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Nadda launches FSSAI’s inclusive campaign to Stop Obesity under Eat Right India programme
Eating right and ensuring awareness about it, is a collective...
Strengthening early warning systems and coordination crucial for disaster resilience: PM Modi
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Prime Minister Modi underscored that...
Canada’s financial industry regulator issues norms for banks, insurers to disclose climate risks
The principles come into effect at the end of fiscal 2024 for larger banks and insurers and in 2025 for smaller firms, the regulator said in a statement. The Canadian regulator is going ahead with its first climate framework as global financial bodies raise pressure...
Climate change to cost Germany up to 900 billion euros by 2050 – study
Germany’s economy and environment ministries cited the study as showing that extreme heat, drought and floods could cost between 280 billion euros ($297.81 billion) and 900 billion euros between 2022 and 2050, depending on the extent of global warming The costs...
Digital India Act; draft to come in April: Chandrasekhar
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar As part of online safety and trust principle proposed for the Digital India Act (DIA), the minister sought views of stakeholder on mandating stringent regulation for privacy invasive devices such as spy...
Unseasonal rains destroyed standing crops on 13,729 hectares in 8 districts: Fadnavis in Maha assembly
Devendra Fadnavis,Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra Maximum damage has been reported from Palghar, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Dhule, Buldhana and Washim districts Mumbai: Recent unseasonal rains damaged standing crops on 13,729 hectares in 8 districts of...
Why is Indonesia moving its capital from Jakarta to Borneo
Indonesian officials say the new metropolis will be a sustainable forest city" that puts the environment at the heart of the development and aims to be carbon-neutral by 2045 But environmentalists warn that the capital will cause massive deforestation, threaten the...
India faces high power cut risks after years of coal, hydropower neglect
While Indians looking to beat the heat this summer will want steady power for their air-conditioners, night time outage risks threaten industries that operate around the clock, including auto, electronics, steel bar and fertiliser manufacturing plants "If there is a...
Sebi extends timeline until March 15 for comments on ESG rating norms
This came in the wake of growing recognition of the significant economic and financial impact of climate change and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks In addition, the regulator suggested ESG parameters that could be relevant to Indian context that may...
SBI Life declares interim dividend for its investors
SBI Life Insurance on Wednesday declared an interim dividend of Rs 2.5 per share for its investors for the financial year 2022-23. The declared interim dividend will be paid on or before April 6, 2023, to eligible shareholders. The record date is March 16, 2023. The...
Money laundering rules to apply to crypto trade – gov’t notification
Extending India's money laundering rules to cryptocurrencies will give authorities greater authority in monitoring the transfer of these assets beyond the country's borders MUMBAI: India's money laundering laws will apply to trade in cryptocurrencies, the federal...
Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: ILO
The jobs gap is particularly severe in developing countries where the proportion of women unable to find a job reaches 24.9 per cent in low-income countries. The corresponding rate for men in the same category is 16.6 per cent, a worryingly high level but...