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Hindalco denies extrusions operations halt report says overall operations largely unaffected
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...
Irdai chief pitches for 100 pc FDI in insurance sector
"And if the FDI route is also opened that will only augment the domestic investment as well, otherwise, domestic investment may get crowded out. … perhaps its time to open up for 100 per cent FDI so more players who want to come and operate on their own terms without...
Innovative Climate risk insurance: PCRIC and WTW renew covers for 6 Pacific island nations
For 2024 and 2025, PCRIC now provides insurance for tropical cyclones, heavy rain, earthquake, and tsunami risk to six Pacific governments: the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu, as well as the state-owned telecommunications company PNG DataCo in...
Spain approves €10.6 billion relief package for flood victims
The package includes direct aid for households, self-employed workers and firms; state-backed credit guarantees for companies and residents; and funds for city governments to pay for repairs and reconstruction. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the first...
HC allows disability pension to diabetic former army man
According to the case details, the former soldier was enrolled in the Army on January 20, 2003, and was discharged from service on October 31, 2019, “at his own request on compassionate ground before completion of terms of engagement” in the medical category “due to...
Deadly Spain floods show difficulty of adapting to intense rains
An extremely hot Mediterranean and warmer air temperatures exacerbated a type of storm system that is becoming more common in the Iberian peninsula due to global warming Floods that killed more than 200 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that...
Companies are dropping the D or E from DEI to avoid legal risks
Companies such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have modified DEI initiatives after being attacked. After a backlash against DEI programs by conservative activists, a majority of executives in a new survey said that their companies have changed how the...
Govt’s digital life certificate campaign to benefit over 1.81 lakh pensioners
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare on Friday launched the third and the largest nationwide digital life certificates (DLC) campaign in 800 cities or districts across India from November 1-30 New Delhi: More than 1.8 lakh pensioners generated their...
Marriage registrations in China drop for the first nine months of 2024
Earlier this year, China reported its second annual drop in nationwide births, pushing the government to enact projects and initiatives in major cities to spur young Chinese to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing...
Berkshire’s cash soars to $325 billion, Buffett sells Apple, Bank of America
Insurance underwriting profit fell 69 per cent, dented by rising claims, $565 million of losses from Helene, and a bankruptcy court settlement related to defunct talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway extended their retreat...
Infants, older adults in India exposed to more heatwave days in last decade, Lancet report reveals
Estimating economic impacts of heat in India, the report found that the agricultural sector was the worst hit from potential income loss due to a reduced capacity of labour in 2023 -- to the tune of over $71.9 billion in potential losses In India, over the last...