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Govt to hold pre-emption right over oil, gas in national emergency: Draft rules
A pre-emption right (or preemptive right) is the legal right of a...
Future terror acts to be considered an “act of war” against India
With this decision, the government headed by Prime Minister...
Govt plans to ask lawyers to report clients’ dubious transactions- sources
"As jewellers, real estate agents, chartered accountants, and company service providers have been made reporting entities under PMLA, lawyers will be brought under the money laundering law next," one of the sources said NEW DELHI: The government is planning to ask...
India earned USD 7,400 million through medical tourism in last decade: Officials
Medical tourism is a recognised export from two BIMSTEC members -- India and Thailand Kolkata: India generated an income of USD 7,400 million through medical tourism over the last decade, and the figure is expected to rise to USD 43,500 million in the next 10 years,...
Sitharaman chairs meeting of banks, insurance firms; reviews preparedness for cyclone ‘Biparjoy’
Niramala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister ''MDs from the banks & insurance companies provided a detailed update on the precautionary measures for the #CycloneBiparjoy. During the meeting, Smt @nsitharaman stated that all Disaster Management protocols should be...
Italy to pass ‘right to be forgotten’ law for cancer survivors – PM
Giorgia Meloni,Prime Minister, Italy According to campaigners, there are more than 900,000 cancer survivors in Italy who may face difficulties when taking out insurance or a loan, or applying for adoption, because of their health history The proposals would allow...
40 pc cancer cases caused by tobacco, alcohol, pan masala; no clue in 20 pc cases: Expert
"The maximum number of patients of breast cancer and cervical cancer are found in women in urban areas. Cervical cancer patients are found more in rural areas than breast cancer patients. A unique gall bladder cancer occurs only in people residing near and on the...
India to remain among fastest growing large economies in 2023: RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das,Governor,Reserve Bank of India RBI Governor made the remarks at the opening plenary address of Summer Meetings organised by Central Banking, London, UK today. "…India's growth in the last few years is mainly driven by robust domestic demand, especially...
Amit Shah announces disaster management schemes worth Rs 8,000 crore
Amit Shah,Union Home Minister "A total of Rs 5,000 crore project to expand and modernize fire services in states, Rs 2,500 crore project for the seven most populous metros - Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune - to reduce the risk of...
Vumlunmang Vualnam appointed as addl secy, DEA
The government on Monday has appointed Vumlunmang Vualnam as the new additional secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs. Suchindra Mishra, additional secretary, DFS , who was also dealing with Insurance Department, has been shifted to Ministry of Defense.Shyam...
Guj prepares for impact as cyclone Biparjoy likely to make landfall between Kutch and Pakistan’s Karachi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the ''extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Biparjoy''' is very likely to cross Saurashtra-Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi in Gujarat and Karachi in Pakistan around the noon of June 15 with a maximum...
California insurers’ inability to price risk is causing headaches
State regulations ask wildfire insurers to set rates for annual catastrophic coverage as a fraction of damages accrued over 20 years — without mention of models that can capture the accelerated rate of land use change and development, weather and wind trends or the...