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Insurance and vessels not available for Iran-bound cargo amid Middle East conflict, India’s basmati rice shipments to Iran stuck at ports
The shipments are primarily held up at Kandla and Mundra ports in...
DGCA puts in place special audit framework for ‘360-degree’ safety evaluation of Indian aviation ecosystem
The audit framework will cover the entire range of aviation...
India to get heat waves this year after hottest February on record, to implement “heat-related health action plans
Average maximum temperature in February was 29.54 degrees Celsius, the highest since 1901, when the IMD started keeping weather records. The country received 68% lower rainfall than the normal in February, the weather office said. "Temperatures have already touched...
Dip in manufacturing pulls down Q3 growth to 4.4pc, economy to grow at 7pc in FY23: Govt data
Gross savings during 2021-22 are estimated at Rs 70.77 lakh crore against Rs 57.17 lakh crore during 2020-21, it stated The rate of Gross Saving to GNDI (Gross National Disposable Income) for 2021-22 is estimated at 30.0 per cent as against 28.4 per cent for 2020-21,...
India’s sinking holy town faces a grim future
Joshimath’s future is at risk, experts and activists say, due in part to a push backed by the prime minister’s political party to grow religious tourism in Uttarakhand, the holy town’s home state. On top of climate change, extensive new construction to accommodate...
General insurers can’t deny covers for Persons with disabilities, HIV/AIDS and Mental Illness: IRDAI
``The insurers are directed to put in place a board approved underwriting policy immediately that ensures that no proposal from the Persons with disabilities, HIV/AIDS and Mental Illness is denied covers,'' said IRDAI in a circular on Monday Hyderabad: Insurance...
First time in many years, fixed deposit rates turn positive at 8%
The rates are better even from other angles, too, as one-year post office deposit fetches a low 6.6 per cent and 6.8 per cent for two years, while the 10-year government securities yield just 7.35 per cent Mumbai: As banks' chase for customers to collect cheap...
Disclosures in advertisements must be hard to miss by consumers: Govt
Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary to the Department of Consumer Affairs emphasized the duty of manufacturers, service providers, advertisers, and advertising agencies to ensure that their advertisements do not mislead consumers. Disclosures made in advertisements must be...
Investors’ wealth plunges Rs 10.42 lakh crore in 7 trading sessions
Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity Research (Retail) at Kotak Securities Ltd, said weak Asian markets cues and worsening global macro economic indicators like higher inflation level, rising interest rates and volatile commodity prices are forcing investors to slash...
Centre sets eye to ensure universal health coverage
Through initiatives like the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), which aims to develop tertiary healthcare capabilities in clinical treatment, medical research, and in teaching to far-flung areas in the country. It intends to address regional disparities...
Eligible EPFO members can now apply for higher pension benefits till May 3, 2023
In November 2022, the Supreme Court had upheld Employees' Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014. The EPS amendment of August 22, 2014 had raised the pensionable salary cap to Rs 15,000 a month from Rs 6,500 a month, and allowed members along with their employers to...
Due to commercialisation and overburdened healthcare system, mistrust and suspicion on medical services becoming narratives: CJI
DY Chandrachud,Chief Justice of India The Chief Justice said, “We as a society need to counteract structural and policy constraint which prevent access to good healthcare in order to achieve healthcare justice”, while lamenting that growing socio-economic inequalities...