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MF industry seeks management of pension, provident, insurance funds
''We want the government to allow the mutual fund industry to manage funds of pension, provident and insurance firms. This will help the MF industry ensure greater efficiency in managing the resources in a cost-effective manner. The industry can achieve the target of...
30 river linking component identified – 16 under peninsular, 14 under Himalayan: Govt
Pre-feasibility reports of all the 30 links have been completed and feasibility reports of 24 links and detailed project reports of eight links have been completed said, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat , New Delhi: The Centre has approved the...
Lack of climate risk expertise and data seen as main obstacles for climate-related financial disclosure in India: WTW
Eighty-two percent of companies have had some form of Board-level discussion on the financial impact of climate change to their business. 73% have Board-level or CEO level oversight of climate risk. New Delhi; With Asia being one of the most vulnerable regions to...
At start of WHO talks on pandemic pact, developing countries seek fairness
South Africa, Pakistan and India were among countries that made formal requests during an initial three days of talks, which ended on Wednesday, to try to ensure the process is inclusive. Developing nations are lobbying for fairer access to treatments than they got...
Par panel stresses on urgent need to develop second-generation vaccines for COVID-19
The panel also observed that the provisions for Emergency Use Authorisation are absent in the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 and under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.It regretted that vaccines have been given EUA without any specific provision in the...
13.92 lakh cancer cases in India in 2020, projected to increase by 12.8 per cent: Health Minister Mandaviya
Under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), financial assistance is provided to poor patients belonging to families living below the poverty line, suffering from major life-threatening diseases for medical treatment at any of the super specialty hospitals/institutes or...
Mandous weakens into deep depression after crossing coast in TN
Between 6 am on Friday and 6 am today, a total of 30 domestic and international flights were cancelled as airport operations were affected due to the cyclone. The airport runway was briefly closed in the early hours today. Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management...
No conclusive data available to establish direct correlation of death exclusively due to air pollution: Govt
The Ministry of Health has launched National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH) at National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with the objective to create awareness, capacity building, health sector preparedness and response and partnerships...
Inflows via mutual funds SIP hit fresh high at Rs 13,306 cr in Nov
The Assets Under Management (AUM) of the 43-player industry rose to a record high of Rs 40.37 lakh crore at the end of November from Rs 39.5 lakh crore at the end of October. Mutual fund folios, which have been touching all-time highs since the last three months,...
Life-threatening infections on the rise due to drug-resistant bacteria, new WHO report reveals
The high levels of resistance to treatment are reported in bacteria frequently causing bloodstream infections in hospitals the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report states, based on 2020 data from 87 countries UN: Over 50 per cent...