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India and UK to collaborate on developing financial regulations
Participants from India and UK touched upon reforms in respective...
E-commerce to adopt Safety Pledge to protect online consumers on Dec 24
With India projected to have 500 million online shoppers by 2030...
position India as market leader in cybersecurity, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav The minister noted that technology had ushered a clear convergence of computing, communication and sensors, with a reduction in cost, and a phenomenal increase in capabilities and complexities. "All three have combined together…we have a...
India needs $10.1 trn investments for net zero emissions by 2070: CEEW
Majority of the investments would be needed to transform India's power sector. Such investments totaling $8.4 trillion would be required to significantly scale up generation from renewable energy and associated integration, distribution and transmission...
India, with less than $2k per capita income, showed it’s possible to transform public health: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar "We had a transformation in the health sector and we have shown by a combination of digital tools and greater production capacity that it is possible for a country which has a per capita income of less than USD 2,000 to reach out...
Govt has brought more farmers under Fasal Bima Yojana: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Announcing the repeal of three controversial fam laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government strengthened Fasal Bima Yojana and brought more farmers under it Small farmers brought under insurance, direct benefit transfer among...
SC asks general insurers to develop an app for expediting MACT claim payments
If the GI Council and other insurance companies fail to develop the app within two months, the Central government will be called upon to do so,said the SC New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of orders in bid to...
‘Most Important Ingredient of Sexual Assault Is Sexual Intent, Not Skin-to-Skin Contact’: SC
The most important ingredient for constituting the offence of sexual assault is sexual intent and not skin-to-skin contact with the child. Construction of a rule should give effect to the rule rather than destroying it. Any narrow interpretation of the provision which...
Modi urges global cooperation to make cryptocurrencies safe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Prime Minister Narendra Modi India's digital currency market was worth $6.6 billion in May 2021, compared with $923 million in April 2020, according to blockchain data platform Chainalysis. MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Number of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 surpasses those partially vaccinated
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Eligible people across India with a special focus on districts where less than 50 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated, the statement said New Delhi: The number of fully vaccinated individuals against COVID-19...
India could bar transactions in crypto, permit holding as assets
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week chaired a meeting to discuss the future of cryptocurrencies amid concerns that unregulated crypto markets could become avenues for money laundering and terror financing, sources had said on Saturday. MUMBAI: India is...
Swiss Re remains positive on global insurance premiums and profitability,expects higher inflation
Jerome Haegeli, group chief economist, Swiss Re Market conditions suggest that positive pricing momentum will continue across all lines and regions. Inflation-driven higher claims development in all lines of business, continued social inflation in the US and...