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WHO panel for strong international governance on human genome editing
“Gene editing holds incredible promise for health, but it also poses some risks, both ethically and medically. ” says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
India could boycott China’s Belt and Road Forum for the second time
India boycotted the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 after protesting to Beijing over the controversial China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is being laid through the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) overriding New Delhi’s sovereignty concerns.
Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi among world’s cheapest cities to live in: Report
“Within Asia, the best value for money has traditionally been offered by South Asian cities, particularly those in India and Pakistan,” the EIU said. “To an extent this remains true, and Bengaluru, Chennai, New Delhi and Karachi feature among the 10 cheapest locations surveyed.”
Higher Incidences of renal disorders among Millennials: SBI Gen Study
SBI Life Insurance launches “Thanks a Dot”, a self-examination awareness campaign for early detection of breast cancer, awareness initiative that is supported by the Women’s Cancer Initiative -Tata Memorial Hospital.
Global insurance M&A activity up 9% in 2018, may slow down in first half 2019:Clyde & Co
While the Americas remained the most active region for insurance sector M&A with 189 deals in 2018, there was a slight drop off in deal activity in the Americas in the second half of the year with 92 transactions, down from 97 in the first six months. The slowdown in the Americas in the second half of last year is indicative of heightened investor caution, and the legal firm predicts 2019 will be a year of two halves – a slowdown in M&A in some markets in the first six months, while the second half should see a return to form.
India:FPIs pump in Rs 20,400 crore in first half of March on positive global cues
“With the expectation on US interest rate hike declining, there has been increased flow into emerging markets. Locally, since February, there is a clear trend of FPIs buying beaten down segments such as banking and finance stocks…,” Vidya Bala, Head – Mutual Funds Research at FundsIndia said.
Ex-SC Judge Justice PC Ghose set to be first Lokpal
His name was finalised and recommended by the Selection Committee comprising of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, eminent jurist Mukul Rohatgi.
In India, most complaints by flyers are about harassment by airline staff
Last year, the civil aviation ministry had told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture that “systematic grievance redressal mechanism has been already put in place through which passenger grievances received by this office are forwarded to the concerned airline for redressal directly with the complainant as the travel by air is a contractual matter between the airline and the passenger”.
NYC Mayor proposes $10B plan to flood-proof Manhattan as Climate Risk grows
President Donald Trump’s skepticism that climate change is the result of carbon-dioxide emissions from the use of fossil fuels means that the city can’t rely on federal funds unless someone else occupies the White House, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Climate scientists overwhelmingly consider such emissions as the driver of rising global temperatures.
40 killed in New Zealand mosque shootings
Authorities have not elaborated on who they detained. But a man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 74-page anti-immigrant manifesto in which he explained who he was and his reasoning for his actions. He said he was a 28-year-old white Australian.