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Implement cashless scheme for road accident victims in true letter and spirit: SC to Centre
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the...
PM Modi warns Pakistan of more strikes if there is a ‘terrorist attack’
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Modi's first public comments since...
EU agrees $60 Russian oil price cap
The G7 price cap will allow non-EU countries to continue importing seaborne Russian crude oil, but it will prohibit shipping, insurance and re-insurance companies from handling cargoes of Russian crude around the globe, unless it is sold for less than the price cap...
Car sales in fast lane in November; Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors post double-digit growth
''The supply chain situation continues to be dynamic due to continuing international disruptions. We are keeping a close watch and are taking appropriate steps,'' M&M President, Automotive Division Veejay Nakra New Delhi: Car makers have logged the best-ever...
Hurricane Ian drives global Nat Cat insured losses to $115 billion in 2022: Swiss Re
2022 is the second consecutive year in which the estimated insured losses total more than $100 billion, continuing the trend of a 5–7% average annual increase over the past decade The re/insurance industry covered roughly 45% of the economic losses this year,...
UN appeals for record $51.5 billion to help 230 million on the brink in 2023
At least “222 million people … will face acute food insecurity in 53 countries by the end of this year. In 2023, 45 million people in 37 countries risk starvation, according to the Global Humanitarian Overview Numerous countries had been hit by lethal droughts and...
Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO
Between 2001 and 2018, UN-Water reported that a staggering 74 per cent of all natural disasters were water-related The recent UN climate change conference, COP27, in Egypt, urged governments to further integrate water into adaptation efforts, the first-time water has...
UN Forum tackles ‘digital poverty’ facing 2.7 billion people
While digital technologies transform lives and livelihood for the better, increased use of Internet has also paved the way for the proliferation of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech, the regular occurrence of data breaches, and an increase in cybercrimes....
Yellen says appropriate for U.S. firms to assess China geopolitical risks
`` But we are seeing a range of geopolitical risks rise to prominence, and it's appropriate for American businesses to be thinking about what those risks are." said U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Yellen also said China's persistent COVID-19 lockdowns were...
India Post Payments Bank cautions its customers from cyber frauds
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) advised that customers should not use the mobile number of any third person for bank account opening and they have been advised not to accept or send any money without knowing the genuineness of the transaction New Delhi; Bank account...
New York, Singapore top chart as the world’s most expensive cities: Survey
The cost of living in 172 of the world’s major cities rocketed an average 8.1% over the past year, driven by factors including the war in Ukraine and supply-chain snarls, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living report. Asian cities...
Rising inflation, falling wages threaten increased poverty and unrest: ILO
“Income inequality and poverty will rise if the purchasing power of the lowest paid is not maintained,” he said. “In addition, a much-needed post-pandemic recovery could be put at risk. This could fuel further social unrest across the world and undermine the goal of...