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India reserves right to retaliate if UK’s proposed carbon tax hits exports: Official
According to economic think tank GTRI, India's exports worth $775...
Electric PV retail sales up 56.87 pc at 12,233 units in April: FADA
Tata Motors continued to lead the market with 4,436 units of...
Govt and households spend more on hospitalisation in pvt hospitals than in public hospitals: IIT Jodhpur
The average total spending per day of hospitalisation in India was found to be Rs 2,833 for public hospitals and Rs 6,788 for private hospitals, added IIT Jodhpur statement. Jodhpur: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur research gave a comparative study on...
Strained Cities: India’s predicted urban boom
Natural catastrophes are forecast to cause more and more misery for India’s cities as the planet’s climate warms and makes weather more volatile India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in the coming decades, but its cities already cannot cope...
Australian insurer Medibank’ hacking appears to be far larger than initially suspected
“Based on the extensive advice we have received from cybercrime experts we believe there is only a limited chance paying a ransom would ensure the return of our customers’ data and prevent it from being published,” Chief Executive Officer David Koczkar said in the...
China’s super-rich see fortunes plunge as economy slows
The Hurun Rich list, which ranks China's wealthiest people with a minimum net worth of 5 billion yuan ($692 million), said only 1,305 people made the mark this year, down 11% from last year. Their total wealth was $3.5 trillion, down 18% Meanwhile, the number of...
15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO
"This is the fastest-warming region, according to a report launched this week by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Extreme temperatures accounted for more than 148 000 lives lost in the European Region in the previous 50 years. In just 1 year since, we lost...
Funding winter: IFSCA aims to hand out Fintech grants to Indian innovators from early next year
''We have an external committee which will be looking into these applications. Probably, from early next year, the grants will start flowing,'' he said on the sidelines of Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) held 2-4 Nov 2022 The grants are for bootstrap innovators, and...
Reeling from floods, Pakistan seeks climate compensation, debt relief
Pakistan and other climate-vulnerable countries are demanding that the U.N. climate talks this year in Egypt take steps to mobilize "loss and damage" funds for disaster-hit nations, and some say rich nations have a duty to pay these costs because their historical...
Fadnavis directs GST officials to work with cyber dept to curb financial frauds
Fadnavis, who also holds home and finance portfolios, issued the instruction after holding a meeting with GST officials as well as those of the state finance department Mumbai: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asked state GST (Goods and...
Rs 86 lakh loss for state during PFI hartal violence: Kerala govt tells HC
Earlier, the High Court had asked the banned PFI and its former state general secretary to deposit Rs 5.2 crore with the Home Department towards damages estimated by the KSRTC and the government in connection with the hartal-related violence saying they must be held...
Climate finance a mirage; early warning systems key to saving lives, livelihoods: Bhupender Yadav at COP27
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav India is making swift progress in respect of early warning for other hazards such as heat waves, the minister said, adding that the country has made concerted efforts towards making early warnings impact-based, easily...