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China economy to top $19.5 trillion this year, says state planner
Zheng Shanjie, chair of the National Development and Reform...
Trump’s Tariff Shock: Global economic & insurance premium growth to slow down, says Swiss Re
Jérôme Haegeli, Swiss Re's Group Chief Economist, said: "While...
EVs development, adoption to play major role in India’s transition to low carbon economy: DPIIT Secy
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary,Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade As per industry estimates, the total EV sales in India stood at around 10 lakh units in 2022. On the back of increasing EV demand, the Indian government is providing fiscal...
Amid pollution crisis in Delhi informal sector workers grapple with job loss and health risks
Working in the construction industry, despite its polluting nature, has become an unavoidable necessity for these workers, exposing them to some of the most severe health repercussions New Delhi: Amid pollution crisis in Delhi, informal sector workers grapple with job...
Hedge funds rake in huge profits betting on catastrophe risk
The best hedge fund strategy of 2023 was a bet on insurance-linked securities (of which catastrophe bonds are the dominant sub-category), which generated over 14%, according to Preqin, a consultancy that provides data on the alternative asset management industry....
MHA think tank alerts against ‘hijack’, sextortion, impersonation scams on WhatsApp
The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) has identified seven types of such frauds that includes tricking through missed calls, video calls, in the name of job offers and investment plans, impersonation, hijacking and screen share New Delhi: A police think...
Only zero-emission cars can help tackle air pollution, reduce oil imports: Tata Motors
Shailesh Chandra, MD of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Chandra noted that around 45-50 per cent of its EV customers in Rajasthan and Gujarat were using rooftop solar units to charge their cars thus utilising renewable sources of...
Yet to finalise mechanism for regulating cryptocurrencies: Centre to SC
A bench of justices Surya Kant and K.V. Viswanathan was told by Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee, appearing for the Centre, that the issues related to the digital currency are continuously evolving and the government is deliberating on the mechanism to...
Zuckerberg’s firms fined $2.8bn for wrongful user data processing in last 4 yrs: Report
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook "The fines levied on Meta are mainly based on the requirement for companies to store data in the country where it is collected rather than permitting unrestricted movement to global data centres," the report said New Delhi: Mark...
Power capacity from non-fossil fuels to touch 65% by 2030: Minister
“We have about 99 GW of renewable energy capacity under construction and around 32 GW of renewables under bidding stage. We shall be bidding around 40 – 50 GW of renewable capacity every year'' Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh New Delhi:...
“NSDC is looking to expand its involvement in the Indian Insurance sector”
Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, National Skill Development Development Council National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), set up by Ministry of Finance as Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, acts as a catalyst in skill development by providing funding to enterprises,...
In Davos, AI excitement persists but fears over managing risks
The IMF said AI would affect nearly 40 percent of jobs around the world, and some 60 percent in the advanced world -- replacing some jobs while complementing others Walking around in Davos where the global elites gathered for the World Economic Forum this week, there...