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Govt amends norms to restore Aadhaar verification process for private entities
"Any entity other than the Ministry or Department… which is...
Eco Survey raises concerns on rising ultra-processed food consumption, proposes health tax
"From sweetened breakfast cereals, soft drinks, and energy drinks...
Expansion of scope of data protection bill needs careful analysis, deeper debate: Nasscom
The Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, headed by BJP MP PP Chaudhary, tabled its report in Parliament on Thursday. The committee has recommended widening the scope of the proposed data protection legislation to include both personal and...
UIDAI plans to provide Aadhaar enrolment to newborn babies in hospitals soon
"99.7 per cent adult population has been enrolled in Aadhaar. We have enrolled a 131 crore population and now our effort is to enrol newborn babies," Garg said. "Every year 2-2.5 crore babies take birth. We are in the process of enrolling them in Aadhaar," he added....
Banking services hit as PSU bank employees go on two-day strike
AIBOC General Secretary Soumya Dutta said about 7 lakh bank staffers across the country are participating in the two-day strike. It is unfortunate that operations of over 1 lakh branches of banks and regional rural banks have been impacted due to the strike because of...
AIIB to fund $150 million for making Chennai’s urban services green and resilient
Chennai faces tremendous infrastructure deficits and low service quality in core urban sectors such as water resource management, water supply and sanitation, urban mobility, solid waste management and public health Beijing: AIIB has approved the USD150-million...
Cabinet clears proposal to increase legal age of women to 21: Report
After the Union cabinet's approval, the government will amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Special Marriage Act, and the Hindu Marriage Act to implement the new decision to increase the legal age of marriage of women," sources said. New Delhi:The Union...
KKR to buy 10% stake in Shriram General Insurance ahead of IPO
The Chennai-based Shriram Group is selling the stake in Shriram General Insurance Co. ahead of a potential initial public offering that could take place as soon as 2022.The deal may be announced as early as next week, sources said Mumbai: KKR & Co. is nearing a...
ICICI Pru Life Insurance signs the UN Principles of Responsible Investing
Manish Kumar, Chief Investment Officer, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance said, “As part of our commitment towards promoting sustainable investing we recently launched the ‘Sustainable Equity Fund’, an ESG-focused fund, and in the process became the first life insurance...
Health facility registry & health account will together create interoperable system: NHA CEO
R S Sharma,CEO ,National Health Authority 'Similarly, we are going to have the health professionals registry, which means the registry of the doctors and all the health workers of various categories. So that will help people in locating the nearest doctor. Similarly,...
EPFO invested Rs 2,500 cr in Reliance Capital’s bonds: FinMin
Reliance Capital had defaulted on payment of principal and interest obligations on bonds held by EPFO.The total interest default on the non-convertible debentures (NCDs) (secured) is Rs 534.64 crore as of November 30, 2021 Reliance Capital owes its creditors over Rs...
IndiGo flight to Tirupati diverted to Bengaluru after technical snag
Actor-turned-politician and YSRCP MLA Roja Selvamani said that she will file a defamation suit against IndiGo and its management for demanding excess money, changing the destination, and delay in travel A Rajahmundry-bound IndiGo flight for Tirupati was diverted to...