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Govt tasks PSU general insurers to ramp up Property portfolio and customer services
(L to R)-Girija Subramaninan, CMD, New India Assurance(NIA),...
No plan to levy GST on UPI transactions exceeding Rs 2,000: Centre
Pankaj Chaudhary, Minister of State of Finance Pankaj Chaudhary,...
India’s water usage for per tonne crop production 2-3 times more than developed nations: Niti Aayog’s Ramesh Chand
"In collaboration with Jal Shakti ministry, we are exploring ways to maximize usage of surface water. For example, if water of a canal is presently irrigating 100 hectare of agricultural land, how can we take it to 150 hectare using various means but same amount of...
UN adopts first global artificial intelligence resolution
The resolution is the latest in a series of initiatives - few of which carry teeth - by governments around the world to shape AI's development, amid fears it could be used to disrupt democratic processes, turbocharge fraud or lead to dramatic job losses, among other...
Hackers carrying out disruptive attacks on water systems: US
In a letter released Tuesday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan warned that “disabling cyberattacks are striking water and wastewater systems throughout the United States.” The letter singled out...
Girija S selected as CMD of New India, BS Rahul for UII
Girija Subramanian, CMD,Agriculture Insurance Company This is also for the first time that a serving CMD of a PSU entity again participated in the selection exercise meant to choose a CMD of another PSU insurer New Delhi: The Financial Services Institutions...
India’s fertility rate down from 6.2 to under 2 since 1950, will fall to 1.3 in 2050: Lancet study
Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director of Population Foundation of India (PFI), a non-profit organisation promoting gender sensitive population and health policymaking, said the findings have "profound implications" for India and includes challenges such as an aging...
India stares at summer water crisis as reservoir levels slide
In other industrial states such as Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and agricultural states Uttar Pradesh and Punjab levels are below their 10-year averages. Longer term, there is a risk of water wars if governments do not act now, said Sandeep Anirudhan, convener of the...
UN climate report: Doctors warn of rise in heat-related health risks
Climate change poses significant health risks, particularly in the realm of respiratory health. Climate change exacerbates air pollution, which worsens conditions of people who already have respiratory ailments like asthma, pneumonia, lung cancer, etc,” Dr Vikas...
French competition watchdog hits Google with 250 mln euro fine
The watchdog said Google's AI-powered chatbot Bard - since rebranded under the name Gemini - was trained on content from publishers and news agencies, without notifying them. Google has pledged not to contest the facts as part of settlement proceedings, the watchdog...
Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far
Celeste Saulo (centre), Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at the launch of the State of the Global Climate 2023 report on Tuesday From 2021 to 2022, global climate-related finance flows nearly doubled compared to 2019-2020 levels,...
Lloyd’s and UNCDF to run parametric insurance training in climate vulnerable countries
Initially focussing on building and scaling solutions across Fiji and the Pacific Islands, the partnership will also seek to replicate the model in other regions, including Asia and parts of Africa London: Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and...