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Govt to hire 2 pvt sector professionals as JSs to manage MoF’s Cyber Security and Investment assignments
This is for the first time, the government has advertised to hire a...
Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case: Indian medics call for nationwide shutdown on Saturday
Late on Thursday, the Indian Medical Association, the country's...
Families of 1,509 healthcare workers paid insurance claim of Rs 50L each under PMGKP: Govt
Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar Further, on account of the unprecedented situation, private hospital staff and retired or volunteer/local urban bodies/contract/daily wage/ad-hoc/outsourced staff requisitioned by states/central hospitals/autonomous...
MALAYSIA:Malene Insurance Brokers becomes Howden Takaful Brokers
Howden Takaful Brokers’ team of 30 specialists will offer bespoke shariah-compliant solutions across Howden’s product range. They will sit alongside Howden’s other broking teams and will offer clients seamless access to bespoke Takaful solutions in specialty,...
COVID contributed to 69,000 malaria deaths WHO finds, though ‘doomsday scenario’ averted
UN:Disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in considerable increases in malaria cases and deaths between 2019 and 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. However, “the doomsday scenario” projected by the WHO has not materialised,” Dr Pedro...
With Omicron, third wave projected to hit India by Feb, but may be milder than second: IIT scientist
“With the new variant, our current forecast is that the country could see the third wave by February but it will be milder than the second wave. So far we have seen that the severity of Omicron is not like the one seen in the Delta variant,” Agarwal told PTI. New...
HEALTH, ECONOMIC AND CYBERATTACKS REMAIN TOP RISK CONCERNS FOR INDIA INC: MARSH/RIMS STUDY
Many employers in India are looking at transitioning to a more flexible working system. Some extent of remote work is expected to remain, leading to concerns of increased cyberattacks due to unsecured home networks. Yet, less than a quarter of Excellence India survey...
NPS generated good returns for subscribers, says PFRDA Chairman
Supratim Bandyopadhyay,Chairman,PFRDA "Over a period of 12 years, the returns under equity schemes are more than 12 per cent, and in government securities, it was close to 9.9 per cent, and in corporate bonds, despite some credit events that we have seen, we have seen...
Business Interruption and Cyber Attacks Identified as Top Concerns in Asia Pacific: Aon Study
“The world is a more volatile place and the importance of better decision making has never been greater, said Lambros Lambrou, CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions at Aon ``Long-tail risks are not single events. They’re innately interconnected, as we’ve seen with the...
Omicron! Why it’s too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant
Currently fewer than 200 genetic sequences of Omicron have been compiled compared with more than 2.8 million Delta sequences. Delta remains the most dominant variant. So we should continue to use vaccines and therapies we know work against Delta. By Adam Taylor, Early...
BioNTech CEO says vaccine upgrade on the cards, ready to move quickly
BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin reiterated that a product relaunch could be achieved within about 100 days and said a redesign is already under way. But any confirmation of the existing shot's protection against severe disease could buy developers time...
Asia in cautious mood as Omicron spreads, U.S. CPI looms
Omicron remained a concern as the variant spread to about one-third of U.S. states, though there were reports from South Africa that cases there had mild symptoms.BofA chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett favours real assets, real estate, commodities,...