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IRDAI urges insurers to adopt face authentication
Insurers were told to avoid forcing visitors to their website to...
New cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe
The attack, which raised temperatures in refrigerator and freezer...
SC slams medicine markups, questions Centre over price controls
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta criticised the government’s approach to medicine price regulation, observing that the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) appeared “totally defunct”. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the...
Satellite connectivity can ensure communication during disasters, speed up emergency response: BSNL CMD
Robert J Ravi,Chairman and Managing Director,BSNL Ravi said satellite connectivity could also support remote healthcare by enabling live video consultations between primary health centres and district hospitals, with drones potentially delivering medicines and other...
PHP vulnerabilities raises concerns of systemic event for cyber insurers
A significant gap between economic and insured losses is expected in this event, highlighting the importance of cyber insurance. In addition, insured losses may extend beyond cyber into directors and officers insurance as regulatory and governmental bodies in the...
Distribution Reforms must be built on consensus: IRDAI Chief
Ajay Seth , chairman, IRDAI Bima Sugam, the game changing e-market place for the Indian insurance industry, should be made operational in another month or six weeks and fee in the platform should not exceed 5 per cent of the premium. Mumbai: Ajay Seth, chairman,...
PK Mishra calls for AI-enabled early warning systems to reduce disaster risk
PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Addressing the meeting of senior officials on disaster risk reduction, convened by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and co-chaired by India and the United Kingdom, he highlighted the...
No intention to increase ethanol blending in fuel beyond 20 pc: Union minister Hardeep Puri
Hardeep Singh Puri,Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas The minister said the misinformation about the E20 (fuel) was a "contrived narrative". "Six crore vehicles go to the dispensing stations every day. If engine damage was caused, you could have seen the...
Oil spill in Gulf:UAE shuts more beaches
Conflict in the region is also increasing the risk of oil spills and maritime pollution. Dubai: An oil spill from a damaged tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates has widened, satellite images showed, triggering more beach closures and raising environmental...
Japanese companies compensate users as cyberattacks buffet economy
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government planned to compile an emergency package of measures against cyberattacks by next week. Japanese companies are moving to pay compensation to users following waves of cyberattacks that have disrupted internet...
Data centers face downgrade risk amid local pushback, S&P says
Delays due to grid capacity constraints, environmental sustainability concerns and zoning shifts “could increase downward pressure on the creditworthiness of data center projects,” analysts including Chris Mooney wrote in a Oct. 23 report. Data centers face potential...
Govt allows use of 100 pc ethanol fuel in flex-fuel vehicles, amends emission norms
According to the Gazette notification, the government has included E100 alongside E85 in the emission standards prescribed for flex-fuel vehicles, paving the way for vehicles designed to operate on nearly pure ethanol New Delhi: The government has allowed the use of...