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Blockchain technology brings crop insurance to paddy field farmers

Aon, Etherisc and Oxfam in Sri Lanka collaborate to give thousands of Sri Lankan small holder farmers access to blockchain-enabled micro-insurance/A major barrier to entry for farmers is a lack of affordable and reliable insurance products, and understanding about how insurance will help them survive and when it will pay out. By leveraging blockchain technology it is intended to automate parametric insurance products, transforming and simplifying the claims process to the point that the farmer would not need to submit a claim and the insurer would not need to send a claims adjuster in the field.

‘Pollution in Delhi akin to smoking 15-20 cigarettes a day’

“Air pollution has reached alarming levels in Delhi and is causing severe damage to the health of the citizens. We have to act immediately to control this menace, otherwise the health consequences will be disastrous. We are already seeing an increasing number of patients in our hospital continuously complain about cough, irritation in throat and nose”, said Dr SP Byotra, vice-chairman, Board of Management, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

India to be among 3 largest economies in coming years: Arun Jaitley

The United Kingdom, which is facing Brexit blues, had a GDP of $2.62 trillion, which is about $25 billion more than that of India, the data showed.The US is the world’s largest economy with a size of $19.39 trillion, followed by China ($12.23 trillion). Japan ($4.87 trillion) and Germany ($3.67 trillion) are at the third and fourth places, respectively.