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Trump’s Greenland threat puts Europe Inc back in tariff crosshairs
The shock move has rattled through industry and sent shockwaves...
Signature Global to invest Rs380 cr on earthquake resistance technology
The 'Hysteretic Tuned Mass Dampers (HTMDs)' technology is a...
Bajaj Allianz General unveils retail parametric cover for climate risks
L to R -Alpana Singh, Head - Bancassurance, Agri and Govt Business, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance (BAGIC),Kripan Ghosh, Deputy Director General and Head, Agricultural Meteorology Division, Climate Research and Services, IMD Pune, Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO,BAGIC at...
UK polluting water bosses face up to two years in prison
The new measure delivers on the government’s promise to bring tougher criminal charges against lawbreakers in the water industry, UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs said in a statement. It’s essential “because some water companies have...
Britain’s M&S stops taking online orders after cyber attack
“Our experienced team – supported by leading cyber experts – is working extremely hard to restart online and app shopping,” the company said on X, apologizing for the inconvenience and stating that its stores remained open.Some M&S International operated websites...
Delhi plans to curb gasoline car sales, ban gas-guzzling bikes to shed polluter tag
The primary objective "is to unlock the next phase of EV adoption, reduce air pollution and contribute to India's energy independence and net-zero targets," the draft stated.the policy document says, no new sales of gasoline, diesel and gas-based two-wheelers will be...
Safety assessment rating for trucks, heavy vehicles on lines of Bharat NCAP soon: Gadkari
The road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari further said the government is already working on standards and safety assessment system for battery-operated e-rickshaw's in the country as they suffer from safety issues New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport...
Renewable Energy: Nat Cat and unmodelled extreme weather risks emerge as a defining challenge
A new report by GCube Insurance calls for action from insurers, developers, and financiers to close the global renewables risk management gap. This will involve enhancing data accuracy through updated Nat Cat modelling, optimising asset design to withstand emerging...
World’s biggest companies cause $28 trillion in climate damage: Study
Everybody's asking the same question: What can we actually claim about who has caused this? said Dartmouth climate scientist Justin Mankin, co-author of the study. And that really comes down to a thermodynamic question of can we trace climate hazards and/or their...
IMF slashes global outlook as White House says trade talks pick up pace
With tariffs on goods coming into the world’s No. 1 economy now at their highest in a century, the IMF projects global growth in 2025 will slow to 2.8%—its poorest showing since the COVID-19 pandemic—from 3.3% in 2024 Worldwide economic output will slow in the months...
Trump’s new tariff could shave off 0.5% points of India’s GDP: Finance Secy
"Second order (effects) would be important," said Finance Secretary Ajay Seth, referring to concerns that trade turmoil would slow global growth The direct hit from tariffs introduced by Donald Trump's administration on India could shave off between 0.2-0.5 percentage...
Trump tariff worries spur record overseas demand for JGBs
Overseas investors scooped up some 2.18 trillion yen ($15.49 billion) of JGBs with maturities of more than 10 years in March, figures released by the Japan Securities Dealers Association showed on Monday, the largest amount since the data series started in April 2004...