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Over 1.3 crore get insurance cover through GeM in 2024-25
“GeM remains committed to continuously enhancing its platform to...
ICICI Lombard’s net profit slips 2% to Rs 510 crore in Q4FY 25
Sanjiv Mantri, MD &CEO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance. The...
Post-pandemic, 30% more cancer patients treated at Mumbai’s TMC
“We are treating 30 per cent more patients. This means that 30 per cent of patients were not treated during the pandemic and they are now coming back. Some of them are not greatly advanced, but some of them are,” said TMC Director Dr Rajendra Badwe Mumbai:...
Comprehensive action plan formulated under national logistics policy
High logistics cost in India impacts both external and internal trade. The cost in India is estimated at 13-14 per cent of the gross domestic product against 9-10 per cent in the US and Europe and 11 per cent in Japan It also involves 200 shipping agencies, 36...
On World Patient Safety Day, WHO stresses on ending unsafe medication practices, errors
In low- and middle-income countries – including in the WHO South-East Asia Region – patient harm due to unsafe care contributes to an estimated 134 million adverse events annually resulting in around 2.6 million deaths, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr...
Global insurance sector outlooks at risk from inflation, rising rates:Fitch
Non-life insurance sectors would typically be most exposed under the scenario, particularly those with a high proportion of long-tail business where higher-than-anticipated claims inflation could lead to reserve deficiencies London: Insurance sector outlooks in...
‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather
In a report that changed the way the world thinks about the harms of global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s special report on extreme events, disasters and climate change warned in 2012: “A changing climate leads to changes in the frequency,...
EU proposes rules targeting smart devices with cybersecurity risks
Manufacturers will have to assess the cybersecurity risks of their products and take appropriate procedures to fix problems for a period of five years or during the expected lifetime of the product. The companies will have to notify EU cybersecurity agency ENISA of...
Temp expected to go up by 2.2 degrees Celsius by 2050 in Assam
Assam is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its geographic proximity to the delta region and poor socio-economic conditions and it is reflected in the exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity of the local population to climate-induced extreme events such...
20 crash-prone zones identified as hit-and-run zones in 2021: Delhi Police
The report identified pedestrians as the most vulnerable road users and two-wheelers as the second most vulnerable categories constituting 41 per cent and 38 per cent of the total persons killed in road crashes, respectively in 2021 New Delhi; The Delhi Police...
World Bank sees rising risk of global recession in 2023 amid rate hikes
"Global growth is slowing sharply, with further slowing likely as more countries fall into recession," World Bank President David Malpass said, adding his worry that these trends would persist, with devastating consequences for emerging market and developing economies...
WHO issues Global guidance framework for responsible use of life sciences
Ministries of health are called upon to work with other ministries, including of science and technology, education, agriculture, environment and defense, along with other key stakeholders, to assess the risks posed by life sciences locally and nationally, and identify...