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Women & Financial Independence:Navigating insurance and long term planning
In terms of product preferences, women increasingly opt for a mix...
Building Risk Resilience: An update for India Inc
Indian companies today are dealing with a very different risk...
Aon and EBRD launch innovative war risk insurance facility for Ukraine
Under the new €110 million Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Guarantee Facility, the EBRD will support global reinsurance companies through a guarantee covering losses on specific war-related risks underwritten by local Ukrainian insurers DUBLIN: Aon plc, a leading...
China to expand private pension scheme nationwide from Dec 15
Those covered by public pension insurance will be allowed to open private pension accounts and invest up to 12,000 yuan ($1,652) a year in financial products, five official bodies, including the human resources ministry, said in a joint notice Beijing: China said on...
Govt working on policy of ‘zero casualties’ during disasters: Union Minister Rai in Lok Sabha
“India faces a variety of disasters across seasons. The government is working on the policy of ‘zero casualties’ in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge of making India a developed country by 2047,” Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in the Lok Sabha on...
Secure messaging apps big challenge to counter online radicalisation: Govt
"The use of more secured messaging applications like Signal, Telegram, Viber and dark Web apart from WhatsApp with end-to-end encryption by radical elements to connect with other likeminded elements has proved to be a major challenge for security agencies in its...
Marriage integral to person’s natural life SC enhances award to woman with intellectual disability
The apex court enhanced the compensation amount under the heads of loss of income or earning capacity, pain and suffering, loss of marriage prospects, attendant charges and future medical treatment. The bench, enhanced the compensation to Rs 50.87 lakh and directed...
Labour Min mulls scheme for gig platform workers
"We are putting together the scheme for the gig and platform economy workers because there is no traditional employer-employee relationship defined for the gig and platform workers but we need to bring social security coverage for them so that they can be more...
Addressing ethical challenges of AI, making social media accountable on fake news: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Addressing the Parliament, Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the critical challenges posed by the emerging AI landscape, social media accountability, and the need for robust legal frameworks New Delhi: Ethical...
China targets Nvidia with antitrust probe, escalates US chip tensions
The statement from the State Administration for Market Regulation announcing the probe did not elaborate on how the U.S. company, known for its artificial intelligence and gaming chips, might have violated China's anti-monopoly laws BEIJING: China said on Monday it...
Lloyd’s human pandemic scenario reveals potential global economic loss of $13.6trn
From an economic perspective, the widespread impacts would be primarily driven by disruption across global industries due to local lockdowns and global travel restrictions. With the transportation sector worth over 10% of global GDP, sustained international travel...
Malhotra takes over as 26th RBI Guv says focus would be trust growth stability
Sanjay Malhotra Governor, Reserve Bank of India "As we have to be conscious of the fact that we do maintain continuity and stability, we cannot be stuck to it, and we have to be alert and agile to meet challenges," Malhotra said in his first interaction as Governor...