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According to the order, the person who the computer belongs to will have to provide access and technical assistance to the aforementioned agencies. If they fail, there will be a punishment of up to seven years. Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba has issued the order.According to Section 69(1) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, central or state governments allow agencies to intercept, monitor or decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resource
J&J loses motion to overturn $4.7 billion talc-ovarian cancer verdict
Surendranath Sai, a regional drug officer in the southern state of Telangana, on Wednesday said he had instructed inspectors to seize samples there.
“On the basis of the news report, we are alerting staff to pick up samples. We will test them in a drug control lab here,” said Sai. “We will take action accordingly. Certainly we are worried because millions of babies may be affected.”
ICICI Lombard Gen uses `AI’ to renew expired motor policies
Mumbai:: ICICI Lombard, today launched industry’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solution to facilitate instant renewals of expired or lapsed motor insurance policies. The tech-based feature will allow the user to capture images of his/her car...
“18 out of 24 companies are profitable in the Indian life insurance space in 2017-18’’
Cryptocurrency industry faces insurance hurdle to mainstream ambitions
Marriott Breach losses to be between $200 mn and $600 mn:AIR
“AIR’s new probabilistic security breach model shows that this type of event is not unprecedented, even though an event of this magnitude hasn’t previously happened to a hotel chain,” said Scott Stransky, assistant vice president and director of emerging risk modeling, AIR Worldwide.
“In fact, the largest recorded breach for a U.S.-based hotel chain prior to this event was less than 1/50 the size in terms of the number of records stolen. There are more than 300 simulated events in our model that cause higher losses for U.S.-based hotels.”
Lok Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill, 2018, provides for Product Liability action
The bill states that “any manufacturer or service provider who causes a false or misleading advertisement to be made which is prejudicial to the interest of the consumers shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend up to 10 lakh rupees.”Further offences may lead to a jail term of 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh.
Microsoft ‘Intelligent Cloud Hub’ to build AI-ready workforce in India
Govt to infuse Rs 830 bn in PSU banks, yet to decide on recapitalisation of 3 PSU general insurers
Though, the three public sector general insurance companies, United India Insurance,Oriental Insurance Company and National Insurance Company,require capital from the government to achieve the required solvency ratio of 1.5, there has been no response from it so far.Officials from these general insurers point out that these companies together require over Rs 8,000 crore of capital to attain the required solvency ratio
BoI eyes Rs 1200-cr from exiting life insurance arm Star Union
Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance, which commenced operations in February 2009, is a joint venture between Bank of India, Union Bank of India and the Japanese major Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company.The company has negligible market share in the 24-player industry dominated by the national insurer LIC
Gujarat best state in providing strong ecosystem for startups: DIPP ranking
Facebook users need Rs 70,000 to deactivate account for one year
“Social media, and the internet more broadly, have changed the way we live and the way we keep in touch with friends and family, but it’s hard to find evidence that the internet has made us richer or more productive at work,” said Jay Corrigan, a professor at Kenyon College in the US.We know people must derive tremendous value from Facebook or they wouldn’t spend millions of hours on the site every day. The challenge is how to put a dollar value on a service people don’t pay for,” Corrigan said
Global insured losses of $79 billion in 2018, 4th highest
Total economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters are estimated to be USD 155 billion in 2018. Natural catastrophes caused USD 146 billion of the losses, and man-made disasters USD 9 billion. Of the total economic losses, USD 79 billion have been covered by insurance, down from USD 150 billion in 2017, but more than the previous 10-year annual average (USD 71 billion).
Govt plans Rs 12,000-levy on petrol, diesel cars to spur EV demand: Report
Under a new policy that is nearing finalisation, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI), a government policy think-tank, has proposed incentives of up to Rs 25,000 -50,000 be directly transferred to EV buyers, ensuring that gains are not pocketed by auto manufacturers, government officials told TOI.
India will need 2,300 planes worth $320 bn in 20 yrs: Boeing
J&J moves to limit impact of Reuters report on asbestos in Baby Powder
Senator Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, on Friday sent a letter to the head of the US Food and Drug Administration calling on the agency to investigate the findings in the Reuters report to determine whether J&J misled regulators and whether its Baby Powder products threaten public health and safety.