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NDMA tests indigenous Cell Broadcasting system for swift alert during natural and man-made disasters
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Finance ministry asks pvt banks to increase their participation in implementation of govt schemes
M Nagaraju, Secretary,Department of Financial Services "Secretary...
SBI allows UPI interoperability with digital Rupee for seamless transactions
"By bridging the gap between CBDC and the extensively used UPI platform, SBI aims to revolutionize payments made in India. With this move in the realm of digital payments, the future of CBDC integration appears promising," SBI said Mumbai: The State Bank of India has...
PM says cyber crimes can have social, geopolitical implications; need global cooperation to deal it
Prime Minister Narendra Modi World Bank has estimated that cyber attacks could have caused losses of around USD 5.2 trillion to the world during 2019-2023, but their impact goes beyond just financial aspects into activities that are deeply worrying New Delhi:...
Tech veteran Venkat Changavalli takes over as new CEO of IIBI
Venkat Changavalli, new CEO, Insurance Information Bureau of India According to industry sources, Venkat's appointment is temporary and IRDAI would soon start a new search processes to appoint a new CEO at IIBI Among a host of actionable areas, IIBI has recently set...
Biometric authentication at discharge for Ayushman Bharat patients stressed at AIIMS meeting
The issue of cost disparity between estimates provided by the treating doctors and the approved PMJAY health benefit package was discussed New Delhi: The need for mandatory biometric authentication at the time of patients' discharge was stressed at a recently held...
Cybercrime to cost Germany 206 billion euros in 2023 -survey
Around three quarters of the companies surveyed suffered digital attacks in the past 12 months, falling from 84% of the companies in the previous year. "The slight decline in the number of companies is a positive sign and indicates that protective measures are having...
Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: UN Experts
Quoting the latest data from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), the Committee pointed out that while some 32 per cent of the global population have received at least one COVID-19 booster, in developing countries such as Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Burundi and...
‘PM-eBus Sewa’ scheme to be rolled out in 5-6 months: Urban affairs ministry
The scheme has two segments -- augmenting city bus services in 169 cities and green urban mobility initiatives in 181 cities The e-buses will be made available in cities with a population between three lakh and 40 lakh. The scheme will support bus operations for 10...
“Initiatives taken to make UPI system available on feature phones”: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
“We have encouraged digital payment but the main challenge on the UPI is that it usually needs a smartphone but in our country, a large number of people are using feature phones. We have launched some products to make feature phones to operate the UPI system as well....
With COVID-19 ‘here to stay’, new tools essential to continue fight: Tedros
“COVID-19 is here to stay, and the world will continue to need tools to prevent it, test for it and treat it,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General The World Health Organization (WHO) announced an expanded partnership to improve access to COVID-19...
Global EV sales grow 50%, China market faces slowdown
“Tesla is obviously a big influence, but increasingly Hyundai Kia, Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes are moving the needle in premium,” said Soumen Mandal, senior analyst for automotive New Delhi: The global electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 50 per cent (year-on-year) in...