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Operating mall without environmental nod extremely serious HC upholds closure order
The petitioner company, Grauer and Weil (India) Limited, considers...
Elon Musk’s X sues Centre over alleged Censorship, IT Act Violations
'X' (formerly Twitter) raised concerns over the Centre's...
Renewable energy generation accounts for 25-29 pc of India’s total power amid high demand: Minister RK Singh
Singh informed that when power demand increased this year in recent months, renewable energy (RE) accounted for 25 to 29 per cent of the total power generation and the RE is a major sector New Delhi: Renewable energy accounted for 25 to 29 per cent of the total power...
PSU gen insurers suffered huge losses of Rs 26,364 cr between FY17 & FY21, flouted govt norms in their health insurance business: CAG
CAG audit analysed TPA-wise allocation of business (annual premium) and TPA wise Incurred Claims Ratio (ICR) and found that all the four PSU insurers allocated major share of business (15 to 44 per cent) to one TPA (Medi Assist India TPA Pvt. Ltd.) despite high ICR of...
Over 21 crore two-wheelers, 7 crore four-wheelers and above category of vehicles registered in India
Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari said out of the total vehicles, 5,44,643 are electric two-wheelers while 54,252 are electric four-wheelers and above, as per the centralised data base -- VAHAN -- as on August 3, 2022 New Delhi, Aug 4: The country has...
U.S. to declare monkeypox public health emergency
Cases have crossed 6,600 in the United States, as of Wednesday's data Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden's administration plans to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency as soon as Thursday, the Washington Post reported, citing unidentified...
Wage Revision: Govt offers 12% hike with 5-yr arrears to PSU general insurance industry
The unions of PSU general insurance industry are yet to respond to the new proposal However, there are indications that the unions will reject the latest wage revision proposals from the GIPSA and would like to stick their demand for a pay parity with Life Insurance...
Over 23.08 cr Ayushman Bharat Health Account numbers created
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country. It will bridge the existing gap amongst different stakeholders of the...
Climate change: Cabinet approves India’s updated nationally determined contributions
According to the updated NDC, India now stands committed to reducing emissions intensity of its GDP by 45 per cent by 2030, from 2005 level, and achieving about 50 per cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by...
Govt withdraws privacy bill proposal, working on new law
A government notice stated it was taking the decision as a parliamentary panel's review of the bill had suggested 81 amendments, leading to the need for a new "comprehensive legal framework" The privacy bill was designed to protect Indian citizens and establish a...
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima argues, “by bringing together new improved medicines, new political commitment, and the determined activism of communities, we can be the generation who end AIDS in children. We can win this – but we can only win together.”...
RBI’s financial inclusion index rises; showing growth across all segments
The index captures information on various aspects of financial inclusion in a single value ranging between 0 and 100, where 0 represents complete financial exclusion and 100 indicates full financial inclusion. In August last year, the central bank said it has been...