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Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready for ESG rules: KPMG Report
“Now there will be regulatory and assurance requirements to report...
US urges court to consider Amazon.com asset sales for breaking antitrust law
“The FTC and its state partners say Amazon’s actions allow it to...
Draft law proposes 10-year jail term for dealing in cryptocurrency
A cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that uses cryptography for security and is generally based on blockchain technology, a distributed ledger enforced by a disparate network of computers. Bitcoin is the most popular cryptocurrency in the world.
RBI cuts rates, turns ‘accommodative’ as economy slows
Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks. A repo rate cut allows banks to reduce interest rates for consumers on loans, and lowers equal monthly instalments on home loans, car loans and personal loans. India’s economy grew just 6.8 per cent in 2018-19, according to government data. In the fourth quarter (January to March), the growth dipped to 5.8 per cent, marking a five-year low.
Motor TP premium for 2-wheelers, cars to go up from June 16
New Delhi: Car and two-wheeler insurance will cost more from June 16 with regulator Irdai increasing the mandatory third party (TP) motor insurance premium by up to 21 per cent for certain categories. Normally, the mandatory motor TP insurance cover,...
U.S. Judges Grapple with Youths’ Constitutional Challenge to U.S. Climate Policy
The young people argue that government officials have known for more than 50 years that carbon pollution from fossil fuels causes climate change and that policies promoting oil and gas deprive them of their constitutional rights.
Fastest growing economy? India to grow at 7.5% in FY20, says World Bank
China’s economy grew by 6.6 per cent last year and is forecast to grow by 6.2 per cent this year and further decelerate to 6.1 per cent next year and 6 per cent in 2021, the World Bank said.
Motor Bill may be introduced in upcoming session of Parliament:Gadkari
He said to reduce accidents at 8,000 black spots – accident-prone areas – have been identified and will be rectified.
Climate scientists partner with McKinsey to push companies to self-regulate
In return, Woods Hole’s research could give McKinsey a lead into the business of helping companies adapt to a new reality ushered in by climate change – whether it be moving headquarters, planning for a heavy carbon tax or reaching a limit on the amount of insurance the U.S. government can offer.
India may have 88 million 5G connections by 2025: GSMA
Global telecom industry body GSMA said that a recent survey of global mobile data pricing highlighted that India was the cheapest market among over 200 countries surveyed in the final quarter of 2018.
PM forms two Cabinet panels to spur investment and employment
The Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth will have Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sithataman, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Railways and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as its members.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Writes to CMs of Delhi, Odisha, Telangana & Bengal; Urges Them to Join Ayushman Bharat
Urging the states to join the scheme, the minister said they would gain in terms of resources, national portability, state-of-the-art technological platforms, implementation systems and world-class analytics systems at no additional cost.They would also benefit from a well-proven fraud monitoring-and-control system and the exchange of key learnings and best practices of other states towards equitable healthcare, he added.