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Private credit ratings face fresh scrutiny from global watchdogs
The Financial Stability Board, which monitors global risks, has...
Swiss court admits Indonesian islanders climate case against Holcim
Holcim said it intends to appeal the decision and that the question...
Income disparity in India has declined 74.2% since FY14, reveals SBI study
"Our analysis shows that there has been a cumulative 74.2% decline in income disparity coverage for those earning up to Rs 5 lakh. This shows the continuous efforts of Govt are reaching the bottom of pyramid that is leading to increase in income of 'lower income...
Ireland fines LinkedIn 310 mn euros over EU data breach
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued the Microsoft-owned website its first EU fine saying "the consent obtained by LinkedIn was not given freely" An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had fined professional networking...
Global commercial insurance rates show first quarterly fall in seven years, Marsh says
Marsh said the fall in the composite rate - the first since the third quarter of 2017 - was largely driven by increased competition among insurers in the global property market.On average, composite rates decreased in the Pacific by 6%, in the UK by 5%, in Asia by 4%,...
Siddaramaiah launches ‘Gruha Arogya’ initiative
Siddaramaiah,Chief Minister,Karnataka This scheme, a flagship program of the Department of Health and Family Welfare for the control and management of non-communicable diseases seeks to reach underprivileged sections and ensure timely detection of diseases, officials...
Africa CDC warns of monkeypox surveillance challenges as cases surpass 45,000
Data from the Africa CDC show that the Central Africa region registered 85.5 percent of all reported cases and 99.5 percent of deaths. Additionally, the number of cases reported so far this year has reflected a 400 percent increase compared to the entire 2023 Addis...
Centre launches 21st Livestock Census at Rs 200 cr cost data to help Govt frame right policies
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, who is Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, also launched a USD 25 million 'Pandemic Fund Project' to strengthen animal health security in India for pandemic preparedness and response New Delhi: Union Minister Rajiv...
Lloyd’s and UNCDC establish first of its kind disaster resilience vehicle for Small Island Developing States
Initially covering Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa, the vehicle will respond to disasters caused by natural perils including tropical cyclone, earthquake, tsunami and flood – with the long-term aim of scaling and replicating the vehicle throughout the Pacific region...
Severe cyclone ‘Dana’ begins landfall process on Odisha coast: IMD
However, there was no report of any major damage or casualty so far even as the landfall process started more than an hour ago, the official said Bhubaneswar: The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' began on Odisha coast on Thursday night and was expected...
Ambani’s Jio Financial in talks with Allianz SE to set up insurance JVs in India
Mukesh Ambani, chairman, Reliance Industries Jio Financial, helmed by veteran banker K.V. Kamath, already runs a shadow bank and an insurance brokerage and has joined forces with BlackRock Inc. to start an asset management business. Setting up insurance operations...
Allianz to exit 2 insurance JVs with Bajaj Group
Market sources pointed out Allianz plans to exit Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. because its Indian partner isn’t allowing the German insurer to raise its stakes at a discounted price which was agreed upon at the time of...