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Oceans are warming four times faster as earth traps more energy
Global ocean temperatures hit record highs for 450 days straight...
Sebi rejects competing open offer by US-based entity to pick majority stake in Religare
In a communication dated January 28 to REL, the Securities and...
III and Thailand Insurance Institute sign MOU for nurturing professionals
Both the institutions look forward to working together in the area of risk management and insurance learning, development of course material, certification/ accreditation through conduct of examinations and spreading insurance awareness through capacity building as...
Reliance spends Rs 1,185 cr on corporate social responsibility in FY22
During FY 2021-22 (April 2021 to March 2022), Reliance undertook a range of initiatives through its pillars of work including rural transformation, health, education, disaster response along with sports for development initiatives Mumbai: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's...
Income of 94.11% registered informal workers at Rs 10,000 or below,74pc belong to SC, ST, OBC
e-Shram portal is aimed at building a comprehensive National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW) in the country The data showed that 94.11 per cent of the registered informal workers have a monthly income of Rs 10,000 or below, while 4.36 per cent have a monthly...
Losses from Sri Lanka’s riots manageable for insurers: Fitch
``We believe gross losses from the riots are likely to exceed LKR1 billion. However, NITF’s net loss will be limited to this amount due to the protection provided by its excess of loss reinsurance cover. We expect NITF to have sufficient liquid assets to meet its...
Increased ransomware attacks and global threats tempering executive confidence in cyber preparedness: survey
According to the survey by Marsh and Microsoft, leadership confidence in their organization’s core cyber risk management capabilities – including the ability to understand/assess cyber threats, mitigate/prevent cyber attacks, and manage/respond to cyber attacks – is...
MeitY issues draft norms to mobilise non-personal citizen data with govt
The draft also proposes setting up of an 'India Data Management Office (IDMO)', under the Digital India Corporation, which shall be responsible for framing, managing and periodically reviewing and revising the policy New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and IT...
PM Modi calls drones ‘game-changer’ in agriculture, important to improve last-mile healthcare delivery
"Agriculture is being revolutionised due to technology. Be it soil health cards, e-NAM or drones, they are emerging as a game-changer in the agricultural sector." New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed drones as a 'game-changer' in the agriculture...
World not spending enough to avert disasters as global calamities rise: UN
Developing nations bear the brunt of losses from disasters at 1% of gross domestic product a year, threatening to undo their hard-earned economic gains. That figure comes down to just 0.1%-0.3% for developed countries UN News: Nations are spending too little to...
Supecyclones may have much more devastating impact in India in future: Study
The study, published in the journal Climate Resilience and Sustainability, showed that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current rate, more than two and a half times (250 percent) of India's population would experience flooding of greater than one meter,...
Govt to promote development of climate resilient structures under MNREGA: officials
The move is aimed at strengthening the planning of climate resilient works and help India become a net-zero carbon emission country in the coming years.It will also help the community to make smart decisions to mitigate the effect of change in the environment, the...