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One in three Indian investment advisors are not registered, says Sebi
“There are large numbers, 35% of investment advisers still not...
Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000
The United States Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was...
Australia’s Suncorp to phase out exposure to thermal coal by 2025
Insurers globally have been reducing their business around coal. Insurer Chubb and Zurich Insurance Group have both in the past month revised their policies to limit their thermal coal exposure.
IRDAI asks insurers to ensure cancellation of vehicle’s RC in case of total loss claim settlement
It has been informed by the Law Enforcement Authorities that documents pertaining to such vehicles are being misused like giving new identity to the stolen vehicles by forging engine number and chassis number of destroyed vehicles under TL claims.
Australia to police Facebook, Google with new watchdog office to protect privacy
Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the $5 billion fine slapped on Facebook in the United States this month for privacy breaches showed regulators were now taking such issues extremely seriously.
“These companies are among the most powerful and valuable in the world,” Frydenberg told reporters in Sydney after the release of a much-anticipated report on future regulation of the dominant digital platforms.
12.66 lakh new jobs created in May: ESIC payroll data
During 2018-19, 61.12 lakh new subscribers on a net basis joined the social security schemes run by the EPFO. Similarly the net new enrolments were 15.52 lakh during September 2017 to March 2018.
AIG appoints first chief sustainability officer
To provide greater transparency into this strategy and align reporting activities with industry standards, the company has issued its first Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report.
Europe faces heatwave with London and Paris expected to break July records
Europe is facing a second heatwave this summer, just weeks after the hottest June on record, intensifying concern over climate change and the rise in extreme weather events. Swathes of northwest Europe will struggle to remain cool as a blast of hot air from the...
Government working on e-passports: Jaishankar
In case anyone tampers with the chip, the system would be able to identify it resulting in the failure of the passport authentication.
Air passenger traffic on an annual basis is expected to touch 1 billion
the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has entered into an agreement with the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) in June.The pact is for developing a “comprehensive Communications, Navigation and Surveillance/ Air Traffic Management (CNS/ ATM) road map for next 10 years,” Puri said.
RIMS and Tata AIG team up for global risk management education opportunity
Through their learning wing Tata AIG Academy, Tata AIG facilitates insurance learning for employees, insurance intermediaries, risk and insurance managers, in line with Tata AIG’s firm belief in the holistic development of a risk management culture in the Indian insurance market through imparting risk and insurance expertise that strengthens technical and functional capability and builds a talent pool of exceptional risk and insurance leaders.
Harnessing India’s Youth Power:Running out of time
“India is not taking advantage of its demographic dividend,” said Satyaki Roy, an associate professor at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development in New Delhi. “If you see the story of South Korea, Taiwan and other East Asian countries, there was a concerted effort by those governments to create the kind of human capital required for industry.”