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Financial services space set for disruption over next 10 years: Kamath
Citing the first wave of change brought about in the banking space 20 years ago, Kamath said it changed the sector in a positive way.
“Unless you internalise it’s going to be a digital world…we will see a very quick evolution of this space in the next 10 years. It’s not just bank but entire financial services space is set for disruption, not necessarily a negative way, it can be also in a positive way,” the former president of New Development Bank said.
At least six dead in Mumbai hospital fire
More than 70 patients with COVID-19 infections in the private hospital, on the third floor of the mall, were evacuated to other centers, local civic officials said, adding that the cause of the fire was being investigated.
Surge in fresh COVID-19 cases, India records 59,118 new infections
Registering an increase for the 16th day in row, the active cases have increased to 4,21,066 comprising 3.55 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 95.09 per cent, the data stated.
Passengers to be put on ‘no-fly’ list for violating COVID-19 norms: Hardeep Puri
“We can issue SoPs and guidelines in regard to COVID-19, some people are being careless. We have started putting people on the no-fly list,” the Minister said. “When you compare the air travel to surface route, travelling by buses or train, air travel is much safer,” he added.
Chola MS Risk Services partners with Denxpert EHS&S Software to Launch regulatory software backed by EU
Denxpert Legal is a digital tool for regulatory mapping and assurance in matters pertaining to Environment Health and Safety. This solution will help industries comply with legal regulations at both facility and the corporate level.This program has been supported by the European Union under an innovation program called ‘Innowwide’ that involves a stringent selection process.
No proof COVID 2nd wave due to virus variants, but it is possible: Virologist Shahid Jameel
”But vaccines won’t work unless we take them. As of March 25, only 8.1 million people have taken both doses, which is 0.6 per cent of India’s population. Further, 46.4 million people or 3.3 per cent of India’s population have taken only one dose, which gives weak or no protection,” he said.
India will not extend 2022 deadline for tighter fuel efficiency rules for carmakers
The corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) requirements are designed to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles as India pushes auto manufacturers to invest in more fuel-efficient cars or in cleaner technologies like electric and hybrid.
HDFC Bank, SBI, others not adhering to norms on bulk SMSes, says Trai
“As sufficient opportunity has been given to principal entities/ telemarketers to comply with the regulatory requirements and that the consumers cannot be deprived of the benefits of the regulatory provisions any further, therefore it has been decided that from April 1, 2021, any message failing in the scrubbing process due to non-compliance of regulatory requirements will be rejected” by the system, TRAI said in a statement.
TRAI’s norms for commercial messages, based on blockchain technology, aim to curb unsolicited and fraudulent messages.
Over 500 drones to measure India’s rural assets, end property dispute woes
A big force of drone pilots on the ground to measure the rural land in India stretching from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and Shillong to Somnath, would be deployed by the Survey of India (SOI).
“A hi-tech drone takes around 15 minutes to map an average Indian village. We expect that by March 2024, the ‘drone flying’ in the country would be complete,” said Sunil Kumar, the Union Secretary for the Panchayati Raj Ministry, the nodal agency for implementing the massive land survey scheme.
Indian economy’s revival seen unabated despite Covid surge: Shaktikanta Das
“Our preliminary analysis shows that the growth rate next year, that is, at 10.5%, which we had given, would not require a downward revision,” Das told an economics meeting in New Delhi.