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Female labour force participation rate improved to 37 per cent in 2023: WCD
According to the data shared by the Women and Child Development...
15% of adults experiencing mental health disorders at workplaces: Lancet study
“Workplaces have huge potential to influence mental health by...
Ford hands over the wheels to M&M in $275 million deal for India JV
“But looking at a global scenario of rapid transformation in powertrains and a shift to electric, this is a better way to mitigate investment risks,”
Bihar: 19 NDRF teams deployed in flood-affected areas
As many as 19 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Bihar’s capital, while 14 people have died across Uttar Pradesh owing to the rainfall and flood-like situation in the region.
Foreign investors pour in Rs 7,714 cr into domestic capital markets in Sept
The Centre last week slashed corporate tax rate by around 10 percentage points and also clarified that the enhanced tax surcharge will not apply on capital gains arising from sale of any security, including derivatives, in the hands of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).
Europe’s money laundering scandals expand with criminal probe of ABN Amro
Increased compliance costs and possible penalties add to the headwinds confronting European banks. Negative interest rates, lackluster economies, and Brexit are already taking a toll on profitability, forcing more lenders forcing the lenders to pass rising costs on to customers.
Parametric catastrophe facility CCRIF pays $12.8 mln to Bahamas for Dorian damages
Since its inception in 2007, CCRIF has made 40 payouts totaling about US$152 million to 13 of its 21 member governments
PAN-Aadhaar linking date extended to 31 December
The Supreme Court, in September last year, had declared the Centre’s flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid and held that the biometric ID would remain mandatory for filing of I-T returns and allotment of PAN.
Multiple cyber attacks on Airbus suppliers; possible link to China: Report
Hackers have targeted British engine-maker Rolls-Royce and the French technology consultancy and supplier Expleo, as well as two other French contractors working for Airbus that AFP was unable to identify.
U.N. science panel warns climate impacts on oceans include rising seas, dry rivers
“Everybody in the world will be affected by the changes we are seeing,” Michael Meredith, an oceanographer with the British Antarctic Survey and one of the report’s authors, told Reuters.
Insurers to offer up to $5B in capacity to hike developing nations’ Climate Resilience
As part of the program, as much as $5 billion in insurance capacity will be offered to 20 developing countries that are vulnerable to shifts in the climate and willing to work with the groups to increase their resilience, according to a statement Sunday from the Insurance Development Forum, the UN Development Program, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the U.K. Department for International Development.
India to offer Pacific island nations $150 mn credit line for climate issues
In addition, a concessional Line of Credit of $150 million which can be availed by the PSIDS for undertaking solar, renewable energy and climate related projects based on each country’s requirement was announced,, .