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RBI may hire more specialists for cybersecurity controls as digital risks multiply across banking system
The watchdog also seeks to add more officers to its supervision...
Govt deactivates 2.5 crore Aadhaar IDs of deceased to avoid fraud
Jitin Prasada,Union Minister of State for Electronics and...
With new technology cybercrime crews increasingly turning to more sinister techniques for ransom
Tactics like leaking sensitive records and double-hacks aren’t completely new, but have become more common and represent an evolution from traditional ransomware attacks, when scammers simply would encrypt data, demand a payment and then move to the next victim A hack...
Global fintech industry sees robust 14 pc revenue growth, India shows the way
“Profitability and compliance are now the cornerstones of fintech success,” said Deepak Goyal, BCG managing director and senior partner and co-author of the report New Delhi: Despite significant shifts in funding and valuations, the global fintech industry saw a...
Mutual funds gave over 17 per cent average returns in first half of 2024
In terms of returns, top mutual funds schemes were from the Midcap and smallcap categories Mumbai: Indian equity markets gave stellar returns in the first six months of 2024. The Sensex was up nearly 8 per cent and Nifty was up nearly 9 per cent so far this year. The...
Sensex, Nifty close at record high, media and energy stocks shine
Among the sectoral indices, media, energy, PSU bank, fin services and pharma were major gainers Mumbai: Indian equity indices closed at a record high on Wednesday following a rally in media and energy stocks. During the market hours, the Sensex and Nifty registered a...
14 people killed in landslides, floods and lightning incidents in Nepal
"We recorded a total of 44 incidents on June 26, 2024. In those incidents 14 people have lost their lives, 8 are due to landslide, 5 due to lightning and 1 in flooding. 2 people are still unaccounted for in the incident of landslide while 10 people have sustained...
Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination to some workers with exposure to animals
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has killed or caused the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry globally in recent years and has increasingly been spreading to mammals, including cows in the United States and, in some cases, also to humans Finland plans to offer...
Growing water stress can negatively impact India’s sovereign credit strength: Moody’s
India's average annual water availability per capita is likely to drop to 1,367 cubic meters by 2031 from an already-low 1,486 cubic meters in 2021, according to the Ministry of Water Resources MUMBAI/BENGALURU: India's worsening water shortage, triggered by high...
80% of Indian marginal farmers suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events
The findings reveal that the primary causes of crop damage were drought (41 per cent), irregular rainfall including excessive or non-seasonal rains (32 per cent), and early withdrawal or late arrival of the monsoons (24 per cent).Although 83 per cent of them are...
India Inc’s Risk Index: Demonstrating Resilience
Cyber-attack or data breach is considered to be one of the most critical risks faced today. The BFSI sector endeavored to overcome the same by adopting data security measures including database encryption, stricter controls across levels and application of data...
TRAI directs telecom companies to enhance apps and portals to curb spam messages
“Also, essential details for the registration of complaints should be automatically populated, if users grant permission to access their call logs and other relevant data,” said the telecom regulatory body'' NEW Delhi: New Delhi:In a bid to curb spam calls and...