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Banks need to build resilience against cyber threat: DFS Secretary
Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju Launched in December 2024,...
Central drugs laboratories find 55 samples to be ‘not of standard quality’ in June
These drugs were manufactured by an unauthorized entity using a...
Stability a major concern, 50 pc of gig workforce interested in full-time jobs: Report
Lack of social security (24 per cent) was another key challenge flagged by those surveyed. Meanwhile, the report found that 32 per cent of respondents find uncertainty of their employment as the biggest challenge. This points to the lack of stability and...
Crucial to conduct post-Covid survey to assess prevalence, severity of mental health disorders: Parl panel
''The devastating impact of the Covid pandemic on mental health in India necessitates an immediate and comprehensive countrywide mental health survey,'' it said New Delhi: A post-Covid mental health survey is crucial to assess the prevalence and severity of mental...
Parliamentary panel recommends setting up of population-based cancer registries in rural areas
While appreciating the government's impetus on an institutional framework for cancer care and management and financial support for combating cancer, the committee said cancer must be dealt with separately instead of being a part of other lifestyle and non-communicable...
New COVID variant EG.5.1 spreading quickly in UK: Report
"We continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases in this week's report. We have also seen a small rise in hospital admission rates in most age groups, particularly among the elderly. Overall levels of admission still remain extremely low and we are not currently seeing a...
Big central banks hike again with end of tightening in sight
Upcoming decisions are on a knife-edge. Pausing too early could cause financial conditions to loosen too fast, re-igniting inflationary pressures. Stopping too late could trigger a credit crunch and a recession. So far, nine developed economies have raised rates by a...
Those with less than Rs 8 lakh income won’t have to pay premium of govt’s insurance scheme: CM Gehlot
The premium amount will be paid by the state government for families with income less than Rs 8 lakh and belonging to all classes including general, other backward classes, most backward classes, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok...
Hindu-Muslim riots expose risk at major Indian business hub
Gurugram, formerly known as Gurgaon, is a city of over 1.5 million people that shares a border with New Delhi. A new urban centre with glitzy high-rises, luxury hotels, malls and gated condominiums, it is home to multinational firms, large Indian corporates and...
India data protection bill: What’s the concern?
Privacy experts say the proposed law fails to adequately safeguard the personal data of the nation’s 1.4 billion citizens, and gives the government too much power Companies and institutions can be penalised for non-compliance, and for failing to take reasonable...
Ukraine weighs possibility of insuring ships going via ‘grain corridor’ – Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine is considering the possibility of insuring ships going through the “grain corridor,” news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on Thursday, citing Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “Now we are discussing in the government and, I am sure, we will make a decision on...
Europeans lack insurance protection as wildfires and drought batter the region
When it comes to disaster response, the ECB sees insurers as the first line of financial defense, backed up by reinsurers and the financial markets with instruments like catastrophe bonds. The global market for catastrophe bonds, which give insurers a payout when a...