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Recurring landslides threaten to render West Sikkim village uninhabitable
Disaster Relief Commissioner Rinzing Chewang said a detailed...
Iran Foreign Minister Aragchi offers seven-day plan to end conflict, open Hormuz and restart peace talks
Iran's foreign Minister Syed Abbas Aragchi "We have introduced a...
NGT issues slew of directives to Himachal Pradesh on gaps in waste management
The bench said the “state’s compliance obligations are to be understood not merely as administrative targets, but as constitutional imperatives of the highest order". New Delhi/Shimla:The National Green Tribunal has expressed dissatisfaction over the gaps in solid and...
Protecting environment a constitutional obligation, shared moral responsibility: CJI
Surya Kant,Chief Justice of India Referring to Articles 21, 48A and 51A(g) of the Constitution, the Chief Justice said safeguarding the environment is a shared responsibility and essential for ensuring a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future for coming...
China:Pushing For Real-World Training for Next-Generation Humanoid Robots
A divergence has emerged between Chinese and American firms developing embodied intelligence. In China, models are increasingly trained using data generated by humanoids in the environments in which they will be operated.In contrast, US firms are buying data and...
UK unveils rules to establish Captive Insurance regime
The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority laid out plans for a captive insurance regime, according to a statement Tuesday. Captive insurers are entities set up by companies or public institutions that provide their own cover. The UK has proposed rules to...
EPFO invites applications from provident fund trusts for amnesty scheme
Employers, stakeholders and the general public are advised to take note of the scheme, which will remain open for six months, a labour ministry statement said. New Delhi:Retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has invited applications for an...
HP to develop Rs 3,500 cr disaster resilience infrastructure: CM
The Western Himalaya was an ecologically fragile region where disasters have significantly increased in recent years.There is a need to move beyond conventional development models by integrating disaster resilience into infrastructure planning, strengthening early...
E20 may cut mileage by up to 5 pc but offers cleaner combustion, energy security benefits: Oil Min
In a detailed question-and-answer document issued to counter criticism of the Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said E20 was a "cleaner, higher-quality and more efficient fuel" than E10 or pure petrol and had been rolled out...
Aviva buys out Dabur’s 26%, takes full control of its Indian life JV
The acquisition follows recent regulatory foreign direct investment ("FDI") changes in India, which now allow foreign insurers to increase their shareholdings in local insurance companies to 100% This is the second deal in the Indian insurance sector in a week when a...
AI to transform insurance, strengthen India’s risk management ecosystem: DFS Addl Secy
Dr. Debasish Prusty, Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services is addressing the India Insurance Summit 2026 in Mumbai on Friday. Girija Subramanian, Chairman and Managing Director, New India Assurance is seen on the dias. The India Insurance Summit 2026,...
India seeks to quell public backlash on ethanol-mixed fuel after ‘experiment’ remark
The mandate to use the blend, called E20, came into force last year but is now one of the biggest political flashpoints for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and motorists in the world's third-biggest car market. NEW DELHI: India's government on Friday sought...