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Crop loss from floods wild animals now covered under PM Fasal Bima Yojana: Chouhan
"I want to give good news to farmers. PMFBY, which provides risk...
FinMin renews merger proposal of state-owned general insurance companies
To facilitate the entry of new players from overseas to cater to...
To bring down deaths safety must get highest priority while constructing roads Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari,Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways "Every year 1.50 lakh deaths due to road accidents are reported which has now increased to 1.68 lakh. Efforts are on to improve the shortcomings in road engineering and automobile engineering but defective...
Indian stock market remains on consolidation path, DIIs absorb heavy selling
DIIs have been a strong buyer absorbing the selling and mitigating the fall. They infused more than Rs 1 lakh crore in Indian equities in October, keeping the stock market healthy compared to its global peers. After the massive FII selling of Rs 113,858 crore in...
How air pollution is contributing to cancers in India
“Cancer rates are rising in India and have seen an upward trend in annual incidence rate. Currently, India records more than 14 lakh new cancer patients every year, and close to 9 lakh people die of it annually,” Dr. Abhishek Shankar, Assistant Professor, Department...
SC notice to Centre on plea to include ayurveda, yoga in Ayushman Bharat
The plea, which sought inclusion of the practices in PM-JAY, also known as Ayushman Bharat, said the inclusion would allow a significant portion of the country’s population to avail affordable healthcare benefits and wellness in various serious diseases, apart from...
Spain approves €10.6 billion relief package for flood victims
The package includes direct aid for households, self-employed workers and firms; state-backed credit guarantees for companies and residents; and funds for city governments to pay for repairs and reconstruction. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the first...
Deadly Spain floods show difficulty of adapting to intense rains
An extremely hot Mediterranean and warmer air temperatures exacerbated a type of storm system that is becoming more common in the Iberian peninsula due to global warming Floods that killed more than 200 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that...
Companies are dropping the D or E from DEI to avoid legal risks
Companies such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have modified DEI initiatives after being attacked. After a backlash against DEI programs by conservative activists, a majority of executives in a new survey said that their companies have changed how the...
Govt’s digital life certificate campaign to benefit over 1.81 lakh pensioners
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare on Friday launched the third and the largest nationwide digital life certificates (DLC) campaign in 800 cities or districts across India from November 1-30 New Delhi: More than 1.8 lakh pensioners generated their...
India updates biodiversity action plan, to conserve 30pc areas by 2030
Reducing threats includes eight targets focused on major biodiversity threats, such as land and sea use changes, pollution, overuse of species, climate change, and invasive species, as well as restoring ecosystems, conserving species diversity, and enabling the...
Muhurat trading signifies positive investor sentiment for Indian markets
Despite the recent fall in the markets, the optimism during the muhurat trading on Friday signified positive investor sentiment New Delhi: The Indian benchmark indices exhibited initial signs of a positive reversal this week, coinciding with the festive season....