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Govt to curb opaque shipping surcharges amid Middle East tensions: Report
The move comes after exporters flagged sharp and sometimes...
Over 3.07 crore women-led enterprises registered on Udyam till Feb 2026: Govt
Responding to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of...
FPIs withdraw Rs 27,142 cr in 3 trading sessions on geopolitical tensions
According to the data, FPIs made a net withdrawal of Rs 27,142 crore from equities between October 1 and 4, with October 2 being a trading holiday New Delhi: Foreign investors turned net sellers in October, offloading shares worth Rs 27,142 crore in just the first...
Data privacy is a major concern for insurance industry: LIC CEO
(LtoR) Siddhartha Mohanty, CEO and MD, Life Insurance Corporation and Satyajit Tripathi, Member (Distribution), IRDAI at an event organised by Pune based National Insurance Academy in Mumbai IRDAI’s methods for monitoring companies and intermediaries have...
10 people killed in flashfloods triggered by heavy rain in Meghalaya
Incessant rainfall has triggered landslides in Gasuapara region of the district Shillong: At least 10 people died, including seven of a family, in rain-induced flashfloods that ravaged Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district in the past 24 hours, officials said....
Researchers link climate shocks with increased domestic violence
"National data representing 156 countries suggest a significant relationship between intimate partner violence and a climate factor composed of storms, landslides and floods," the authors wrote Climate shocks such as floods and landslides are likely to lead to an...
Cyberattack cripples entire IT system of U’khand
Nikita Khandelwal, director, ITDA Information Technology Development Agency, said, "During scanning on October 2, it was found that the machine has been affected by malware, so as a precaution we have shut down our data centre, due to which all applications have been...
DoT combats Cyber-frauds: Central system to stop spoofed calls to be commissioned shortly
This system is being deployed in two phases: first, at the TSP level, to prevent calls spoofed with phone numbers of their own subscribers; and second, at a central level, to stop calls spoofed with the numbers of subscribers from other TSPs New Delhi: The Department...
ICMR inks pact with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam to promote solar energy in healthcare research
The partnership aims to equip Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) institutes across the country with solar power, supporting India's push towards renewable energy and sustainability, the statement issued by the Union health ministry said New Delhi: The ICMR has...
Life expectancy in men could rise by a yr on cutting down smoking: Lancet
They also found that banning sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths across 185 countries by 2095. Of these deaths, nearly two-thirds would be averted in low- and middle-income countries, because they tend to have...
GST panel deliberates on lowering rate on health insurance, tractors
As per experts, health insurance is likely to see a decrease from 18 per cent to 12 per cent, while term insurance may attract a GST of 5 per cent New Delhi: As the government focuses on GST 2.0 which further eases tax laws, enhance tax simplification and adoption of...
Per capita income in India to increase by at least $2,000 in 5 years: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister "India finds itself amid the global geopolitical repositioning effort which has been going on. This repositioning can act as a structural force to India's advantage by creating robust supply chains with countries with...