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Zurich Insurance invests $170 million into APAC private debt
US life insurers have ramped up private debt investments,...
China accuses US of committing $13 billion bitcoin hack
The Chinese government has recently become increasingly vocal in...
Stifling heat in northwest India to continue for another five days
Extreme temperatures can also impact economies. People are less productive during hot weather, even if they work indoors, while children struggle to learn in extreme heat New Delhi: The extreme heat scorching large parts of northwest India will continue for another...
Global life expectancy projected to improve by 5 years in men, over 4 in women by 2050: Lancet Study
The researchers from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 Forecasting Collaborators said that the ongoing shift in disease burden to non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular ones, cancer and diabetes, and exposure to associated risk factors including...
World’s super-rich club now has 15 members with fortunes over $100 billion
The combined net worth for these people is up 13 per cent this year to $2.2 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, beating the pace of inflation and the broader stock market. Between them, they hold nearly a quarter of the wealth of the world’s 500...
PhonePe wins trademark infringement dispute
The High Court in its order dated April 10, 2024 granted an ex-parte injunction in favour of PhonePe, restraining M/s Aniket Foods (including its agents, successors, stockists, distributors, dealers or anyone claiming through or under from using the infringed goods)...
Despite geo political challenges Indian exports to grow in FY25: Crisil Report
India's exports in April recorded positive growth in the face of the ongoing disruptions in global trade routes and uneven global growth. Imports, meanwhile, saw steeper growth, leading to a wider trade deficit Mumbai: India's trade deficit faces limited near-term...
Healthcare privatisation linked with worse outcomes, higher profits: Lancet Study
Researchers said the findings, published in The Lancet Public Health journal, challenged the theory that privatisation can improve the quality of healthcare through increased market competition, and by enabling a more flexible and patient-centred approach...
Space data fuels India’s farming innovation drive
"We are on a surer footing when it comes to agricultural practices; (using satellite data) safeguards us from climate change, pest and disease, problems with irrigation scheduling," Lokeswara Reddy, an Indian contract farmer with global giant Syngenta. Lokeswara...
98% Indian firms surveyed admit to loss of sensitive information in 2023: Rubrik
According to the report, healthcare organisations experienced 50 per cent more encryption events than the global average across 2023 and cloud continues to drive inherent risk and security blind spots as 70 per cent of all data is typically not machine readable by...
After IMD, Skymet predicts bumper monsoon season, to hit Kerala coast on June 1
Unlike last year, there is no active cyclone around the globe, more so in the Southern Hemisphere abeam Peninsular India, to detract monsoon. The only ‘invest’ area is far to the west, near Madagascar, unlikely to have any impact, said Skymet New Delhi: After IMD,...
Norway sovereign wealth fund excludes Adani Ports from over ethical concerns
Norges said it decided to exclude Adani Ports due to "unacceptable risk that the company contributes to serious violations of individuals' rights in situations of war or conflict" Norway's central bank said on Wednesday that its executive board has decided to exclude...