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Govt hikes fitness test fee for over 20-year-old motor vehicles
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), in a latest...
Cyber attacks,Economic Slow down,Business Interruption ranked as top Indian business risks: Aon
“As cyber attacks and data privacy risks continue to rise, both in...
Extreme heat causes income loss for 50% of Delhi street vendors: Study
"Data from over 700 respondents highlight the devastating impact on their health, productivity, and livelihoods. We demand immediate government intervention, including the establishment of heat shelters in markets with essential facilities, safety kits, and...
Urbanisation’s influence on climate change increasing in recent decades, study finds
Researchers analysed land temperatures from all over the world and discovered that, although contributing only 2 percent of land warming between 1992 and 2019, urbanisation is still not the primary driver of climate change. It was discovered that India's urban areas...
Treat transgenders as special category for employment, education: Madras HC
The ruling, issued by Justice V Bhavani Subbaroyan on June 12, 2024, directs the Tamil Nadu government to establish unique norms for transgenders in all educational and employment avenues Chennai: In a landmark decision, the Madras High Court has mandated that...
Inflation worries continue for US Fed; No policy rate cut for seventh time
Jerome Powell, US Fed Chair "We are maintaining our restrictive stance of monetary policy in order to keep demand in line with supply and reduce inflationary pressures. I will have more to say about monetary policy after briefly reviewing economic developments," US...
Life Insurance: Surrender charges to reduce finally, hit insurance companies
The Indian life sector has been marred with tax-rate changes (on high-ticket non-par policies) in the budget last year (2023). Investments in smaller tickets, growth in interiors, higher payouts and the ULIP wave (over non-par) have kept margins muted. In this...
Fizzling monsoon could prolong heatwave in north, says IMD
"The monsoon has slowed down after reaching Maharashtra and may take a week to regain momentum," an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) told Reuters New Delhi: India's monsoon rains have lost momentum after covering western regions ahead of schedule,...
Govt to ensure ease of living for all citizens: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister She also stated that the reforms undertaken since 2014 will continue, which will further provide macroeconomic stability and growth for India. She also highlighted India's commendable growth story in recent years amidst...
Parametric Play: Insurance helps 46,000 Indian women avoid deadly work during heat waves
As soon as temperatures breached 43.6C in Ahmedabad, Makwana and thousands of other women were told that ICICI Lombard, an insurance company, would pay them a portion of their daily wages. The Self-Employed Women’s Association labour union runs the insurance...
WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India, 2nd case since 2019
While the H9N2 virus typically tends to cause mild illness, the United Nations agency said that further sporadic human cases could occur as this virus is one of the most prevalent avian influenza viruses circulating in poultry in different regions New Delhi: The World...
Major world economies seek to halt new private sector coal financing
If approved, the draft proposal by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, would be the first move by a multilateral institution to curb financing for coal, one of the biggest causes of climate change, which produces more carbon dioxide emissions...