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3 more Russian insurers seek India’s nod to provide cover for oil tankers
The move comes as growing scrutiny of Russia's oil supply chain by...
US Treasury’s Bessent urges IMF, World Bank to refocus on core missions
"The IMF was once unwavering in its mission of promoting global...
Climate Change: Coal India’s biggest expansion plans opposed in Chhattishgarh
Protests against plans for the Gevra site in the eastern province of Chhattisgarh threaten to complicate the company’s ability to win approvals to expand annual capacity to 70 million tons. Output at that volume would see the site become the single biggest global...
RBI holds rates but signals tight monetary policy ahead
Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI The RBI maintained its policy stance of "withdrawal of accommodation" to ensure inflation progressively aligns with the committee's target while remaining supportive of growth, Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the MPC's...
Raising awareness about brain tumour symptoms imperative for better treatment, say docs
Dr Manish Vaish, senior director of neurosurgery at Max Super Speciality Hospital in Vaishali said brain tumours constitute approximately two per cent of all malignancies globally and present a formidable health challenge. ''In India alone, an estimated 40,000 new...
Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves Guaranteed Pension Scheme, regularisation of 10,000 contract staff
Under the GPS scheme, eligible employees will receive 50 per cent of their last drawn salary as pension, including receiving dearness relief (DR) on the lines of the Central Government declaring dearness allowance and DR twice a year Amaravati: Approving Guaranteed...
FSIB to select CMDs for GIC Re and National Insurance today
Some of the officials who are appearing for a virtual interview are- N Ramaswamy, general manager, GIC Re, Hitesh Joshi, general manger, GIC Re, M Rajeswari Singh, general manger & director, United India Insurance, BS Rahul, general manger, Agriculture Insurance...
Telangana ranks top on environmental performance in CSE’s annual ranking: Minister
A remarkable 24.06 per cent of geographical area in the state is covered with forests. only 74 megawatt (MW) was produced through solar energy when the state was formed in 2014, it surged to 5,865 MW now Hyderabad: On the eve of World Environment Day, non-profit...
India is committed to achieving universal healthcare for all by 2030:Minister
Bharati Pravin Pawar,Union Minister of State for Health Threat of pandemics far from over, need to strengthen health-based surveillance system Hyderabad: The threat of pandemics is far from over and the current need is to integrate surveillance systems of countries...
Odisha triple train tragedy: Govt asks insurers to report data on policyholders and claim payments
The department of financial services(DFS) has asked the General Insurance Council, the official representative body of general insurers, and Life Insurance Council, the official representative life insurers, to collect data from their members about their exposures to...
After text messages on phone, extreme weather alerts on TV, radio soon
The National Disaster Management Authority had conceived the “Common Alerting Protocol Based Integrated Alert System” to bring together the alert generating agencies, including the India Meteorological Department, Central Water Commission, Indian National Centre for...
Govt bans 14 fixed dose combination drugs, cites they may involve risk to people
The banned drugs included those used for treating common infections, cough, and fever -- combinations such as Nimesulide + Paracetamol dispersible tablets, Chlorpheniramine Maleate + Codeine Syrup, Pholcodine +Promethazine, Amoxicillin + Bromhexine and Bromhexine +...