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Twelve named storms are likely to form in 2018, fewer than last year’s 17 and below the 1981-2010 average, according to a forecast Thursday from Colorado State University. That reduces the chance of Gulf of Mexico disruptions for energy and agriculture. But the outlook is a slight increase from July’s 11 and comes as the Atlantic Basin is about to enter its most active period.
Complaints against domestic air carriers swell to 7,200 in 20 months: Govt
Data protection bill deterrent for businesses who wilfully do wrong, says Justice B Srikrishna
The proposed legislation contains a provision for the ‘Right to be Forgotten’, which is in line with European data privacy laws such as General Data Protection Regulation. While the draft bill does not insist on personal data of residents of India to be stored only in India, it has made an enabling provision where the government can notify categories of personal data as critical data, which would be only stored
in India.
1,991 kids; 20,000 prospective parents: Adoption scene in India
“At any given point of time, the number of prospective parents are ten times the number of children available for adoption,” said Srivastava, underlining that currently there are 20,000 prospective parents.”And that is the reason there is a two-year waiting period for prospective parents,” he added.
Industry ministry targets ease of doing biz at district level
Banks collect Rs 5,000 crore from customers in FY18 for breaching min balance
Insurers to pay interest on delayed claim pay-out to farmers
“Those insurance companies which fail to clear claims of farmers for crop loss within two months, will have to repay with 12 per cent interest,” Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said. 10 crore farmers in the country have taken the cover of the PMFBY and five crore of them availed insurance benefits so far.
Indian married women have sexual autonomy like right to say ‘no’: SC
However, the CJI said, “Suppose we say that sexual autonomy is the natural right then it will take away the adultery as the ground for seeking divorce.”The CJI also drew the distinction between adultery as a criminal offence and as a civil wrong which has been used as a ground for seeking divorce in matrimonial disputes.
Insurtech Firm Wefox Seeks New Funding with Softbank Among Investors
Softbank’s Vision Funds’ big investments in firms like Uber or WeWork, leaders of the so-called “gig economy” mean that insurance acquisitions are particularly suited to its portfolio. Softbank founder Masayoshi Son has said he sees “insurtech” as a way to cross-sell to customers of his other companies.
Hong Kong Insurance Market attracts Mainland Chinese seeking lucrative pay
Social media communication hub policy withdrawn: Centre tells Supreme Court
Fintech Payments market prone to cyber-attacks,City of London & PWC Report
Prudential and Babylon Join Forces to Pioneer AI-Powered Digital Health Services in Asia
Nic Nicandrou, Chief Executive of Prudential Corporation Asia, said: “The strategic partnership with Babylon is consistent with our ambition to address the unmet healthcare needs in Asia where the majority of the population are uninsured or underinsured, alongside an ageing population and escalating medical costs. This partnership accelerates our efforts to provide customer-centric, cost efficient and scalable health and wellness digital services to customers in the region.”