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The Aditya Birla Group-owned metals producer declared force...
Adityanath issues directives for assessing damage caused to crops due to rain in western UP
Yogi Adityanath,Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh The chief minister...
AI dangerous tool, be it in Chinese or American hands: Delhi HC on plea to ban DeepSeek
The court’s observation came while it was hearing a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to block access to DeepSeek, an AI chatbot developed by Chinese entities, in all forms in India New Delhi: The Delhi High Court observed on Wednesday that artificial...
Govt is building a sanctions-proof supply chain for Russian oil, says Petroleum Secy
“Imports need ships which are not sanctioned, insurance which takes time to reconfigure, and imports will need payments to go through. So each one of these has problems that need to be solved. People are working on solving these problems,” Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain...
India sixth-most severely-affected country by extreme weather from 1993 to 2022: Report
India experienced more than 400 extreme weather events in the three decades, causing losses of nearly "USD 180 billion and at least 80,000 fatalities", the report said. New Delhi: India ranked as the sixth-most severely-affected country by extreme weather events in...
Equity investors’ wealth erode by Rs 18 lakh cr in 6 days of market fall
During the day, the benchmark tanked 905.21 points or 1.18 per cent to sink below the 76,000-level and hit a low of 75,388.39. Since February 4, the BSE bellwether gauge has slumped 2,412.73 points or 3.07 per cent New Delhi: Investors suffered an erosion of Rs 18...
Mutual fund SIP inflows cross Rs 26,000 crore mark for 2nd month in a row
Equity mutual fund inflows declined by nearly 4 per cent monthly to Rs 39,687 crore in January, compared to Rs 41,155 crore in December Mumbai: Despite market volatility, monthly systematic investment plan (SIP) contributions stayed above the Rs 26,000 crore mark for...
1.10 lakh hospital admissions worth over Rs 200 crore authorised for sr citizens: RS told
On October 29, 2024, the Centre expanded Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to provide free treatment benefits of up to Rs 5 lakh per year to 6 crore senior citizens belonging to 4.5 crore families, irrespective of their socio-economic status...
Over 34 crore patients provided consultation through eSanjeevani platform
Union Health Minister J P Nadda The eSanjeevani platform has been instrumental in reducing the burden on physical healthcare facilities, Nadda said responding to a question New Delhi: Since its launch in 2019, more than 34 crore patients have been provided...
Los Angeles Wildfires: A Wake-up Call For Re/Insurers
Wildfire exposures can be mitigated by relatively simple and cost-effective measures that fall under the responsibility of local governments and communities and include disaster planning, forest management, maintenance of key / vulnerable infrastructure, building...
NTPC plans more nuclear plants with overseas partners
Earlier this month, the government said it would amend the liability law, which originally intended to ensure justice for victims of any nuclear disaster, potentially clearing the path for foreign suppliers to sell to India New Delhi: State-run NTPC Ltd., India’s...
Stock market crashes over 1 pc as investors jittery over US tariff moves, investors poorer by Rs 16.97 trillion in 5 days
On Tuesday alone, investors' wealth got wiped out by Rs 9,29,651.16 crore. Market experts believe that the uncertainty around US trade policies and the impact of tariffs on global trade have led to weak investor sentiment. All sectoral indices on the NSE closed in...