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No Insurance Amendment Bill proposing 100% FDI in winter session
Given the paucity of time, it is difficult to present the Bill in...
PM Modi to inaugurate women centric LIC Bima Sakhi Yojana on Monday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Aiming to provide rural women with job...
China updates risk management rules for insurance groups
The move is aimed at curbing risk in the sector and pushing insurance groups "to focus on the core business, strengthen their equity investment management … and to curb disorderly expansion of capital," the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC)...
Despite COVID-19 connectivity boost, world’s poorest left far behind
``While almost two-thirds of the world's population is now online, there is a lot more to do to get everyone connected to the Internet," Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General said. Some 2.9 billion people still have never used the internet, and 96 per cent live in...
Govt must ensure code of ethics are followed in digital media space: Parl panel
The panel observed that social media platforms, like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, etc. have placed journalism in the hands of the citizens. Citizens use their personal recording devices including cell phones to capture events and post them on the internet,...
Globally, 300,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020: UNICEF
Alarmingly, 2 in 5 children living with HIV worldwide do not know their status, and just over half of children with HIV are receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART). Some barriers to adequate access to HIV services are longstanding and familiar, including...
Banks to reach out to anchor investors for LIC IPO after Paytm delay
The 10 underwriters will reach out to as many as 40 global firms about two weeks later than planned, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private details. That’s because several of these firms were key investors in the IPO of fintech giant Paytm,...
PSU gen insurers comply with Delhi HC order, withdraw directors selected by BBB
In another case which may look into selections of CMDs of PSU general insurers by the BBB, after being denied posting as CMD of Chennai based United India Insurance, Inderjeet Singh, general manger, New India Assurance, had challenged the government decision on the...
iNDIA’S resilient cOVID-19 PANDEMIC strategies
The South Asian nation is now ranked twenty sixth in the month-to-month snapshot, which measures the place the virus is being dealt with the most successfully with the least social and financial upheaval. The league desk assesses 53 main economies on 12 data points...
World trade reaches all-time high OF $28 TRILLION, but 2022 outlook ‘uncertain’: UNCTAD
Geopolitical factors may also play a role in this change, as regional trade within Africa and within the Asia-Pacific area increases on the one hand, “diverting trade away from other routes”. Similarly, efforts towards a more socially and environmentally sustainable...
Number of farmers’ suicide fall to 5,579 in 2020: Tomar
''However, the causes of suicides of persons (including farmers) are family problems, illness, drug abuse/addiction, marriage-related issues, love affairs, bankruptcy or indebtedness, failure in examination, unemployment, professional/career problem, and property...
Agri crops in 50.40 lakh hectare hit due to heavy rains & floods so far this year: Tomar
As per the data placed before the Lower House, Karnataka has reported a crop damage in maximum area of 13.98 lakh hectare as of November 25, followed by West Bengal (6.90 lakh hectare), Rajasthan (6.79 lakh hectare), Bihar (5.80 lakh hectare), Maharashtra (4.55 lakh...