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India’s billion-dollar infra projects face extreme weather test
India is ranked sixth among countries most affected by extreme...
CCPA issues advisory to e-commerce platforms for self-audit within 3 months to detect dark patterns
CCPA has also issued notices to e-commerce platforms in some cases...
Australia says ports operator cyber incident ‘serious’
DP World Australia, which manages nearly half of the goods that flow in and out of the country, said it was looking into possible data breaches as well as testing systems "crucial for the resumption of normal operations and regular freight movement". The Australian...
SBI General Insurance issues its first surety bond as bid security for NHAI
NHAI has been working closely with Highway Operators Association of India (HOAI), SBI General Insurance and AON India Insurance to implement this initiative Insurance surety bond has been issued for NHAI monetization bid of TOT bundle 14 @ 0.25% by the insurer without...
Working under sun causes one in three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer: WHO-led Study
''Unprotected exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation at work is a major cause of occupational skin cancer,'' said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. Working under the sun causes nearly one in three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, according to an...
ICBC manually settling Treasury trades days after cyberattack -sources
ICBC was trying to minimize the risk impact and losses after the attack, which several experts blamed on hacking group Lockbit The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's access to an electronic settlement platform for U.S. Treasury securities remained suspended on...
SC refuses to entertain plea to frame guidelines for regulation of trading of cryptocurrencies
Insofar as the main reliefs are concerned, they are more in a nature of a legislative direction which the court cannot issue under Article 32 of the Constitution," the bench said in its order passed on Friday New Delhi:, The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a...
Soon certain category of 4-wheelers will have inbuilt collision warning signal: Morth
The road ministry proposal assumes significance as the number of road accidents in India went up by an alarming 12 per cent to over 4.6 lakh in 2022, resulting in the deaths of 19 persons every hour New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has...
Two-thirds of North America could face power shortages this winter -NERC
In its 2023-24 winter outlook, the regulatory authority warned that prolonged, wide-area cold snaps threaten the reliability of bulk power generation and availability of fuel supplies for natural gas-fired generation More than half of the U.S. and parts of Canada,...
GM’s Cruise recalling 950 driverless cars after pedestrian dragged in crash
The cars are being recalled because the collision detection subsystem of the Cruise Automated Driving Systems (ADS) software may respond improperly after a crash, according to a notice made public by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Wednesday...
Kia halts operations at S.Korea auto facility after accident at supplier
Kia said in a regulatory filing it had stopped production at three main assembly plants at its Gwangju complex, except for bus and military-related product manufacturing. The company said the timing for a resumption had not been determined yet SEOUL: Automaker Kia...
Understanding and managing key risk drivers is essential to navigate the global polycrisis: WTW
The growing inability to secure placements could put coal assets at risk of being stranded, resulting in severe socio-economic ramifications for Asia. The region’s energy security and resilience will therefore require adaptation and cooperation from power businesses...