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NDMA tests indigenous Cell Broadcasting system for swift alert during natural and man-made disasters
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of...
Cabinet approves Rs 1.07 lakh cr Employment Linked Incentive scheme to create 3.5 cr jobs in 2 yrs
The ELI scheme to support job generation, enhance employability and...
Transformative industry trends present $200 billion opportunity for re/insurers: Aon Report
Sherif Zakhary, CEO of Aon’s Strategy and Technology Group, said: “These megatrends each equate to risk and opportunity for the global insurance industry, and so as risk experts we cannot afford to sit on the sidelines and wait for these trends to crystalize. We have...
Delta variant, a warning the COVID-19 virus is getting ‘fitter and faster’
Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus,Director-General, WHO Almost 4 million cases worldwide were reported last week to WHO and the agency expects the total number of cases to pass 200 million, in the next two weeks. "And we know this is an underestimate", underscored...
Debt crises in Global South debilitating fight against climate change: Report
Hurricane Maria that hit the Carribean island of Dominica in 2017 caused damage equivalent to 226 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP).Floods in Pakistan in 2022 and cyclone Pam in Vanuatu in 2015 caused damages worth 9 per cent and 64 per cent of their...
World Bank wants catastrophe insurance in new loans for disaster hit countries: Report
Ajay Banga,President,World Bank World Bank President Ajay Banga will unveil measures, including the pause on repayments and embedding catastrophe insurance into new loans in a speech in Paris on Thursday, the newspaper reported French President Emmanuel Macron is...
India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report
''While there have been encouraging signs of recovery to pre-pandemic levels, women continue to bear the brunt of the current cost of living crisis and labour market disruptions,'' said WEF Managing Director Saadia Zahidi In India, while there has been uptick in...
Indian government likely to offer assured pensions to its employees
Government will likely assure its employees a minimum pension of 40%-45% of their last drawn salary by altering the current market-linked pension The current National Pension Scheme requires employees to contribute 10% of their basic salary and the government 14%. The...
US Slips in supply-chain ranks after child-labor violations
The downgrade follows months of revelations first reported by the New York Times that companies have been employing children as young as 12 to work in dangerous conditions The composition of supply chains is set to play an increasingly important role for businesses...
Analysis- Record plane orders raise the stakes in India’s aviation boom
With a total of almost 1,000 jet orders between them, IndiGo and Air India are betting an economic boom and growing middle class will spur demand for domestic air travel, and new jets will help them grab a bigger share of international traffic The number of domestic...
Flood situation worsens in Assam, over 34,000 hit
At present, 523 villages are under water and 5,842.78 hectare of crop area has been damaged across Assam, ASDMA said Guwahati: The flood condition in Assam deteriorated marginally on Tuesday, with nearly 34,000 people reeling under the impact of the deluge across nine...
Reliance most valuable Indian company in Hurun 500 list
According to the list, Reliance Industries Limited is the most valuable company with a value of Rs 1,725,058 crore, up 3.6 per cent. TCS, HDFC Bank, Infosys, ICICI Bank, and Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ITC, Adani Total Gas, and Adani Enterprises followed Reliance Industries...