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EU imposes sanctions on Rosneft’s India refinery, lowers oil price cap
"For the first time, we're designating a flag registry and the...
RBI to issue climate risk disclosure rules for banks soon
As part of the central bank's climate disclosure rules, banks will...
71% of world’s population protected by at least one tobacco control measure
Around 1.3 million people die from second-hand smoke every year. All of these deaths are entirely preventable. People exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke are at risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, respiratory diseases, type 2 diabetes and cancers In the last 15...
Global Trade: War, AI and climate change shaking up $32 trillion supply chain risks
A shift from fossil fuels is spurring demand for materials essential for electrification. Artificial intelligence is forcing employees to learn new skills so they won’t be replaced by computers. Long before these trends are reflected in government data, they’re...
Extreme heat rendering parts of the world too hot to insure
Rising temperatures are disrupting economic activity and daily life across the globe, sapping crops, drying rivers and raising sea levels. Scientists suspect the last several years have been warmer than any point in over 125,000 years Soaring global temperatures may...
Foreign portfolio investments fell sharply to (-) Rs 40,936 cr in 2022-23 from Rs 2,67,100 cr in 2020-21
There have been positive signs though in the first quarter of the current fiscal (2023-24), as FPI inflows stood in positive zone at Rs 1,18,133 crore during April-June period of the current fiscal The sustained investment by FPIs is a reflection of their increasing...
India likely to receive below-average monsoon rains in August
El Nino -- warming of the waters in the Pacific Ocean near South America -- has not affected the monsoon rains so far, Mohapatra said New Delhi: India is likely to receive below-average rainfall in August due to the El Nino weather pattern, a senior weather department...
Over 17,000 people died in floods and heavy rains between 2012-2021: Govt
Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu said the increased incidence of high intensity rainfall of short duration is mainly responsible for urban floods, which is further compounded by unplanned growth,...
IRDAI appoints Liberty General Insurance as “Lead Insurer”(Non-Life) for Delhi
Liberty General Insurance has been appointed as the “Lead Insurer”(Non-Life) for Delhi by the IRDAI. This appointment is part of IRDAI’s State Insurance Plan, which aims to enhance financial awareness and drive insurance inclusion in collaboration with other insurers,...
Focus on infra, investment, innovation, inclusiveness to make India developed nation by 2047: FM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, infrastructure is not just going to be physical such as bridges, roads, ports or airports, but also creation of digital infrastructure is given importance New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said...
Over 350,000 children in developing world missing out on cancer treatment
The WHO also announced that cancer medicines are among those that have been added to the latest version of the WHO Essential Medicines List and the Essential Medicines List for Children, Geneva: Treatment remains out of reach for hundreds of thousands of children...
Westernisation of diets, unhealthy sedentary lifestyle cause of fatty liver: AIIMS Delhi
Notably, hepatitis can arise from damage to the liver from certain viruses (such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C), alcohol intake, metabolic disease leading to "fat" deposition in the liver and certain drugs. The hepatitis B and C viruses can also cause chronic liver...