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2024 missed the climate moment but all’s not lost
Fossil fuels are the main culprit, accounting for over 75 per cent...
Embracing 2025: Year of Purpose & Opportunities
2024 has been a pivotal year for the Indian insurance industry,...
Swiss Re partners with NTUC Income to shield against future variation in Income’s annuity book
This partnership will help shield Income from future variations in its annuity book, by sharing with Swiss Re any future payments to annuitants who live beyond their age expectancy "In this instance, Swiss Re leveraged its global longevity reinsurance expertise,...
India, Bangladesh, Nepal finalise MOU for implementation of BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement
The meeting was held to discuss the passenger and cargo protocols that are essential to operationalise the BBIN MVA for the regulation of passenger, personal and cargo vehicular traffic between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal, signed on June 15, 2015 New Delhi:...
Hong Kong’s zero-COVID fight takes mental toll on society, experts say
The mental wear and tear for many of the city's 7.4 million residents often comes not from getting the virus but from the policy and messaging from authorities, prompting panic and anxiety, health experts said The burden falls more disproportionately on society's most...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global shares fall, oil rises in volatile trading after Russia oil ban
The rally in oil and other commodities has heightened investor fears about global inflation. Data this week is expected to show the U.S. consumer price index climbed a stratospheric 7.9% on a year-on-year basis in February, up from 7.5% in January Solita Marcelli,...
India to resume scheduled international flight services from March 27 after two-year hiatus
''After deliberation with stakeholders and keeping in view the decline in the COVID-19 caseload, we have decided to resume international travel from March 27 onwards,'' Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, adding that ''with this step, I am confident the...
India to become fastest-growing green economy of the world, says Piyush Goyal
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal stated, "As a leading agri-producer, we are taking significant efforts to promote biofuels. Now, food grains waste and sugarcane are converted into ethanol in a big way, with the ethanol blending programme making...
We see clear advantages in central bank driven digital currency: Nirmala Sitharaman
''We see clear advantages in a central bank driven digital currency, because in this day and age, bulk payments happening between- countries, large transactions between institutions and large transactions between central banks themselves of each country- are all...
Biden to order studies on regulating, issuing cryptocurrency
U.S. President Joe Biden U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen last year warned about an "explosion of risk" from digital markets, including the misuse of cryptocurrencies, but said new financial technologies could also help fight crime and reduce inequality...
Environmental groups sue TotalEnergies over climate marketing claims
The claim, which has been served on TotalEnergies and was to be filed before the Paris Judicial Court, concerns the company’s “reinvention” marketing campaign. Claimants say the campaign broke European consumer law by suggesting TotalEnergies can reach net-zero carbon...
Growing urban population is both an opportunity and a challenge: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi He listed a vision for the growing cities of the country where the government is committed to providing increasingly more green transport, electric buses, electric cars and electric two-wheelers Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday...