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India’s digital journey to accelerate with stronger safeguards: UIDAI CEO
Private messages of 120 mn Facebook users hacked, says BBC report
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.
US reimposes all Iran sanctions lifted under nuclear deal, allows 8 countries to continue buying Iran oil
While the US had previously wanted countries including India to completely halt oil purchases from Iran by November 4 when its full sanctions against Tehran come into force, it seems to have relented considering the havoc the move to completely take out Iranian supplies from the market would have had on prices.
‘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.
World’s largest Hospital: Patna Medical College & Hospital to have 5462 beds costing Rs 5540.07 cr
Microsoft tests show 91% new PCs from India loaded with pirated software
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.
Indian Oil says country might get Iran sanctions waiver
Insurance crunch for upcoming Soyuz rocket launches ironed out, Roscosmos CEO says
The proposal was to insure the launch for 2.1 bln rubles ($31.9 mln), while the initial (maximum) contract price was set at 178.1 mln rubles ($2.7 mln). Having negotiated the issue with Western reinsurers, Ingosstrakh and Sogaz offered to insure the launch at a 9.6% rate, which is equivalent to an insurance payment of 201.1 mln rubles ($3 mln).
India jumps 23 places to 77th in ease of doing business ranking
SC bans 15-yr-old petrol, 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in NCR due to pollution
Indonesia’s Lion Air plane crashes near Jakarta, 188 on board feared dead
Radhakrishnan takes charge as CMD of UII, New India may get a PSU hand as CMD
Though it was speculated that the government was keen to bring in a private sector professional to head the largest general insurer in the country, sources point out that there might have been a change of mind again on the part of the government and the ministry of finance would like NIA to be headed by a PSU general insurer.