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Released Rs 3,520 cr in last two years to states under AB-PMJAY:Health Minister
“Two big states (Punjab & Rajasthan) have joined AB-PMJAY only in late 2019. Large states (UP, MP and Bihar) which account for 30 per cent of the beneficiary population are implementing the scheme for the first time and hence, their demand is still picking up,” he said, explaining the reasons for the slow utilization of funds.
Few states debar 4 insurers from PMFBY due to complaints: Govt
The Centre on Tuesday told Parliament that some state governments like Rajasthan, Karnataka and Gujarat have debarred four insurance firms — SBI General Insurance, Tata AIG, Shriram General Insurance and UIIC — from participating in tender of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) for one or more seasons. Some state governments have also slapped interest penalty on the Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC Ltd),Cholamandalam-MS General Insurance Company, ICICI-Lombard General Insurance Company, New India Assurance Company and SBI General Insurance Company, it said in the Lok Sabha.
3 PSU general insurers to get merged by March-end: Finance Secretary
Nations stepping up scrutiny of vessels, trains, shipping from China
Over 30 crore PANs linked with Aadhaar so far, says Anurag Thakur
Twitter says state-backed actors may have accessed users’ phone numbers
Tech publication TechCrunch reported https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/24/twitter-android-bug-phone-numbers on Dec. 24 that a security researcher, Ibrahim Balic, had managed to match 17 million phone numbers to specific Twitter user accounts by exploiting a flaw in the contacts feature of its Android app. TechCrunch said it was able to identify a senior Israeli politician by matching a phone number through the tool.
Coronavirus: For China virus insurance, check the small print
Nearly 6,900 cases of online banking frauds registered in 2017-18: Govt
To prevent online frauds and protect users, the Ministry of Home Affairs has taken several steps, including formation of an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Phone Fraud (IMCPF). It has members of stakeholder organisations such as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Department of Financial Services, Department of Telecommunication, Reserve Bank of India and law enforcement agencies.
Visa planning biggest changes to US swipe fees in a decade: Report
India’s January gold imports plunge 48% to four-month low: Government source
Bank frauds declining sharply annually: Govt
IRDA sets up panel to explore allowing exclusive micro-insurance cos
Coronavirus tests China’s Work-From-Home capabilities
Gymnast sexual abuse victims offered $215 mn insurance payout to settle claims
Google Pay’s ‘tremendous success’ in India to be replicated globally: Pichai
UK to ban new petrol car sales from 2035
Aon acquires Canadian cyber security firm Cytelligence Inc
Global cyber insurance premiums are expected to grow from $4 billion in 2018 to $20 billion by 2025. According to Aon’s 2019 Global Risk Management Survey, cyber-attacks were identified as a top ten risk facing organizations and is predicted to be one of the top three risks for organizations in 2022.