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Budget 26-27:Repositioning general insurance as essential economic and social infrastructure
Significant focus on insuring houses and SME/MSMEs is also critical...
Direct equity buying by investors moderate, households route savings via mutual funds: NSE report
The report noted that after witnessing net investments of Rs 1.7...
Shipping: Losses hit all-time low despite increasing risks for the sector: Allianz Report
The number of shipping incidents reported globally declined slightly last year (2,951 compared to 3,036), with the British Isles seeing the highest number (695). Fires onboard vessels – a perennial concern – also declined Fires remain a key safety issue on larger...
Corporate affairs ministry fines Nadella, LinkedIn India, for violations of companies law
Satya Narayana Nadella, executive chairman and CEO, Microsoft In a 63-page order, the Registrar of Companies ((NCT of Delhi & Haryana) said that LinkedIn India and the individuals violated the Significant Beneficial Owner (SBO) norms under the Companies Act, 2013...
Who undertakes film certification for OTT, social media platforms: HC asks Centre
The court has asked the Centre and Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to file a counter affidavit apprising it whether there is any other arrangement for OTT films or whether CBFC is authorised to give certificates to them too Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the...
Global cybercrime cost increased 12x faster than total cybersecurity spending: Report
Cyber attacks, including ransomware, data breaches, cyber espionage, and phishing, will inflict damages totalling $9.2 trillion in 2024, $1.1 trillion more than last year and a shocking 972 per cent more than six years ago New Delhi: As organisations continue to spend...
Oil shipments at risk from rising sea levels, think tank warns
It said 12 out of the top 15 tanker terminals were expected to be impacted by one meter of sea level rise, including five based in Asia. Up to 42% of global crude oil exports from Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States and the United Arab Emirates were at risk,...
China boosts farmer protection with nationwide insurance for major grains
The policy is aimed at improving the level of agricultural insurance protection, stabilizing farmers’ income, supporting the revitalization of rural areas and safeguarding food security, according to a notice released with the Agriculture Ministry and the State...
AI-intensive sectors are showing a productivity surge, PwC
The data suggested that the rise of artificial intelligence could help countries to break out of a rut of low productivity growth which would boost economic growth, wages and living standards, PwC said in a report published on Tuesday The types of business which are...
FSSAI clears Indian spices of ethylene oxide contamination in nationwide testing blitz
The investigation was triggered after the Hong Kong Food Authority recalled certain spice products from M/s Mahashian Di Hatti Pvt Ltd (MDH) and M/s Everest Food Products Pvt Ltd (Everest) due to ETO levels exceeding permissible limits New Delhi: The Food Safety and...
290 cases of COVID-19 variant KP.2, 34 cases of KP.1 detected in India: INSACOG data
Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed that 34 cases of KP.1 have been found across seven states and UTs with 23 cases registered from West Bengal New Delhi: As many as 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, both sub-lineages of...
Govt to issue new guidelines to tackle unregistered telemarketers and for consumer protection: COAI
''The Committee is working to prepare draft guidelines under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, to safeguard consumers from unwarranted commercial communications. We believe that these guidelines, once notified, will be helpful in addressing the menace of UCC...