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President Donald Trump The Environmental Protection Agency is set...
Govt discussing age restrictions with social media platforms:Vaishnaw
"Right now we are in a conversation regarding deepfakes, regarding...
NABARD subsidiary partners with IndiaFirst Life Insurance
IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company (IndiaFirst Life) announced its selection as one of the life insurers for NABFINS, a subsidiary of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to provide Group Credit Life Micro Insurance cover for NABFINS’...
131.3 lakh fishermen covered under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Rajiv Ranjan Singh,Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh informed the Rajya Sabha that the insurance coverage provided under the Group Accidental Insurance Scheme (GAIS) includes Rs 5,00,000 against death or...
Time has come to deal with Guwahati flood, HC seeks plan from govt
"Taking into consideration the fact situation, we are of the view that now time has come to deal with the problem of waterlogging/flooding in the Guwahati city and the State is required to take steps for resolving this problem permanently," the court said. Guwahati:...
Unified train operation safety norm will be issued in 10 days Vaishnaw
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Talking to media persons here, Vaishnaw said the ministry initiated the process of bringing uniformity in subsidiary rules (SR) of all 17 railway zones after the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) flagged contradictions in...
South Africa moves to implement national health bill despite resistance
Cyril Ramaphosa,President, South Africa The legislation will gradually limit the role of private insurance in South Africa, create a new public fund to provide free access for citizens, and set the fees and prices that private healthcare suppliers can charge for...
Severe thunderstorms drive insured losses to $ 60 billion in first half of 2024, Swiss Re
Balz Grollimund, Head of Catastrophe Perils at Swiss Re, said: "In recent years, severe thunderstorms have emerged as a main driver of a significant increase in insured losses. This is due to growing populations and higher property values in urban areas, along with...
“Shall take up with the GST Council,’ says FM Sitharaman on reduction of GST on Life and Health Insurance
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Around Rs 24,529 crore was collected from GST on health and life insurance in the last three financial years.73-74 per cent of the amount collected under the GST goes to the states,'' Nirmala Sitharaman, union finance said in the...
Explainer: Why does Nepal suffer so many air crashes?
In a 2023 safety report, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said collision with terrain or another obstacle was the main risk, accounting for 93% of deaths in air accidents in the prior decade On July 22, 2024, eighteen people were killed in Nepal when a...
Global selloff: Sensex and Nifty nosedive, Investors’ wealth eroded by Rs 17.11 lakh crore
Global markets were in the deep red on Monday as the US economic slowdown weighed heavily on the financial markets Mumbai: Equity market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty crashed over 3 per cent each on Monday in line with extremely weak trends in global markets amid...
Concretisation of roadsides in Ghaziabad NGT issues notices to MoEF others
The NGT was hearing a plea claiming "vast-scale, mindless and indiscriminate concretisation or paving, which was the biggest cause of water-logging, urban flooding and loss of biodiversity in cities and towns." New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought a reply...