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Human-caused climate change has doubled the likelihood of a storm like this week’s deluge in Valencia, according to a rapid but partial analysis Thursday by World Weather Attribution, comprising dozens of international scientists who study global warming’s role in...
Two-wheeler sales grow in mid-to-high single digits during Navratras, rural sales muted: Report
Overall, two-wheelers performed better, with festive growth expected at 4-5 per cent year-on-year partially constrained by a high base, it said. At the same time, passenger vehicles may see a fall in the festive season compared to the last year, it said, adding that...
Global economy set to cruise at a solid 3% growth rate next year
Unexpected resilience that led economists to significantly upgrade their 2024 global growth forecasts since the beginning of the year is in large part thanks to the U.S. economy's performance BENGALURU: Global economic growth will maintain its robust pace next year as...
India faces 24.7 pc GDP loss by 2070 due to climate change: ADB report
"India is reported to have the highest number of affected individuals and damage costs, with residential losses being predominant," the report said New Delhi: Climate change under a high-end emissions scenario could lead to a 16.9 per cent loss in GDP by 2070 across...
Domestic institutional investors pour record over Rs1 lakh cr in equities in Oct
DII activity came as the cumulative foreign portfolio investor (FPI) selling in equity through the Indian stock exchanges stood at Rs 102,931 crore (till October 24) So far, the DII investments have been around Rs 4.41 lakh crore, with two more months to go, driven by...
India’s gold demand to hit 4-year low amid price rally: World Gold Council
Gold demand in the world's second-biggest consumer of the precious metal could stand between 700 and 750 metric tons in 2024, the lowest since 2020 and down from last year's 761 tons, Sachin Jain, CEO of WGC's Indian operations, told Reuters. New Delhi: India's gold...
New India turns profitable at Rs 71 crore in Q2FY25
Girija Subramanian, CMD, NIA, said, "It gives me immense satisfaction that the operating metrics have improved, with loss ratio as well as combined ratio being lower than the same period last year with profit after tax showing a 5x increase. While the premium growth...
Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card to provide free hospital treatment to all above 70 years: PM Modi
Data shows that just about 20 per cent are covered by any health insurance with further variation across socio-economic categories, even as the majority of elderly face one or more chronic diseases and with increasing age, the challenges relating to activities of...
Star Health communications focus on leak distribution instead of potential vulnerabilities Telegram
"The more pressing question that remains largely unaddressed is how this sensitive customer data was compromised in the first place. While Star Health has been quick to initiate legal proceedings against Telegram, there has been notably less transparency about the...
IFSCA chief Rajaraman to address 3rd edition of IIA annual event on Nov 20 in Mumbai
K Rajaraman,, chairperson, International Financial Services Centres Authority As `Insurance for All by 2047’ based on the principles of inclusive insurance has become a central objective the Indian government, insurance regulator IRDAI, the IIA Annual Event 2024 ...
World emission cut target will be missed by an overwhelming amount, UN climate chief warns
Total emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere in 2030 will only be 2.6% lower than in 2019, according to the latest climate plans put forward by countries, a synthesis compiled by UN Climate Change said Monday. To be consistent with a goal for a 1.5C warming limit, the...
Govt asks manufacturers to cut price of 3 anti-cancer drugs
In line with the government's commitment to ensure the availability of drugs at affordable prices, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued an office memorandum directing the concerned manufacturers to reduce the MRP on three anti-cancer drugs,...
Updated regulation on curbing spam calls likely by Jan, says Trai chairman
The Trai Chief said series of measures taken over the past months by the regulator to combat spam calls and malicious/fraudulent messages is leading to "significant and perceptible clean up of the system" but noted that "more needs to be done" New Delhi: The Telecom...
GST returns to become time-barred after 3 years from early 2025
In an advisory, Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) said GST outward supply returns, besides returns related to payment of liability, annual returns and tax collected at source, will become time-barred after the expiry of a period of three years from the due date of...
“I apologize to all elderly people in Delhi, West Bengal”: PM Modi tears into opponents of Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister launched a portal for allied and healthcare professionals and institutes. It will act as a centralised database of existing healthcare professionals and institutes New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled...
WTW expands Japan’s corporate risk & broking business with new insurance brokerage service
``Working closely with the international and domestic insurance markets, we will focus on the speciality segments, particularly for large corporates and Japanese companies with overseas business interests. These include those in Natural Resources, such as Power...
Star Health absolves security chief in data leak incident
The company said that alleged communication between a hacker and the security officer were fabricated by the hacker. In August, Star Health faced a data leak, where stolen customer data including medical reports, were publicly accessible via chatbots on messaging app...
Census likely from early 2025, data will be declared by 2026
The 31 questions to be asked to each family under the census exercise include the total number of persons normally residing in the household, whether the head of the household is a woman, the number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household, the...