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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his finance minister Rachel Reeves...
EU seeks to streamline ESG regulations amid growing backlash
Asset managers have cautioned against letting streamlining morph...
Few Europeans want a return to 9-5 at office after pandemic, survey shows
"We are likely to see tech stepping in to monitor our mental health and happiness as much as our physical health, with smart devices becoming our wellbeing assistants," said Meik Wiking, chief executive of Denmark's Happiness Research Institute, which is collaborating...
India to provide technical support on disaster resilience of infrastructure systems to 58 Small Island Developing States: Govt
Jitendra Singh,union minister of state (Independent Charge) Science & Technology India, UK, Australia, Fiji, Jamaica and Mauritius jointly launched an initiative, Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) to provide technical support on disaster resilience...
Cos revamping employee benefit strategy in view of pandemic, says Willis survey
''The employee benefit strategy in India has traditionally focused on market competitive and benchmarked benefits which subsequently moved towards differentiation. However, the pandemic has driven employers in India towards an introspective benefit strategy built...
Covid: Pfizer, BioNTech say third dose neutralises Omicron variant
Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla “It’s clear from these preliminary data that protection is improved with a third dose,” Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said in a statement. The initial data show a third dose could offer still offer enough...
Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations set to rise, says WHO
The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological report, said more data was needed to assess the severity of disease caused by the Omicron variant and whether its mutations might reduce protection from vaccine-derived immunity "Even if the severity is equal or potentially even...
Cyber security, frauds main concerns with digital currency: RBI
"Main concern comes from the angle of cybersecurity and possibility of digital frauds. We have to be very careful about that," said RBI governor Das Mumbai: As the RBI moves ahead for the launch of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), Governor Shaktikanta Das on...
UP, Delhi, Karnataka leading states in EV sales: Govt
Uttar Pradesh (255,700) has the highest registered electric vehicles, followed by Delhi (125,347) and Karnataka (72,544) come in that order. The fourth and fifth spots are grabbed by Bihar (58,014) and Maharashtra ( 52,506). New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and...
COVID contributed to 69,000 malaria deaths WHO finds, though ‘doomsday scenario’ averted
According to the analysis, moderate disruptions in the delivery of malaria services contributed to 14 million malaria cases and 69,000 deaths Two thirds (or 47,000) of the additional malaria deaths, were due to disruptions in the provision of malaria prevention,...
Investor wealth surges over Rs 3.96 lakh cr as market rally continues
With reports that the new COVID variant Omicron is unlikely to be more severe than the Delta variant, an overall positive sentiment persisted in the global markets Mumbai: Investors saw their wealth rise by more than Rs 3.96 lakh crore on Wednesday as stocks continued...
RBI leaves rates unchanged,continues accommodative stance
Shaktikanta Das, governor, RBI The RBI's monetary policy committee held the lending rate, or the repo rate, at 4%. The reverse repo rate, or the key borrowing rate, was also maintained at 3.35% RBI governor Das said that the Indian economy is relatively...