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14–19 named storms in tropical North Atlantic predicted in this year hurricane season
These numbers are slightly above the long-term average for 1950 to...
Expanding missile threats and airspace closures are straining airlines
With increasing airspace closures around Russia and Ukraine,...
Rising heat across parts of India raises alarm on another energy crunch
Temperatures have been as much as 11C above normal in some regions in the past week and prompted the India Meteorological Department to advise farmers to check wheat and other crops for signs of heat stress The unusually early onset of hotter weather — and forecasts...
Agriculture budget rises 5 times in 9 years to over Rs 1.25 lakh cr: PM Modi
The Prime Minister also highlighted that the Budget focuses on agri-tech startups and an accelerator fund too has been proposed to create new funding avenues for them He observed that the number of startups in the agriculture sector has increased to more than 3,000...
Sebi proposes changes to rules for REITs, InvITs
Coming out with a consultation paper on the subject, the markets regulator said the changes are being proposed keeping in mind the interest of unit holders and the structural vulnerabilities associated with absence of a sponsor for Real Estate Investment Trusts...
MFI portfolio jumps 26 pc in December quarter: Report
The micro credit portfolio for all the lenders combined together stood at Rs 2.56 lakh crore in the year-ago period, and Rs 3.04 lakh crore at the end of the preceding September quarter, according to data collected by Sa-Dhan, an association of impact finance...
China asks state-owned firms to phase out use of Big four auditing firms over data security
China is seeking to rein in the influence of the US-linked global audit firms and ensure the nation’s data security, as well as to bolster the local accounting industry, the people said. . Chinese authorities have urged state-owned firms to phase out using the four...
New Zealand needs to rebuild for weather resilience, PM says
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said there had been a nine-fold increase in government spending in the 2021-22 fiscal year on helping farmers cope with floods, storms and drought. The number of weather events that require emergency road work more than doubled from an...
Chile readies major earthquake insurance with World Bank
“The insurance would allow Chile to receive pre-established compensation payments, in the event of certain high intensity parameterized seismic events that cause material damage to the country and public finances,” the ministry said in a statement Chile is finalizing...
Investors’ wealth plunges Rs 8.30 lakh crore in 6 trading sessions
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 1,417.24 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data "The domestic market is broadly demonstrating a lack of confidence, registering its sixth consecutive day of losses despite global markets turning...
Salaries in India likely to increase by 10.3% in 2023: Survey
In 2022, salaries in India witnessed an actual increase of 10.6 per cent in 2022. As per Aon plc's 28th Annual Salary Increase Survey in India, double-digit salary growth will continue in India despite economic volatility, largely as a response to high attrition...
Nearly 30% of 2.2 billion people living with blindness globally are in the WHO South-East Asia Region
Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a public health problem in 42 countries, and is responsible for blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people. Blindness from trachoma is irreversible...