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Leading wealth managers can grow +20 % in core assets under management over the next 3yrs: Jefferies report
The report stated that healthy growth in the core wealth management...
Infosys US unit pays $125,000 penalty for cybersecurity lapses
In March this year, Infosys had informed the stock exchanges that...
Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, UN report
Countries lacking adequate early warning coverage have a disaster mortality rate that is eight times higher than countries that do have such systems in place, the U.N. estimates. And without such precautions, regional annual losses from disasters are projected to...
India could face third highest economic burden of COPD from 2020-50: Lancet Study
90 per cent of COPD-related deaths were found to occur in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), despite these countries accounting for only 83 per cent of the global population India could face third highest economic burden of COPD from 2020-50: Lancet...
Average cost of data breach in India touches high of Rs 17.9 cr in 2023: IBM study
The most common attack type in India was phishing (almost 22 per cent), followed by stolen or compromised credentials (16 per cent). Social engineering was the costliest root cause of breaches at Rs 19.1 crore, followed by malicious insider threats, which amounted to...
Only 0.8% electric vehicles in country out of 34 crore vehicles registered
According to an official data, out of the total slightly over 34 crore vehicles registered with road transport ministry's e-vahan portal, as on July 14, 2023, only over 27 lakh vehicles were registered as electrical vehicles. Interestingly, apart from Delhi, Assam and...
Americans are moving toward climate danger in search of cheaper homes
Many Americans are actually choosing to move to Zip codes with a high risk of experiencing wildfire, heat, drought and flood, according to a new study on domestic migration by Redfin, an online real estate brokerage firm A midsummer quiz: Let’s say you read about an...
Govt to launch Ayushman Bhav prog to achieve 100% coverage of health schemes
The aim of Ayushman Melas would be to build awareness on healthy behaviours and provide early diagnosis through screening, comprehensive primary health care services with drugs and diagnostics, teleconsultation with health specialists, and appropriate referrals with a...
Foreign portfolio investments stay bullish on India; put in Rs 153,539 cr in 2023-24
In 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23, the net FPI investments were Rs 267,100 crore, Rs (-) 122,241, and Rs (-) 40,936 crore, respectively New Delhi: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have pumped Rs 153,539 crore in India so far in 2023-24 as Indian equity markets...
India has mechanism for financing disaster response, mitigation,preparedness and recovery: PK Mishra
''Over the last few years in India, we have completely transformed the way disaster risk reduction is financed.We now have a predictable mechanism for financing not just disaster response but also disaster mitigation, preparedness and recovery. Can we have analogous...
7.40 crore filed IT returns in 2022-23, 5.16 crore declared zero tax liability: Sitharaman
As per the return filing data shared by Sitharaman, the number of persons who filed income tax returns during the last four years has shown an increase. Over 7.40 crore ITRs were filed in 2022-23, of which over 5.16 crore had zero tax liability New Delhi: Number of...
India health data faces rising risk of breaches, cyberattacks
But in pushing its digital public infrastructure "India is putting people at risk from data collection and data overreach," said Raman Jit Singh Chima, Asia policy director at digital rights group Access Now. "It's a bad model." Last year, responding to reports of...