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Electric passenger vehicle sales cross 4% first time in May 2025: FADA
The increasing retail sales data marks a significant shift in...
French nationwide strike to extend as pension reform fight intensifies
This is a critical time for labour and the government since French President Emmanuel Macron hopes parliament will adopt his plan to raise the pension age by two years to 64 before April. Looking to pile pressure on lawmakers, France's hardline unions said there would...
More Indian women are buying life insurance policies: IRDAI Report
The number of life insurance policies issued to women in the year 2021-22 is around 1.01 crore which is 34.7 per cent of 2.91 crore total policies as against a share of 33 per cent in 2020-21 There is a need for life insurers to recognize the growing significance of...
1% women migrated in search of job, 87% shifted due to marriage: NSSO
The objectives of the MIS were to collect information for developing estimates of some important Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators, to collect information regarding purchase or construction of houses or flats by the household for residential purpose after...
Women in Indian informal economy ready to compromise on salaries for health benefits: Survey
'India Inc must invest in training and skill development for better employability of women, helping them find employment opportunities, and offer social security benefits – as opposed to simply salary considerations – to a wider employable population,'' said Lohit...
Yellen warns climate change could trigger asset value losses, harming US economy
"As climate change intensifies, natural disasters and warming temperatures can lead to declines in asset values that could cascade through the financial system. And a delayed and disorderly transition to a net-zero economy can lead to shocks to the financial system as...
Biden proposes to raise taxes on high earners to avert Medicare funding crisis- WaPo
The White House's proposal would raise the net investment income tax, created by the Affordable Care Act, from 3.8% to 5% for all Americans earning more than $400,000 per year, according to the report. The White House will propose raising taxes on people earning more...
Fed likely needs to raise rates higher and possibly faster, Powell tells lawmakers
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “From a broader perspective, inflation has moderated somewhat since the middle of last year but remains well above the FOMC’s longer-run objective of 2 percent,” Powell said in his prepared remarks released in Washington. Federal...
China to set up a national financial regulatory administration
It will be established on the basis of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), which will not be retained, the plan said, noting that certain functions of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)...
Nearly everyone globally exposed to unhealthy levels of tiny air pollutants: Lancet study
While the daily PM2.5 levels have reduced in Europe and North America in the two decades to 2019, levels have increased in South Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean, with more than 70 per cent of days globally seeing levels above what is...
PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review preparedness for hot weather conditions this summer
PM was also briefed about disasters related to heat, mitigation measures and preparedness of medical infrastructure, the PMO said New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for the hot weather conditions during...