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‘Digital gold’ Bitcoin surpasses $1,00,000 for first time, may reach $120,000 soon: Experts
According to Vishal Sacheendran, Head of Regional Markets at...
Build capabilities to ensure correct assessment of climate change risks: RBI Dy Guv Rao
The climate-specific vulnerabilities’ interplay with real economy...
Amid growing cybercrimes, Delhi Police to set up cyber police station in every distric
According to data provided by the Delhi Police during its annual press conference in February, there was a rise in cybercrime cases from March to May 2020, when restrictions were in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The number of such cases went up from around 2,000...
urban risk landscapes to be driven by 3 main underlying trends:Geneva Association report
Man-made climate change not only directly affects the frequency and severity of weather-related hazards, it also brings longer-term shifts such as sea level rise, water scarcity and quality issues, as well as sustained higher temperatures and heatwaves, said the...
Labour ministry flags off domestic worker survey; unveils instruction manual
Domestic workers are the third-largest category of workers after agriculture and construction All India Survey on Domestic Workers is aimed to estimate the number and proportion of domestic workers at the national and state level, percentage distribution of domestic...
No scientific evidence in country underlines need for COVID-19 booster dose: ICMR’s Dr Samiran Panda
Dr Tamorish Kole, President of Asian Society for Emergency Medicine (ASEM), said, "When we are talking about the third dose, we must prioritise with the low level of immunity, immune-compromised such as cancer patients and patients who received an organ transplant and...
Kerala to come out with policy to promote ESG investments, says Industries Minister
P Rajeev,Industries Minister,Kerala Emphasising that ''ESG is the need of the day'', Rajeev, Industries Minister, pointed out that after floods and natural calamities, the state government has taken various steps to ensure the equilibrium regarding environmental...
US Cap on drug price hikes for privately insured sparks battle
Polls show that Americans across the political spectrum overwhelmingly favor government action to reduce drug prices. The chief cost complaints are: high out-of-pocket costs for patients, high and rising list prices, and high launch prices for new medicines. The Biden...
Indonesia prepares regulation to help fund mangrove restoration
A government study showed last month that Indonesia will need to invest $150 billion to $200 billion per year in low carbon programmes over the next nine years to meet its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2060 or sooner. To help reach its goal, Indonesia will...
Australia Sues life insurer for causing financial harm to customers
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accused MLC, a part of Nippon Life Insurance, Japan’s biggest insurer, of service failures resulting from poor systems and controls over a period from 1999 to 2020, which caused financial harm to over...
Allianz Becomes China’s First Wholly Foreign-Owned Life Insurer
Many foreign financial institutions are looking to expand their onshore presence in China, taking advantage of a relaxation of ownership restrictions for foreign players in the asset management, insurance and securities broking sectors. Allianz said on Wednesday that...
Covid, soaring inflation threaten second winter of woe for world economy
With parts of Europe confronting renewed restrictions to contain another wave of the virus, China’s rebound fading and rising infections taking hold in America too, much of the global economy is now staring at the threat of a second northern winter of woe, compounded...