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Financial inclusion: Massive surge in active women borrowers in India
A recent report by NITI Aayog revealed that at least 27 million...
Gadkari blames faulty DPRs, road designs for increasing road accidents in India
Nitin Gadkari ,Minister of Road Transport & Highways Gadkari...
Combustion of coal has led to increase in premature mortality rate in India: Lancent Report
Data from the 2021 global Lancet Countdown report shows that there has been a nine-per cent increase in the number of deaths related to coal-derived PM2.5 in India in 2019 compared to 2015. New Delhi:The combustion of coal, mainly in power plants followed by...
US health agency eases Covid-19 travel advisory for India, Pakistan
In its advisory for India, the State Department urged US citizens not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir due to terrorism and civil unrest, and also within 10 kilometres of the India-Pakistan border due to the potential for armed conflict. "Indian authorities report rape...
Russian test blamed for space junk threatening space station
A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk that is now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, U.S. officials said Monday. The State Department confirmed that the debris was from an old Russian satellite...
US auto safety regulators looks into complaints on Tesla autonomous vehicle
The inquiry is another sign that NHTSA is becoming more aggressive in watching autonomous and partially automated driving systems under President Joe Biden. In the past the agency has been reluctant to regulate the systems, saying that it didn't want to delay...
Crypto finance: Jayant Sinha-led Par panel to gather views from crypto exchanges, stakeholders
"We have called stakeholders from across the industry including operators of major exchanges, members of CII as well as academics from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, who have done a very thorough study on the crypto finance," Sinha told New...
Flooding: more likely, more extreme and more unpredictable
-Unprecedented weather patterns are challenging the flood risk landscape, which was previously well defined by government and historic records-Many flood damages occur outside of mapped river floodplains, and companies outside larger hazard zones can still be affected...
Travelers Risk Index: Cyber ranks as the top business concern
Security breaches, system glitches and unauthorized access to bank accounts are the top three cyber-specific business concerns.
The percentage of respondents who said their company suffered a security breach where someone hacked into a system increased nearly 40% compared to 2020, to almost half (46%).
Security breaches, system glitches and unauthorized access to bank accounts are the top three cyber-specific business concerns.
New approach needed to make digital data flow beneficial for all
“The current fragmented data landscape… may create more space for substantial harms related to privacy breaches, cyberattacks and other risks” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.
COVID-19 highlighted supply chains should not be based only on cost but also trust: Piyush Goyal
“The effort is to make India produce high-quality products at competitive prices meeting global standards truly in areas where we have the strength or the competitiveness becoming a larger player in global markets,” he said. “It may not happen in all businesses but we certainly believe that there is a lot of potential in several sectors,” he added.
Evergrande’s debt problems pose systemic risk in China and beyond
The central bank in 2018 said companies including Evergrande might pose systemic risk to China’s financial system.
The firm’s liabilities involved as many as 128 banks and over 121 non-banking institutions, the leaked letter showed.
Late repayments could trigger cross-defaults as many financial institutions are exposed via direct loans and indirect holdings through different financial instruments.