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Air pollution is on the rise, says UN weather agency
“Air quality respects no boundaries. The smoke and the pollution...
Uttarakhand HC seeks responses of RBI, telecom companies, communications ministry in ‘digital arrest’ fraud case
The bench directed that the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) or...
The Agent Advantage: Fulfilling Financial Goals
Sameer Joshi, Chief Agency Officer, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance In this digital age, where information is at our fingertips, why should one buy life insurance from agents? As we embark on a new year filled with promises, resolutions, and aspirations, we often have a...
Govt, exporters, shippers discuss Red Sea crisis; commerce ministry asks FIEO to share specific issues
The exporting community has urged the commerce ministry to intervene in freight rates as the shippers are charging huge amounts.High freight rates are impacting the exporting community. We are at dis-advantageous position as compared to countries which are not getting...
Climate change drives world to first 12-month spell over 1.5C
Already 2023 was the planet's hottest year in global records going back to 1850, as human-caused climate change and El Nino, the weather pattern that warms the surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, pushed temperatures higher "We are heading towards a...
Par panel asks ministries to work on mechanism to check virtual accounts misuse
The panel said that while being briefed about the various modes of cyber frauds, the MHA representatives submitted that a virtual account was one such issue that fraudsters were using for committing frauds. It was further submitted that these virtual accounts were...
Google pilots new programme to protect Android users from financial fraud
"As part of a continued strategic partnership with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), we will launch this first pilot in Singapore in the coming weeks to help keep Android users safe from mobile financial fraud," Google said in a blogpost New Delhi: Google...
RBI plans new framework for authentication of digital transactions
To enhance the security of AePS(Aadhaar Enabled Payment System ) transactions, it is proposed to streamline the onboarding process, including mandatory due diligence, for AePS touchpoint operators, to be followed by banks. Additional fraud risk management requirements...
RBI leaves key rates unchanged as inflation remains above 4%
Monetary policy must continue to be actively disinflationary, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said in his statement MUMBAI: India's key rate was left unchanged for a sixth straight meeting on Thursday, as inflation remained above the central bank's 4% medium-term target...
Boeing door bolts on Alaska flight were missing, says US Investigators
The incident has become the biggest crisis for Boeing since its entire fleet of Max jets was grounded worldwide in 2019 following two fatal crashes A dramatic accident on an Alaska Airlines flight last month was apparently triggered by a door plug that hadn’t been...
EU agreement on ESG Ratings seen as world’s toughest
Under the agreement, ESG ratings providers based in the EU “will need to obtain an authorization” from the European Securities and Markets Authority, the Council said A provisional agreement in the European Union setting guardrails around the ESG [environmental,...
Europe gains powers to tackle supply chain emergencies
The move was also spurred by the row with AstraZeneca in 2021 over delays in delivering COVID-19 vaccine doses to the 27-country European Union EU countries and lawmakers on Feb 1 agreed to rules which will require Europe-based companies to prioritize production of...