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Tankers rate hit new high amid US sanctions
Figures from analytics firm Kpler suggest that close to 48 million...
Decoding New Labour Laws:Enhancing worker welfare & ease of doing business
The labour codes establish distinct definitions for 'employee' and...
India now has over 300 Family Offices from 45 in 2018 with smaller cities in focus: Report
Family Offices have also evolved into holistic service providers, championing ESG and technology for sustainable wealth New Delhi: Driven by robust economic growth in India, the country now has over 300 Family Offices as against 45 in 2018 who are catalysing the...
Poverty declines to 8.5% in 2022-24 from 21.2% in 2011-12: NCAER paper
According to the paper, during an era of economic growth, when opportunities increase, the long-term determinants of poverty may decline while accidents of life associated with natural disasters, illness and death, and changes in occupation-specific opportunities may...
Vaishnaw calls for global collective efforts to deal with risks, dangers posed by AI
“The whole package… the whole AI Mission which was approved by the Cabinet a couple of months back… the team is working on setting the foundation and all seven pillars… and maybe in two-three months we will be launching this mission,” Vaishnaw said while speaking at...
Sensex crosses 80,000 in record opening, banking stocks lead rally
"Higher global markets are setting up a positive open for Indian markets today. Fed Chairperson Powell's comments gave a boost to US markets with a rate cut in September and December being factored in, even though Powell did not allude to any imminent rate cut. US...
China refines financial stability law to strengthen risk prevention
The bill aims to establish a comprehensive cross-agency mechanism for risk detection and mitigation within the financial system, as the country grapples with a prolonged real estate crisis and vulnerabilities in smaller banks China’s new financial stability law draft...
Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic ‘unfolding in slow motion’
“It almost seems like a pandemic unfolding in slow motion,” said Scott Hensley, a professor of microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania. “Right now, the threat is pretty low … but that could change in a heartbeat.” Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are...
Auto sales growth slows down in June
According to industry figures, total domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales last month stood at 340,784 units, up by about 12,000 units or 3.6%, when compared to June 2023 sales (328,710 units) New Delhi: On lack of fresh demand and the high base of last year, car...
Government working on aggregation of CA firms, accounting standards for insurance sector
Apart from the aggregation of CA (Chartered Accountants) firms, the corporate affairs ministry is also working on having accounting standards for the insurance sector and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs), Corporate Affairs Secretary Manoj Govil said New Delhi:...
Insurers achieve positive mid-year renewal outcomes, Global reinsurance capital reaches a new record of $695 billion by Q1 2024, says Aon
Aon Securities estimates that overall ILS capital increased to an all-time high of $110 billion through the second quarter, increasing from $108 billion at year-end 2023, with a record $46 billion of catastrophe bond limit on-risk. For the first time, more than $8...
Beryl makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane on island near Grenada
"This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation," the US National Hurricane Center said. Experts say that such a powerful storm forming this early in the Atlantic hurricane season -- which runs from early June to late November -- is extremely rare....