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Asset valuer appointed for IDBI Bank; govt deliberating on share purchase pact: DIPAM secretary
The privatisation of IDBI Bank has been in process for over two and...
Global energy insurance market continues to soften with capacity at an all-time high: Willis
In Asia, insurance capacity from Asian-based insurers remains very...
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani overtakes Bill Gates to become the world’s fourth-richest person
Gautam Adani Adani’s net worth surged to $112.5 billion on Thursday, surpassing that of the Microsoft co-founder by $230 million, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world’s...
NITI Aayog launches initiatives to boost electric mobility
"India is the fifth largest and fastest growing vehicle market in the world, providing massive potential for electric vehicle uptake. The shift to Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) is well underway and accelerating, creating 100,000s of new e-mobility jobs, driving down...
Preparing Indian Banks for Tomorrow
Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India The banks will face competition from Fintechs which are already making their presence felt within the financial services space With advancement in digital banking, cybersecurity will remain an important challenge for...
Stock market investors richer by over Rs 9.76 trn in five days
"The return of FIIs into domestic equity markets in the last few sessions coupled with receding commodity prices and hopes that US Fed may not go for aggressive rate hikes in its next meeting has somewhat tempered the fears of investors," Shrikant Chouhan, Head of...
26.66 million people affected by floods in 2020; 1,365 lives lost: Union minister Shekhawat
Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said Rs 21,190 crore of total damage of crops, houses and public utilities has been recorded in 2020 New Delhi: As many as 26.66 million people were affected by floods in the country...
China fines Didi Global $1.2 bln for violating data security laws
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said its investigation found Didi had illegally collected millions of pieces of user information over a seven-year period starting June 2015, and carried out data processing activities that seriously affected national...
34 pc of coastline under varying degrees of erosion for past 28 years: Govt
"Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has not estimated the percentage of loss specifically due to coastal erosion, however, INCOIS has estimated Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) for the Indian coastline, which is a cumulative impact of...
Govt implements $10-bn plan to decarbonise public transport and curb emissions
India could electrify all two-wheelers currently on the roads and complete the electrification of public buses in five to seven years, Acharya said. New Delhi: State-controlled Convergence Energy Services Ltd. is planning a $10-billion (Rs 80,000 crore) tender for...
Kerala issues SOP for treatment, isolation of monkeypox cases
Kerala Health Minister Veena George, in a release, gave details of the SOP which is to be followed by all private and government hospitals The risk of infection is high through close physical or direct skin-to-skin contact or sexual intercourse with an infected person...
Most major nations lag in acting on climate-fighting goals: Scientists
The tracker describes as insufficient the policies and actions of the world's top two carbon polluters, China and the U.S., as well as Japan, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. It calls Russia and South Korea's polices highly insufficient, and Iran comes in as critically...