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What’s in the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia?
Central to the package is a lower price cap on Russian oil – a move...
No Insurance Amendment Bill yet in Parliament’s Monsoon session
The government has already listed eight bills for their...
Govt doubles down on safeguarding Indians from rising cyber crimes: MoS IT
Rajeev Chandrasekhar,Minister of State for Electronics and IT “On being notified by the customer, the bank shall credit (shadow reversal) the amount involved in the unauthorised electronic transaction to the customer’s account within 10 working days from the date of...
Severe thunderstorms account for up to 70% of all insured natural catastrophe losses in 1H2023, Swiss Re
Severe convective storms – storms associated with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, hail, strong winds and sudden temperature changes – caused USD 35 billion (nearly 70%) in insured losses worldwide in the first half of 2023. This means that insured losses are almost...
R Thyagarajan: Tycoon who gave away $750 million sees poor bankable
R Thyagarajan R Thyagarajan is arguably one of the world’s most idiosyncratic financiers — in no small part because his multibillion-dollar business, the Shriram Group, has thrived in an industry that tripped up countless others around the globe A pioneer in extending...
US insurers invested in fossil fuels as climate risks to underwriting mount -report
A data sample comprising 77% of U.S. insurers showed they held fossil fuel-related assets worth $536 billion in 2019, and patterns are unlikely to have changed dramatically since then, according to sustainability consultancy ERM, investor advocacy group Ceres and...
Par panel recommends generating tribal disaggregated health data
The Committee recommended that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs work in tandem with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to generate tribal disaggregated health data with separate classifications like girl children, adolescent girls, women of various age groups and...
Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 48,461.44 cr transferred by the banks Depositor Education & Awareness Fund
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has informed that the amount lying with Investor Education and Protection Fund, as on March 31, 2023, is Rs 5,714.51 crore, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha New Delhi: Unclaimed deposits...
Heatwaves and high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia: UNICEF
UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in the region - 460 million - are exposed to extreme high temperatures where 83 or more days in a year exceed 35° Celsius UN News: Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already exposed to extreme high...
AB-PMJAY: BAGI wins Gujarat, RGI bags Meghalaya, NIC retains Jharkand
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has outbid Oriental Insurance Company to win the mandate for Gujarat and Reliance General Insurance has pushed out National Insurance Company(NIC) for Meghalaya in competitive bidding Reliance General Insurance will be earning a premium...
Air pollution could be driving antibiotic resistance: New Lancet study
The association between PM2.5 air pollution and increase in antibiotic resistance has strengthened over time, with enhances in PM2.5 levels leading to larger increases in antibiotic resistance in more recent years, the analysis found using data for 116 countries from...
Ukraine’s drone attack yet to jolt insurance for Black Sea oil carriers
As of Monday, the extra insurance premium ships pay when entering risky areas was stable compared with levels prior to the weekend attack, according to two people familiar with the market. The figure is closely watched by traders and shipowners alike for whether it...