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AI Data Center: Staggering $3 trillion of debt to fund the artificial intelligence boom
Not even the world’s biggest technology companies—not Amazon.com,...
Delhi tribunal seeks Centre’s help in road accident case cites policy vacuum
"There is a clear policy vacuum, and the family of the...
Miller establishes new M&A and Strategic Solutions Team
The team will sit within Miller’s Professional & Financial Risks business and will be based in London advising its client base of private equity, hedge and sovereign wealth funds, corporates, law firms and corporate financiers on domestic and cross-border risks...
Govt wants insurance payouts to replace its compensation in managing natural disasters: DFS Secy
L to-R-Hitesh Kotak, Chief Executive, Japan, India, Korea, and South-East Asia at Munich Re,Krishna S Vatsa, Member, NDMA,Safi Ahsan Rizvi, Advisor (Mitigation), NDMA, M Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Finance (DFS), Mandakini Balodhi, Director(Insurance),...
Genetic study finds high inbreeding rates in South Indian communities
The study, published in the Journal of Genetics and Genomics, also reported a high prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis, a common form of inflammatory arthritis, in the Reddy population of Andhra Pradesh A study that analysed genes of South Indian populations suggests...
Day-care cancer centres, digital health infra to ensure quality care reaches last mile: PM Modi
In the Union Budget, the Finance Minister had announced that “all district hospitals will have day care cancer centres. About 200 day care cancer centres will be established in 2025-26" New Delhi: Establishing day-care cancer centres and ramping up digital health...
Draft Insurance Laws Amendment Bill in advanced stages, to be tabled in Parliament shortly: Minister Pankaj Chaudhary
Pankaj Chaudhary,Minister of State for Finance M Nagaraju, Scretary, DFS, mentioned that to ensure greater consistency, consumer protection, transparency, and grievance redressal, the department is proposing setting up a unified forum where regulators and authorities...
Govt approves Rs 3,880 crore scheme for Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme
Scheme will help in prevention and control of livestock diseases through vaccination, surveillance and upgradation of healthcare facilities New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the Revision of Livestock Health and...
China to ‘formulate’ policies for elderly, focus on boosting birth rates
China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, as marriages plummeted by one-fifth, the biggest drop on record, despite efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have children. Rapid ageing has become a growing concern in the world's...
CCI rejects complaint against Microsoft over bundled antivirus
It was alleged that bundling of the anti-virus software was violating fair competition norms. Starting with Windows 10 Operating System (OS) edition, the anti-virus software Microsoft Defender is bundled with it. In a 17-page order dated March 3, the CCI said there...
Lloyd’s highlights risk of extreme space weather as latest scenario reveals potential global economic loss of $2.4trn
North America is identified as the region likely to be most financially impacted by the scenario, suffering a potential economic loss of $755 billion over the modelled five year period. However, the gap between the impact on North America and Europe is relatively...
HC stays special court order directing FIR against ex-Sebi chief Buch, 5 others
The HC's judgement came on petitions filed by Buch, three current whole-time SEBI directors - Ashwani Bhatia, Ananth Narayan G and Kamlesh Chandra Varshney and two BSE officials - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Ramamurthy and its former chairman and...