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Govt has no plans to table `The Insurance Bill, 2023 during Winter Session of Parliament
``By all means, the fate of the `The Insurance Bill, 2023’ is...
Over 120 countries back COP28 UAE Climate and Health Declaration
"The climate crisis is a health crisis, but for too long, health...
Robust surveillance stalled coronavirus: Health minister Harsh Vardhan
As part of the Centre’s efforts to management of Novel Coronavirus (COVID19), 21,805 passengers have been brought under community surveillance. In addition, 3,97,152 flight passengers and 9,695 travellers at sea ports have been screened.
Autos contribute 7% of carbon dioxide in India: M&M’s Pawan Goenka
India is at present five years behind China when it comes to EVs, but can lead the world on a research and development as well as production front, he noted.
Fintech investments in India doubled to $3.7bn in 2019, 13.7 % in Insurtechs:Accenture Report
Investments in payments companies more than tripled to $2.1 billion from about $660 million in 2018, while funding into insutechs rose 74 percent to $510 million
Coronavirus scare may erase $29 bn from global airlines’ revenue, says IATA
“These are challenging times for the global air transport industry. Stopping the spread of the virus is the top priority,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO. “This will be a very tough year for airlines.” Analysts at Cowen, a US investment bank and financial services company, noted IATA might be underestimating the impact on Asia travel outside of China, noting the recent reports of dozens of cases in South Korea.
Yawning digital gap between high and low income Commonwealth countries
In fact, just six members – the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Singapore and Malaysia – account for 85 per cent of total online sales to customers, worth US$354 billion in 2015. The same six make up 98.8 per cent of the Commonwealth’s total high-tech exports.
China’s richest man Jack Ma teams up with Columbia University to find cure for COVID-19
In support of the cooperation project, Columbia University has set up a multidisciplinary team involving professionals in virology, molecular biology and chemistry who proposed four different new solutions to tame the pathogen, according to the source
Coronavirus on G20 agenda as China reports uptick in cases
Japan and Singapore are on the brink of recession and South Korea on Friday said its exports to China slumped in the first 20 days of February, with the outbreak upending global supply chains.
Google updates terms in plain language after EU scrutiny
Google, Facebook, Twitter and other digital companies have been forced under a spotlight as regulators and customers examine just how much the companies know about their users and what they do with that information.
Google users in UK to lose EU data protection due to Brexit: Report
Google has decided to move its British users out of Irish jurisdiction because it is unclear whether Britain will follow GDPR or adopt other rules that could affect the handling of user data, the people said.
Raising insurance coverage to 90pc to help cut exporters” cost: SBI chief
Kumar suggested that enhancing the insurance coverage from the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) to 90 per cent can help banks reduce collateral for exporters.