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ESG Backlash: Investors with 6 trillion euros warn EU not to weaken green rules
The warning coincides with mounting pressure from Germany and...
India has received USD 1.16 billion in climate finance so far: Govt
Several measures, including the National Mission for Sustainable...
EPFO to soon disburse pension to over 73 lakh pensioners in one go via central system
''A proposal for setting up a central pension disbursal system will be placed in the EPFO's apex decision-making body Central Board of Trustees (CBT) in a meeting scheduled on July 29 and 30,'' a source told PTI The source said that the CBT will also consider and...
ECB climate stress test flags $71 billion risk to euro zone banks
“Euro area banks must urgently step up efforts to measure and manage climate risk, closing the current data gaps and adopting good practices that are already present in the sector,” said the ECB’s chief supervisor, Andrea Enria A sudden jump in carbon prices coupled...
Assam floods damaged 30,000 to 40,000 houses, says CM Himanta
Later, talking to journalists, Sarma said since Assam's flood has been labelled ''severe'' by a central team, which made an assessment of the flood situation, he sought an advance fund from the NDRF to enable the state to help the people whose houses were damaged by...
Insurance agents association urge IRDAI not to display commission on policies
The policyholders will bargain hard with agents to part with their due earnings without considering any kind of administration, technology development and other recurring and daily growing expenses including the sky-high rentals and salaries which would soon and...
Heat stress rising in India, heat waves second biggest killer among natural forces
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) that also captures accidental deaths including those from climatic stress, shows that between 2015 and 2020, 2,137 people had reportedly died due to heat stroke in the states in the northwest. But the southern...
Govt rejects demands by industry bodies seeking zero-rating GST on healthcare services
Tarun Bajaj,Revenue secretary Responding to the representations of the industry, revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj also rejected the demand for zero-rating for healthcare industry saying such ''carve-outs'' may generate similar demands from other sectors, like education,...
Finance ministry asks CPSEs, govt depts to exempt PSU gen insurers from 1.5 solvency requirement in official tenders
The Government has recently infused capital in these three general insurers and stands committed to provide more capital, as may be required, said an ``office memorandum'' signed by Mandakini Balodhi , director(Insurance), MoF. High solvency ratio makes three of the...
Karnataka govt approves setting up of 438 ‘Namma Clinics’
''We have permitted the start of 438 U-HWCs called Namma Clinic in Karnataka that we had announced in the budget under the 15th Finance Commission grants. Accordingly, we have given sanction for appointment of 438 doctors, equal number of nurses and second division...
WHO says Monkeypox cases in Europe tripled in last two weeks
To date, more than 5,000 monkeypox cases have been reported from 51 countries worldwide that don't normally report the disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kluge said the number of infections in Europe represents about 90% of the...
Saving Ocean: Global emergency
Among the challenges the Ocean faces are coastal erosion, rising sea levels, warmer and more acidic waters, marine pollution, overexploitation of fish stocks and decrease of marine biodiversity Recognizing the past “collective failure” in the Conference’s final...