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Govt unveils ‘Jalvahak’ incentive scheme to boost cargo movement via waterways
"The Jalvahak scheme incentivises long-haul cargo transport and...
PMJJBY life insurance: 21cr enrolment, 860,575 claims worth Rs 17,211.50 settled
The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMSBY) has seen a...
161 Omicron cases reported in India, says Mansukh Mandaviya
"As of now, India has 161 Omicron cases…We are monitoring the situation daily with experts," the minister told Rajya Sabha while replying to debate on the COVID-19 situation New Delhi: India has reported 161 cases of new coronavirus variant Omicron, Union Health...
Govt refutes speculation over LIC IPO’s delay, says it is ‘on course’
"Some media speculation doubting the feasibility of LIC IPO this fiscal year is not correct. It is reiterated that plan is on course for the IPO in the last quarter of this fiscal," Secretary of Department of Investment and Public Asset Management tweeted New Delhi:...
Europeans reimpose restrictions as Omicron variant sweeps continent
As case numbers escalated, alarmed ministers in France, and Austria tightened travel restrictions. Paris cancelled its New Year's Eve fireworks. Denmark closed theaters, concert halls, amusement parks and museums. French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Friday that...
4 labour codes likely to be implemented by FY23 as many states ready draft rules
Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav in a reply to the Rajya Sabha earlier this week had said that the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code is the only code on which the least number of 13 states have pre-published the draft rules New Delhi: The...
Govt saves Rs.2.25 lakh crore by DBT to the genuine beneficiaries through Aadhaar
Saurabh Garg, CEO,UIDAI "We want to use new technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and machine learning to strengthen Aadhaar and to make it more secure and the last thing I want to focus on is information security and privacy.Aadhaar architecture is...
Competition Comm suspends approval for Amazon-Future Coupons deal; slaps Rs 202 cr penalty on e-retaile
The watchdog noted that Amazon had failed to disclose true and complete details of the purpose of the combination, which were required to be given while seeking the approval New Delhi: In a significant development, the Competition Commission on Friday suspended its...
Bank strike delays clearance of 38 lakh cheques worth Rs 37,000 crore
About one lakh bank branches remain closed and some others headed by senior officials were kept open as they did not participate in the strike Venkatachalam said the strike is against the Centre's move to privatise public sector banks (PSB) and to introduce the...
Expansion of scope of data protection bill needs careful analysis, deeper debate: Nasscom
The Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, headed by BJP MP PP Chaudhary, tabled its report in Parliament on Thursday. The committee has recommended widening the scope of the proposed data protection legislation to include both personal and...
Some EU insurers relied on relief measures during stress test, says watchdog
Industry body Insurance Europe said the results confirm the sector's ability to meet promises to customers under extreme 1 in 1,000 year events The next test for insurers, which could include climate-related elements, won't be until 2023 The test covered 44 insurers...
Ban drug ads to promote health
In the US alone, USD 20 billion was spent in 2016 to convince doctors to prescribe brand-name drugs. The problem needs tackling at two ends: better regulation of promotion and making doctors less susceptible to it. Turning over-regulation to the drug companies, as is...