to spend nearly $1 billion to boost cyber security
The announcement comes just weeks after Australia said a “sophisticated state-based actor” has been attacking all levels of the government, political bodies, essential service providers and operators of critical infrastructure.Although Australia has declined to say who it believed was responsible for the attacks, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters the country believed China was responsible, a suggestion swiftly dismissed by Beijing.
Will office buildings ever be the same? Empire State offers clues
Global Brands Group, which licenses the likes of Calvin Klein, signed a 15-year lease for six floors of office space in 2011 but has already told employees based in New York that they will never be required to come back to the office.
Car crashes deadlier as drivers speed during lockdowns:Study
-Police in New York said they were aware of the increased speeds and had deployed additional patrols. Data from traffic analytics company INRIX shows speeds in New York City increased 44% from 28 miles (45 km) per hour in April last year to 41 miles (66 km) per hour this April.
– Speeding offenses increased 187% in London during the lockdown compared to the same period a year ago, Cox said, but extreme speeding offenses increased even more — by 236%.
– Despite the overall drop in collisions and fatalities, the fatality rate among crashes was 70% higher in France.
Govt working on one-stop platform for all official data,says Statistics Minister
The theme for Statistics Day, 2020 covers (Sustainable Development Goal) – SDG 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) and SDG 5 (Achieve Gender equality and empower all women and girls).
Gilead prices Covid-19 drug remdesivir at $2,340 in developed nations
Remdesivir is expected to be in high demand as one of the only treatments so far shown to alter the course of Covid-19.After the intravenously administered medicine helped shorten hospital recovery times in a clinical trial, it won emergency use authorization in the United States and full approval in Japan
Remdesivir is expected to be in high demand as one of the only treatments so far shown to alter the course of Covid-19.After the intravenously administered medicine helped shorten hospital recovery times in a clinical trial, it won emergency use authorization in the United States and full approval in Japan.
Bank of England tells banks & insurers to push on with climate risk analysis
The guide drawn up by the Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF),which was set up by the BoE and Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority last year, is the first of its kind and sets out how financial firms can analyze and disclose risks from climate change and spot opportunities for new consumer products.Sarah Breeden, the BoE’s co-chair of the CFRF, said firms should start on their analyses straight away using the guide that is based on best practice from firms
Tesla sued for airbag malfunction in Model 3 highway crash
Alleged defects in Tesla’s Autopilot system have been blamed in several lawsuits for deaths and injuries and the company has faced scrutiny of the technology by federal safety regulators. Separately, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating premature failures of the large central touchscreen and the computer that powers it in Tesla’s Model S sedans.
Security beefed up near Taj Mahal Palace, Hotel Colaba After bomb threat from Pakistan
The official told that Mumbai police are on high alert after Monday’s Karachi exchange terror attack and as part of the enhanced anti-terror measures, security outside the hotel and other vital installations has been increased.