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20 river sites under flood risk 3 locations in Assam and Bihar face severe inundation CWC
Overall, the CWC has flagged flood concerns in 20 locations,...
European Commission to propose floating Russian oil price cap
The Commission proposed lowering the Group of Seven (G7) nations’...
UK’s National Health Service to use cancer detecting mats in public urinals
Under the cancer-catching drive, the UK’s state-funded health service and P-Wave, a leading urinal products brand, have come together to put the message “Blood in your pee? Contact your GP practice” on urinal mats in thousands of men’s toilets across the country....
Equity benchmarks’ record run continues; Nifty nears 21,000 points
"During the medium-term, in the run up to the general elections, the market is likely to move up aided by three factors -- expectations of political stability after the elections; favourable domestic macros like strong GDP growth, declining inflation, stable interest...
German firms diversify in Asia to reduce China risk – survey
Firms are building supply chains that are independent of China, shifting some operations away from the country and growing markets elsewhere in Asia, according to the survey of 566 companies conducted between Sept. 5 and Oct. 6 Nearly half of German companies...
‘ Tamil Nadu has received historic rainfall but damage less than previous times” says CM Stalin on effect of Cylone Michaung
Chennai Airport has resumed operations after being temporarily shut down due to heavy rains that caused flooding and waterlogging on the runways, said an airport official Chennai: Amid destructions caused by Severe Cyclonic storm 'Michaung' in the state, Tamil Nadu CM...
Centre plans to introduce cashless treatment of accident victims pan India
According to Road Transport and Highways Secretary Anurag Jain, it is envisioned to provide access to cashless trauma care treatment for road accident victims at the nearest appropriate hospital in the country, in accordance with the Supreme Court ruling, and by...
AM Best revises outlook on India’s Non-Life Insurance segment to stable
The Best’s Market Segment Report, “Market Segment Outlook: India Non-Life Insurance,” notes that factored into the outlook revision are recent regulatory shifts that have allowed for increased and new investments in Indian insurers by multinational players and direct...
Equity benchmark indices jump more than 1 pc to hit life-time peaks
The market capitalisation of all listed companies on BSE surged by Rs 4.09 lakh crore to Rs 341.76 lakh crore BJP's clear majority in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh state elections further fuelled the positive sentiment built up last week on the back of...
India’s emission intensity reduced by 33 per cent between 2005 and 2019: Govt report
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that India reduced its GDP emission intensity by 33 per cent between 2005 and 2019, achieving the target 11 years in advance. India created an additional carbon sink of 1.97 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent during this period...
LIC amends norms for inclusion of shareholders’ directors on its board
The person elected as a shareholders' director would be appointed by the board for a term of 4 years and eligible for re-election and re-appointment for another term of 4 years, it added New Delhi: State-owned insurer LIC on Saturday said it has amended a framework to...
World Bank to boost climate financing share to 45%, broaden climate debt clauses
World Bank President Ajay Banga also said that the World Bank would broaden the scope of Climate Resilient Debt Clauses in its loans to cover all existing World Bank loans for the most vulnerable countries. The clauses provide for a suspension of repayments in the...