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A backlash against data centres is spilling into French municipal election races
This mirrors trends across Europe and the United States, where a...
Support measures with insurance on anvil for exporters to deal with West Asia crisis
These measures may be announced in areas such as insurance.The...
Sensex crashes 984 points, loses 1,795 points in 3 trading sessions
Equity investors suffered an erosion of Rs 13 lakh crore in market valuation in two days of crash in the BSE benchmark Sensex which lost over 2 per cent during this period Mumbai: The Indian stock market closed on a bearish note on Wednesday with significant declines...
Assessing AI: 73% of enterprises have launched AI, 52% of deployments achieving business value, Infosys Survey
Sumit Virmani, EVP and Global Chief Marketing Officer, Infosys, said: "CMOs face the dual challenge of fueling growth in the short-term while articulating the value of their brand investments in the medium term. They recognize AI's, especially generative AI's,...
Indian patent office cautions people against fraudsters seeking money to facilitate IP applications
"It is, therefore, advised to all the stakeholders who are applying or may have applied for any type of IP applications (i.e. Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, GIs (geographical indications), Designs or Copyright) that they should not fall prey to such false claims and...
Passenger vehicle wholesales up marginally at 3,93,238 units in Oct: SIAM
Passenger vehicles posted its highest-ever sales of October in 2024 at 3.93 lakh units, with a growth of 0.9 per cent, albeit on a high base of last October. The two-wheeler segment also posted the highest-ever sales of October in 2024, SIAM Director General Rajesh...
East India better insured to take on retired life than other regions: Max Life Study
Notably, East India also led in National Pension System (NPS) ownership, with nearly one in four holding an NPS account. Financial product awareness among the respondents from the region was also high, with 97 per cent of individuals aware of life insurance and about...
Next GST Council meet on Dec 21-22, Decision on lower GST rate on health and life insurance
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman The 55th GST Council meeting would be held during one of these two days in which the much awaited decision on exemption or lower GST rate on health and life insurance would be taken New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala...
SBI Ventures plans to raise $237 million Climate Fund
The fund will invest in small and mid-sized companies that are focused on recycling waste and curbing emissions among other initiatives, and obtain equity partnership Mumbai: A unit of India’s largest lender State Bank of India is planning to raise as much as Rs 20...
Salaries in Southeast Asia expected to rise in 2025: Aon Survey
One in three firms view cybersecurity roles as crucial to their organisation, with a 160 percent year on year (YOY) increase in headcount for such roles. Artificial Intelligence/machine-learning and risk managers roles had a 100 percent and 70 percent YOY increase,...
COP29: Baku meet adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement’s Article 6
The Article 6.4 mechanism is seen as an important tool in bridging the climate finance gap.The mechanism aims to enhance climate finance flows to countries with carbon-rich ecosystems, supporting both environmental integrity and equitable access to funding. Baku: In a...
General Insurance industry grows 28% to Rs 30,378 crore in Oct
In a note worthy trend, seven stand alone health insurers have now captured 11.58 per cent of the market share in the general insurance industry in the first seven months of the current fiscal. It was 10.20 per cent in the corresponding period of the last fiscal...