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Transparency, investor protection boost confidence in MF as retirement vehicle: ICRA Analytics
“Equity mutual funds have captured significant inflows due to...
Govt tasks PSU general insurers to ramp up Property portfolio and customer services
(L to R)-Girija Subramaninan, CMD, New India Assurance(NIA),...
Traditional medicine can improve people-centred health care: WHO’s Poonam Khetrapal Singh
"The traditional systems of medicine have the potential to improve health, wellness, and people-centred health care. WHO has been collaborating with member countries in the region to strengthen farmer co-vigilance and research capacity. And set benchmarks for training...
Cabinet approves Rs 14,903 crore for Digital India project, to scale up cybersecurity and AI development
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for communication, electronics and information technology Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) — the government’s nodal agency for cyber forensics, emergency response and cyber diagnosis — will be massively expanded. The...
Hong Kong’s population climbs to 7.5 million, near 2019 level
"Many Hong Kong residents who stayed abroad during the epidemic have returned to Hong Kong, while some mainland and overseas persons have also been admitted to Hong Kong through various schemes," the government said. Hong Kong's population rose 2.1% from the middle of...
Free services at government hospitals in Maharashtra from Tuesday
Among other things, common tests and screenings such as X-ray, ECG, blood tests and CT scans will be free. If medicines are not available at the OPD, they shall be purchased locally (by the hospital) and given to patients, the order said Mumbai: Free treatment and...
China’s fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022- state media
China's fertility rate is already one of the world's lowest alongside South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Concerned about China's first population drop in six decades and its rapid ageing population, Beijing is urgently trying an array of measures to lift...
What are China’s ‘sponge cities’ and why aren’t they stopping the floods?
Breakneck urbanization has encased vast stretches of land in impermeable concrete, often along banks of major rivers that traditionally served as flood plains. With wetlands paved over and nowhere for surplus water to settle, waterlogging and flooding was commonplace...
Ships backed up in Black Sea lanes as Russia warning shots raise tensions
Insurance industry sources said rates for additional war risk premiums remained stable on Monday, although there was a possibility of a rise if a ship was damaged or sunk The cost of a Black Sea war risk premium, which is typically renewed every seven days and is in...
Tokio Marine Southeast Asia asset sale draws Japan rivals
Tokio Marine has been gauging interest in the assets, which could be valued at about US$1 billion (RM4.61 billion) Japanese financial services firms have been eyeing assets in Southeast Asia as a way to expand and diversify outside of Japan. Japanese insurers Dai-ichi...
Maui wildfire is deadliest for US in 105 yrs, with 89 killed
“This is the largest natural disaster we’ve ever experienced,” Hawaii Governor Josh Green said The death toll makes the wildfire the deadliest since 1918, when 453 people were killed in Minnesota and Wisconsin by the Cloquet & Moose Lake Fires, according to the...
Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high
A U.S.-backed maritime group called the International Maritime Security Construct “is notifying regional mariners of appropriate precautions to minimize the risk of seizure based on current regional tensions, which we seek to de- escalate. Vessels are being advised to...