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New Zealand enacts a new law to modernise natural hazard insurance
The Bill’s name - Natural Hazards Insurance Bill - recognises the fact that EQC’s mandate extends further than just helping people recover from earthquakes. In fact, its insurance scheme also covers landslips, volcanoes, tsunami and hydrothermal activity. Making this...
No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021 – data
India's overall pollution levels worsened in 2021 and New Delhi remained the world's most polluted capital, the data showed. Bangladesh was the most polluted country, also unchanged from the previous year, while Chad ranked second after the African country's data was...
Global Covid caseload tops 472 mn, fatalities surge past 6.09 mn
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,775,780 and 972,603, according to the CSSE The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (43,009,390 infections and 516,510 deaths), followed by Brazil...
RBI Guv allays stagflation fears, says Ukraine war to have minimal impact on India
Shatikanta Das,Governor,Reserve Bank of India Firmly ruling out the prospects of the economy falling into stagflation -- a situation of prices shooting over the roof and growth plunging -- Reserve Bank Governor Shatikanta Das on Monday instead said prices are set to...
EPFO interest rate better than other schemes, reflects today’s realities: FM in RS
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cited the comparative prevailing interest rates of other schemes saying Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana offers 7.6 per cent, Senior Citizen saving scheme (7.4 per cent) and PPF (7.1 per cent), while SBI's 5-10 year fixed deposits attracted...
Airbus in touch with Tata for providing new aircraft for Air India
According to Airbus India President Remi Maillard said: "We are in talks with all airlines." , India is set to witness a massive growth in outbound passenger traffic As per estimates, India is expected to witness growth of 6.2 per cent in international air traffic,...
Companies put brakes on $25 billion of deal-making as Ukraine war rages
More than $18 billion of the delayed deals are for debt financing, including bonds, loans and asset-backed securities, while the rest is for for mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings Firms across the globe are ditching fund-raising deals at a quickening...
Australia to make Big Tech hand over data on misinformation
"Digital platforms must take responsibility for what is on their sites and take action when harmful or misleading content appears," Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said in a statement Australia's media regulator will be able to force internet companies to...
Hong Kong to ease strict COVID measures from April, lifts flight ban
Hong Kong's border has effectively been shut since 2020 with few flights able to land and hardly any passengers allowed to transit, isolating a city that had built a reputation as a global financial hub Hong Kong: Hong Kong plans to relax some anti-COVID-19 measures...
Second Covishield dose can be given between 8-16 weeks after first dose, says NTAGI reducing gap
The decision will lead to accelerated administration of the second dose of Covishield to the remaining six to seven crore individuals amid rising cases in several countries, the source said. The government had on May 13, 2021 extended the gap between the first and...