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SC takes note of landslides, floods; seeks response of Centre, NDMA and affected states
SC was responding to a plea alleging illegal felling of trees as a...
New India to pass on maximum benefit of 18% GST exemption to retail Health Insurance customers
``As India’s most trusted insurance partner, New India Assurance...
No increase in prices of essential medicines this fiscal year Mandaviya
"This year the inflation has not increased. It is just 0.005. Therefore companies are not going to increase prices this year.," Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asserted New Delhi: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday said there will be no increase in...
WHO unveils digital health promoter harnessing generative AI for public health
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Director-General, WHO S.A.R.A.H., also known as Sarah, has the ability to support people in developing better understanding of risk factors for some of the leading causes of death in the world, including cancer, heart disease, lung...
APAC’s Nat Cat economic losses at $65 billion in 2023, 91% uninsured
George Attard, CEO of Reinsurance Solutions for Aon’s Asia Pacific region Economic losses in the Asia Pacific region specifically, driven primarily by floods in China and drought in India, reached USD 65 billion “The findings from Aon’s 2023 Global Risk Management...
Extreme weather predicted during Lok Sabha polls, preparation in advance crucial: Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju,Union Minister for Earth Sciences National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Kamal Kishore stressed the need for long-term solutions to address the increasing vulnerability of geographical areas to heatwaves, including constructing resilient...
Finance Ministry refutes misinformation on social media over income tax regime
Under the new tax regime, the tax rates are significantly lower, though the benefit of various exemptions and deductions (other than standard deduction of Rs 50,000 from salary and Rs 15,000 from family pension) is not available, as in the old regime, the Finance...
Gadkari vows to eliminate petrol, diesel vehicles; tax cut for hybrid cars
Union minister Nitin Gadkari Gadkari did not give any timeline to meet this ambitious target which even proponents of green energy believe is mind bogglingly difficult New Delhi: As part of his ambition to make India a green economy, Union minister Nitin Gadkari wants...
Modi pitches for studying a newer banking structure to fund future needs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi There are some challenges confronting the industry along with this, including artificial intelligence and blockchain, which are changing the face of banking, cyber security amid the increasing reliance on digital banking and innovations...
LS polls: Over 60 environmental groups demand ban on mega infrastructure projects in Himalayas
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said, "While industries exploit the riches of the Himalayas, the local people bear the brunt of disasters. The government uses taxpayers' money for rehabilitation efforts, yet those who reap the benefits are not held accountable" New...
Finance ministry and PSUs can’t make any new appointments till general elections are over, says EC
Effectively, for the PSU insurance industry , such a stand by the Election Commission of India, will stall all the new appointments, including Member(Distribution), IRDAI , two CMDS-New India Assurance and United India Insurance and nine executive directors...
Foreign firms’ losses from exiting Russia top $107 billion
Moscow demands discounts of at least 50% on foreign asset sales and has steadily tightened exit requirements, often accepting nominal fees as little as one rouble.So far this year, sales of assets owned by Shell, HSBC, Polymetal International and Yandex have been...