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People with joint, muscle disorders expected to increase by 115 pc by 2050: Study
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France, US to propose ban on private finance to coal-fired plants at COP28 – sources
About 73% of electricity consumed in India is produced using coal,...
World losing trust in climate science, Indians most-trusting: WEF survey
By region, almost a fifth of North American adults expressed “little” (12 per cent) or “no” (6 per cent) trust in climate science, compared to South Asia, expressing “little” trust (4 per cent), and “no” trust (2 per cent).
IRDAI postpones implementation Indian Accounting Standard for insurers indefinitely
The effective date of implementation shall be decided after the finalisation of IFRS 17 by IASB, said IRDAI.
Coronavirus: Thermal screening of flyers from China begins at 7 airports
According to the alert issued by the MoCA, all travellers who have visited China, particularly through Wuhan during the past 14 days and show symptoms of acute onset of fever, cough, shortness of breath should report to the airport health unit.
China’s mysterious respiratory virus spreads to health workers, different countries
“The risk from this virus causing pandemonium has increased because it is spreading from different countries, and we are now seeing that it can be more easily transmitted from person to person,” said Sanjaya Senanayake, associate professor of medicine at the Australian National University. In comparison with SARS, he said, “the one good factor, I guess, at the moment seems to be the low mortality rate.”
Financial Services CEOs in Davos complain they can’t save planet without clients’ help
Financial companies are under pressure to retreat from funding industries including coal-fired power, and the European Union is working on a so-called taxonomy governing sustainable investments. Lawrence Fink, who runs BlackRock Inc., last week pledged to incorporate environmental concerns into the asset manager’s investment process for both active and passive products.
Wealth of India’s richest 1% more than 4 times that of 70% poorest: Oxfam
Regarding India, Oxfam said the combined total wealth of 63 Indian billionaires is higher than the total Union Budget of India for the fiscal year 2018-19 which was at Rs 24,42,200 crore.
Coronavirus: New disease spreading in Asia revives SARS fears
The outbreak has caused alarm because of the link with SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), which killed 349 people in mainland China and another 299 in Hong Kong in 2002-2003.
Bengaluru highest paying city, IT highest paying industry in India, says report
The renewed demand for professionals with digital skills — cloud, product management, analytics, AI and automation — could be the major factors for the sector’s strong showing this year, the report said.
India among top 10 FDI recipients, attracts $49 bn inflows in 2019: UN
The fall in global cross-border M&As sales was deepest in the services sector (a 56 per cent decline to $207 billion), followed by manufacturing (a 19 per cent decline to $249 billion) and primary sector (14 per cent decline to $34 billion), the report said.In particular, sales of assets related to financial and insurance activities and chemicals fell sharply. The decline in M&A values was driven also by a lower number of megadeals. In 2019, there were 30 megadeals above $5 billion compared to 39 in 2018, it said.
New law to protect foreign investors to exclude tax demands, reveal documents
It was not immediately clear whether protection against such sudden policy changes would be permanent or only for a particular period.