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EU to review corporate liability under Europe’s toughest ESG Law
Plans to cut reporting requirements — especially for small and...
UK orders Apple to build a backdoor to give it access to global user data
The mandate orders Apple to provide access under the UK’s...
U.S. Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent
Supporters say the change could prevent a slight uptick in car crashes that typically occurs around the time changes and point to studies showing a small increase in the rate of heart attacks and strokes soon after the time change The change would also help enable...
Hacked US companies to face new reporting requirements
The rules are part of a broader effort by the Biden administration and Congress to shore up the nation's cyberdefenses after a series of high-profile digital espionage campaigns and disruptive ransomware attacks. The reporting will give the federal government much...
‘Never Visualized’, SC hints at CAG probe in fake Covid death claims
A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna said: “We never visualized that this kind of fake claims could come. It’s a pious world. We never thought this scheme could be misused” Expressing concern on fake medical certificates, the bench said: “What is...
Govt to infuse Rs 5000 crore capital into 3 PSU general insurers this fiscal, higher wages for employees soon
Due to the deficit capital situation faced by three three general insurers- Oriental Insurance Company, United India Insurance and National Insurance Company, the government has not been able to approve the due wage revision of employees of PSU general insurance...
Allianz, Swiss Re join other financial firms in turning from Russia
Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson also said on Sunday it would withdraw from Russia, following similar moves by rivals Marsh and Aon FRANKFURT: FRANKFURT/LONDON/ZURICH: Allianz and Swiss Re said on Monday they were cutting back on Russian business as European...
Covid vaccination for children aged 12-15 to begin this week: Report
"The vaccination of children in the age group of 12 -15 years is most likely to begin from Tuesday. Also, the co-morbidity clause for administering precaution doses to those aged 60 years and above would be removed," an official source said New Delhi: The Centre is...
Govt has time till May 12 for LIC IPO without seeking fresh Sebi approval
The official further said that although the market volatility has reduced in the last fortnight , it would wait for the market to stabilise further so that retail investors get confidence to invest in the stock. LIC has reserved up to 35 per cent of its total IPO size...
Registered facility needs to verify vehicle records digitally for scrapping, says draft policy
Necessary checks to be done from "Vahan " database before submission of application by vehicle owner have been specified. These checks include surrender of hire-purchase, lease or hypothecationagreement of the vehicle, no criminal record against the vehicle in records...
India needs $ 20 billion investments each year to achieve climate targets: Report
The narrative around ESG has changed significantly over the last couple of years, from being seen as compliance imperative to taking the centre stage at boardroom discussions and driving investment and business strategy decisions, FICCI said in a statement New Delhi;...
Is WHO ready to declare end of pandemic
The WHO said it isn’t currently considering such a declaration. While cases have fallen in many places, fatalities have spiked in Hong Kong, and this week China reported more than 1,000 new daily cases for the first time in two years Instead, the discussions at the...