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Issue of shortage of actuaries in industry needs to be addressed urgently:IRDAI Chairman
``The United States has more than 40 fellow actuaries per million...
UIB partners with CyberCube to accelerate its growth across LATAM and Asia
Dimaggio Rigby, Head of Cyber at UIB, added,“The cyber landscape is...
Singapore mending regulations to stay globally competitive: PM Wong
Lawrence Wong ,Prime Minister, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said easing the regulatory burden and cutting the cost of doing business was part of his government’s efforts to nurture and grow the spirit of innovation and enterprise in Singapore Singapore:...
Trademark infringement: Burger King loses legal battle against namesake Pune eatery
The court said US based Burger King Corporation has "miserably failed" to prove that the eatery here had infringed its trademark Burger King while running the restaurant in Pune. Pune: US giant Burger King Corporation has lost a 13-year-old legal battle against its...
FSSAI launches project to address microplastic contamination in Indian food
In a recent report, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlighted the presence of microplastics in common food items such as sugar and salt. While the report underscores the global prevalence of microplastics, it also emphasizes the need for more robust data...
Indian biz need to align cyber security budgets with growth objectives, says Kaspersky
Adrian Hia, Managing Director, APAC, Kaspersky In India, malware attacks climbed 11 per cent to 13,44,566 in 2024 against 12,13,528 a year ago, a report by SonicWall said earlier this month New Delhi: Indian businesses need to align cyber security budgets with their...
Monkeypox in Africa: Exporters keep fingers crossed
"As of now, the spread is not rampant, but looking into the infection, the exporters are definitely concerned, hoping it will not spread," Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Director General Ajay Sahai said The bilateral trade of India with Africa grew...
X to wind up operations in Brazil ‘effective immediately’ due to censorship
Earlier this year, Moraes ordered X to block certain accounts, as he investigates so-called "digital militias" that have been accused of spreading fake news and hate messages during the government of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro. Media platform X said on...
Rs1 lakh crore disbursed for free hospital care to 7.4 crore patients under PMJAY scheme
Eligible beneficiaries can avail of cashless and paperless healthcare services related to hospitalisation across more than 29,000 empanelled hospitals in the country The top speciality care treatments availed by beneficiaries to date are general medicine, infectious...
Urgent need to address $4 trn financing gap to accelerate SDG progress: FM
Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister Addressing the third Voice of Global South Summit virtually, Sitharaman said that recent reports reveal that the implementation of many SDGs in developing economies is stagnating, with some indicators even regressing New Delhi:...
Govt to hire 2 pvt sector professionals as JSs to manage MoF’s Cyber Security and Investment assignments
This is for the first time, the government has advertised to hire a private sector professional as a joint secretary, Digital Economy, Fin Tech and Cyber Security along with another financial sector expert, who will also join as a joint secretary, Investment, for the...
Sebi proposes to expand sustainable fin framework in securities market
In a consultation paper released on Friday, Sebi proposed that issuers, in addition to existing green debt securities, be allowed to raise funds through issuance of social bonds, sustainable bonds, and sustainability-linked bonds. These bonds will collectively be...