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Rajasthan govt de-empanelled 8 hospitals, diagnostic centres from RGHS this month
Principal Secretary (Health) Gayatri Rathore said eight hospitals...
Indian crew world’s most abandoned seafarers in 2025, union figures show
Seafarer abandonment is defined by the International Maritime...
Closing Crisis Protection Gap: Leaders call for 10 fold higher finance to meet cost of future crises
Less than $1 of every $5,000 of crisis finance goes to low income countries in the form of prearranged finance. Annual global economic losses from unmitigated climate change are projected to range between $7 trillion and $38 trillion by 2050 The High-Level Panel on...
K’taka health dept passes order to implement SC’s directive for patient’s right to die with dignity
"We have also come out with an Advance Medical Directive (AMD), or a living will, in which a patient can record their wishes about their medical treatment in the future. This important step, according to the minister, will bring great relief and a dignified sense of...
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
President Donald Trump told a White House news conference that no one survived.At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the American Airlines regional jet late Wednesday while it was...
British and American ships tentatively return to the Red Sea
Six ships linked to the US and UK have successfully transited the area without coming under attack since Jan. 19, when the Houthis said they would stop targeting vessels associated with those countries, according to the Joint Maritime Information Center, which...
Oceans are warming four times faster as earth traps more energy
Global ocean temperatures hit record highs for 450 days straight between 2023 and early 2024, which helped fuel massive hurricanes. While some of this warmth came from El Niño, the study showed that 44% of the record warmth was caused by oceans absorbing heat at a...
Sebi rejects competing open offer by US-based entity to pick majority stake in Religare
In a communication dated January 28 to REL, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said, "letters submitted by Digvijay Laxmansinh Gaekwad are being returned since the same is not an exemption application in terms of Regulation 11 of SEBI (SAST)...
DeepSeek hit by cyberattack as users flock to Chinese AI startup
The startup earlier in the day was also hit by outages on its website after its AI assistant became the top-rated free application available on Apple’s App Store in the United States Chinese startup DeepSeek said Monday it will temporarily limit registrations due to a...
Auditors get tougher guidelines on judging firms’ environmental claims
The move by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) comes as more companies are pushed to disclose data as part of efforts to fight climate change International auditors have...
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial forays into India, to deliver customised insurance solutions to corporates
Rob Leonardi, Regional Officer, Generali Asia, said: “India has been recognised globally as the fastest-growing major economy in recent years and the launch of GC&C India shows how Generali is fully in lockstep with the needs of local businesses. The Indian...
Munich Re promotes Parametric solutions for Cat losses in India
An one day event on ``Disaster Risk Transfer and Financing Solutions for India'', organised by Munich Re, aims to bring together representatives from various Indian states, the insurance industry, government bodies, International organizations experienced in disaster...