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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarChola MS General Insurance clocks GWP of Rs 1,945 cr in Q1 CHENNAI: Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd has reported a Gross Written Premium of Rs 1,945 crore for the April-June 2024 quarter, the company said on Sunday. Cholamandalam MS General Insurance...
Consecutive night flights, long duty hours among factors for pilot fatigue: Study
"70 per cent of pilots in the survey considered that more than 10 hours of flight duty period profoundly influenced the onset of fatigue. NASA and EASA scientific studies have recommended a maximum of 10 hours of flight duty period," it noted New Delhi: Consecutive...
Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control
TikTok employees used Lark to send sensitive data about U.S. users, information that has wound up being stored on Chinese servers and accessible to ByteDance employees in China, federal officials said. WASHINGTON: In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most...
Head and neck cancers on the rise in India, youth at key risk: Experts
"India is seeing a surge in head and neck cancer cases, especially among young men, due to increased tobacco consumption and Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Around 80-90 per cent of oral cancer patients have been found to use tobacco in some form, be it smoking or...
Uttarakhand CM calls for policies specific to Himalyan state’s needs
Pushkar Singh Dhami,Chief Minister,Uttarakhand The CM said that there was a pressing need to work on water conservation and increasing the ground water given the drinking water crisis in many cities. A Spring and River Rejuvenation Authority has been formed in...
Scindia promises 100% telecom connectivity in all villages in next 1 yr
Jyotiraditya M Scindia,Union minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Special funds of about Rs 11,000 crore have been earmarked for flood management in Assam and Sikkim, and 100 new branches of India Post Payments Bank will come up...
IIT Kanpur, NPTI to boost cyber security for critical power infra
“With our extensive expertise in cyber security research, this collaboration strengthens our mission to contribute to the nation’s technological advancements to prevent any further cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure,” said Professor Manindra Agrawal, Director,...
4.78 crore candidates certified under under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan: Govt
The beneficiaries were provided with 20 hours of training consisting of 5 modules namely (i) Introduction to digital devices, (ii) Operating digital devices, (iii) Introduction to the internet, (iv) Communications using the internet, (v) Application of internet...
Karachi ranked ‘second riskiest’ city for tourists on Forbes Adviser list
According to the ranking, the city had the highest personal security risk, reflecting risk from crime, violence, terrorist threats, natural disasters, and economic vulnerabilities Karachi has been ranked as the second-riskiest city for tourists, with a rating of 93.12...
Government extends subsidy on two- and three-wheeler EVs until September 30
The Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 (EMPS 2024) was launched by the Ministry on March 13, 2024, through a gazette notification. The scheme aims to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across the country. It was originally set to run from April 1st to...
IIT Kanpur, NPTI to boost cyber security for critical power infra
“With our extensive expertise in cyber security research, this collaboration strengthens our mission to contribute to the nation’s technological advancements to prevent any further cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure,” said Professor Manindra Agrawal, Director,...
Niti Aayog meet: Goa’s per capita income has increased manifold, says CM Sawant
“The per capita income of Goa has increased manifold from Rs 2,41,893 in the year 2013-14 to Rs 5,96,260 in 2022-23 (Q),” the chief minister told the 9th governing council meeting of the think tank, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Panaji: Goa’s per capita...
LIC share touches a new life time high of Rs 1178
On a year to date basis, private life insurers like HDFC Life Insurance Company rose 6.31 per cent, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company rose 32.93 per cent and SBI Life Insurance Company rose 18.66 per cent Kumud Das Mumbai: State-run insurer Life Insurance...
Japanese population fell at the fastest clip in 15 yrs, Births hit a record low, deaths a record high
A record 260 companies went bankrupt in 2023 as they couldn’t secure enough workers to maintain their operations, according to a report by Teikoku Databank Japan’s tax and insurance premium revenue is projected to decrease by about 10% by 2040, according to a 2018...
Insured losses from CrowdStrike outage could reach $1.5 bln, CyberCube says
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter said that insurers may face claims on directors and officers’ and property insurance as a result of the outage, in addition to cyber insurance claims Global insured losses from last week’s massive IT outage are likely to range from...
Eco- Survey flags off possible misinterpretation of principles-based regulations by private sector insurers
``Globally, the private financial sector has repeatedly shown itself to be adept at selective or misinterpretation of principles-based regulations to its benefit,’’ cautioned the report released on Monday adding that when it comes to financial products, globally,...
Centre to ensure safe & trusted AI, Internet platforms must curb deepfakes: Minister
Jitin Prasada,Minister of State for Electronics and IT From hefty penalties ranging from a minimum of Rs 50 crore to a maximum of Rs 250 crore on social media platforms for violating rules to enabling digital markets to grow more responsibly while safeguarding...
Global IT outage: Enhancing cyber resilience
The incident highlights the need to shift our perception of cybersecurity from a mere IT issue to the broader concept of cyber resilience as an integral part of business resilience. In the face of a cyberattack, businesses should be able to recover fast from an...