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US spends nearly $1 trillion on disaster recovery and other climate-related needs over last one year
Overall, increased climate costs from insurance premiums, power...
Central banks favour gold over dollar for reserves, WGC survey
"Gold’s performance during times of crisis, portfolio...
India’s population to reach 1.46 billion, fertility rate falling below the replacement level of 2.1.
The country's 68 per cent of the population is of working age (15-64), providing a potential demographic dividend, if matched by adequate employment and policy support. New Delhi: India's population is estimated to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, continuing to be the...
FM asks NIIF to leverage its sovereign-backed design, explore diversified finance sources
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister The Governing Council appreciated NIIF's evolution as a sovereign-linked asset manager and acknowledged the efforts made over the years to build strong partnerships with marquee investors like Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, pension...
India is a strategic focus for World Business Council for Sustainable Development, says President CEO Peter Bakker
Peter Bakker. President and CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development WBCSD is mobilizing members in India to advance efforts in measuring and managing physical risk across value chains.These risks arise from the physical impacts of climate change and...
Nadda launches FSSAI’s inclusive campaign to Stop Obesity under Eat Right India programme
Eating right and ensuring awareness about it, is a collective responsibility of the government, industry, academia and individuals, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda Bengaluru: Emphasizing the urgent need to address the rising burden of...
India calls for transboundary cooperation to address extreme heat risks
PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Indian Prime Minister Outlining India’s transition from a preparedness-only approach to long-term heatwave mitigation, including cool roof technologies, passive cooling centers, urban greening, and the revival of traditional water...
Strengthening early warning systems and coordination crucial for disaster resilience: PM Modi
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Prime Minister Modi underscored that disaster resilience requires innovative financing and called for the creation of actionable programs to ensure developing nations have access to necessary funds as the third priority New Delhi:...
With near-monopoly on rare earth magnets, China decides fate of global EV industry
China holds a near-monopoly on rare earth magnets – a crucial component in electric vehicle motors – and it added them to an export control list in April as part of its trade war with the United States, forcing all exporters to apply to Beijing for licenses. In a...
Indian extreme poverty rate drops to 5.3% in 2022-23: World Bank Report
The World Bank's assessment, based on the $3.00 per day international poverty line (using 2021 prices), shows a broad-based reduction across both rural and urban areas.The data further showed that this sharp decline was uniformly observed, with rural extreme poverty...
CCPA issues advisory to e-commerce platforms for self-audit within 3 months to detect dark patterns
CCPA has also issued notices to e-commerce platforms in some cases that have been found violating the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued advisory to all e-commerce platforms...
Active Covid cases in India cross 5,000-mark
Official sources have maintained that most cases are mild and managed under home care. Since January this year, 55 deaths have been reported in the country. There were a total of 257 active patients in the country on May 22 New Delhi: India's active Covid case tally...