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Country’s ship reporting system is in place to monitor any...
S Ramann takes over as new chairman of PFRDA
S Ramann, chairman, PFRDA With his vast experience in public...
India’s green financing requirement estimated at 2.5 pc of GDP: RBI Study
''India's diverse topography makes it highly vulnerable to climate risks, manifested in the form of sustained rise in temperature, erratic monsoon patterns, and rising frequency and intensity of extreme weather events Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India's report on...
Retail investors’ avg ticket size declines to Rs 68,321 in FY23
Going by the data, the contribution of small towns or B30 cities to mutual fund industry's assets under management of over Rs 40 lakh crore stood at 17 per cent as of March-end. Moreover, B30 (beyond top 30 cities) tend towards equity assets with 79 per cent of the...
El Nino likely to return this year, fuelling global temperatures – WMO
"El Nino will fuel the temperature globally," he said. "We feel the effect of El Nino temperatures globally with a slight delay" The El Nino weather pattern is likely to develop later this year and could contribute to rising global temperatures, the World...
Australian government cracks down on smoking and vaping
“Vaping has become the No. 1 behavioral issue in high schools, and it's becoming widespread in primary schools. This must end.'' Butler said the hard-won gains in public health relating to the reduction in smoking could be undone by the “new threat”. Canberra:...
India emerging as key aviation market: IATA report
With a rapidly growing middle class and rising incomes, together with the right encouragement including lower airfares, many, including airline companies, are expecting India to become the fastest-growing aviation market for years to come Why India is fast emerging as...
Indian job market to see 22 pc churn in 5 yrs; AI, machine learning among top roles: WEF
According to the estimates of the 803 companies surveyed globally for the report, employers anticipate 69 million new jobs to be created and 83 million eliminated among the 673 million jobs corresponding to the dataset, a net decrease of 14 million jobs, or 2 per cent...
Executive bonuses in crosshairs under new EU ESG rules
C-suite managers at companies with more than 1,000 employees will be held personally responsible if trajectories for emissions cuts don’t align with the objective of limiting global warming to 1.5C, according to the current text of the Corporate Sustainability Due...
Vulnerability of agriculture to monsoon shock has reduced: India Ratings
"A glance at the region-wise correlation for the entire period during FY97-FY21 or any truncated period in between suggests that south peninsular India is more vulnerable to a shortfall in monsoon rains than any other region in terms of both - the area sown and the...
Enrolments under Atal Pension Yojana cross 5.20-crore mark
According to Finance Ministry sources, the scheme enrolled more than 1.19 crore new subscribers in 2022-23 as compared to 99 lakh in the corresponding fiscal, registering a growth of 20 per cent As on date, the total assets under management (AUM) in APY is more than...
EU lawmakers back human rights, environmental checks for big companies
EU lawmakers backed a legal requirement for directors of companies with over 1,000 staff to be responsible for implementing a plan for cutting carbon emissions. Member states will have to set out penalties for breaches European Union lawmakers on Tuesday backed rules...