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RBI cuts rates by 25 bps for a second time as US tariffs add to growth risks
Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India RBI has lowered...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman chairs India-UK Investor Roundtable in London
The key priorities for the India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue...
Britain swelters on its hottest day ever as temperatures hit 40C
Stephen Belcher at the Met Office said he had not expected to see such temperatures in Britain in his career "Research conducted here at the Met Office has demonstrated that it's virtually impossible for the UK to experience 40C in an undisrupted climate but climate...
India witnessed 36.29 lakh cyber security incidents since 2019 till Jun this year: Govt
The government is operating an automated cyber threat exchange platform for proactively collecting, analyzing, and sharing tailored alerts with organizations across sectors for proactive threat mitigation actions by them, Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra said New...
Russia defaults on LNG supplies to India
Moscow has in recent months imposed sanctions on 31 companies, including the owner of the Polish part of the Yamal pipeline that carries Russian gas to Europe, as well as the former German unit of Gazprom New Delhi: Russia has defaulted on the supply of at least 5...
Cos spent over 60 pc CSR funds on edu, healthcare, rural development in last 7 financial yrs: Govt
Nirmala Sitharaman said all CSR eligible companies have spent a cumulative CSR amount of Rs 24,865.46 crore in FY 2020-21. Out of the total amount, Rs 6,946.75 crore was spent on 'healthcare-related activities', including activities related to COVID-19 New Delhi:...
46% of Black employees at UK firms intend to quit their current place of work soon
“Just from a human perspective it’s a sign that you’re not supporting all employees equally,” said Julia Taylor Kennedy, executive vice president for Coqual in an interview with Bloomberg News. “From a business perspective it shows that you’re not actually retaining...
Record 40°C UK temperatures linked to climate change: WMO
The heatwave is also acting as a lid, trapping atmospheric pollutants, including particulate matter, resulting in a degradation of air quality and adverse health effects, particularly to vulnerable people, explained Lorenzo Labrador, Scientific Officer at WMO’s Global...
Rising seas are the next crisis for the world’s ports
In the coming years, sea level rise, more intense storm surge and jack-up tropical storms will visit many of the world’s nearly 3,800 ports. Most of those ports are coastal; About a third are located in tropical bands vulnerable to the most powerful effects of climate...
Foreign insurers in Malaysia given 2023 cutoff to reduce stakes in their local ventures
AIA Group Ltd., Prudential Plc, Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. and Zurich Insurance Group AG are among the international insurers with ventures in the Southeast Asian nation Overseas insurance companies were allowed to hold a maximum 70% in local firms, but it was mostly...
Britain on course for hottest day on record
Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave that has pushed temperatures into the mid-40s Celsius (over 110 Fahrenheit) in some regions, with wildfires raging across tinder-dry countryside in Portugal, Spain and France. Britain's government triggered a "national emergency"...
RBI wants govt to prohibit cryptocurrencies: Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, any legislation for regulation or for banning such currencies can be effective only after significant international collaboration on evaluation of the risks and benefits and evolution of...