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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarLawsuits targeting ‘Climate Washing’ becoming more frequent
Over 2023 some 233 new climate-related cases were filed worldwide, with cases in the Global South gaining traction. A ruling by the Supreme Court of India established a new constitutional right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change London: Companies...
After Oil, Russia may be building a shadow fleet for gas
Gas is key to the Kremlin’s plans to boost exports, replenish government coffers and fund its war machine — but that requires a larger share of the global LNG market, now that the once-lucrative European pipeline trade has been almost cut off. To date, expansion plans...
Australia approves ANZ’s $3.3 bln buyout of Suncorp Bank
ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott said the deal will allow it to add scale to its retail and commercial businesses, enabling ANZ to more effectively compete in the Australian market Australia on Friday gave the go-ahead for ANZ Group’s A$4.9 billion ($3.26 billion) buyout of...
EPFO’s gross new subscribers addition declined by over 4 per cent to 10.9 million in 2023-24
The report also showed that the gross addition of members of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) also dipped to 16,760,672 in 2023-24 from 16,773,023 in 2022-23 New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO's gross new subscribers addition declined by over 4 per cent...
‘Lab-grown’ meat maker hosts Miami tasting party as Florida ban goes into effect
Earlier this year, Florida and Alabama banned the sale of cultivated meat and seafood, which is grown from animal cells. Other states and federal lawmakers also are looking to restrict it, arguing the product could hurt farmers and pose a safety risk to the public...
Indian equity markets surge nearly 14% in June quarter, leads in world top 10
Currently, the Indian equity market is the fifth largest stock market in the world with a market capitalisation of $5 trillion Mumbai: Indian stock indices gave a stellar performance in the June quarter of FY 2024-25. During the April- June period, Indian stock market...
Big fat Indian wedding: At Rs 10 lakh cr, expenses second only to food & grocery
Annually, India witnesses 80 lakh to 1 crore weddings, outstripping countries like China and the US, where wedding numbers rank much lower. In comparison, the US wedding industry is valued at USD 70 billion, and China's at USD 170 billion, while India's stands...
AP Govt to disburse hiked welfare pensions on July 1
N Chandrababu Naidu,Chief Minister,Andhra Pradesh Over 65 lakh beneficiaries under 28 categories will benefit. The new government has also increased pensions to eligible specially-abled persons from Rs 3,000 per month to Rs 6,000 per month Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh):...
Canopy collapses at Rajkot Airport, 3rd such event in 3 days
As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation sources, the canopy broke during the maintenance work to push out water accumulated in the canopy. No one was injured in the incident Rajkot: A day after the canopy collapsed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, in...
WB approves $1.5 bn more to aid India’s low-carbon emission reforms
According to the World Bank, the reforms are expected to result in the production of at least 450,000 metric tonnes of green hydrogen and 1,500 MW of electrolysers per year from FY25/26 onwards, said the World Bank New Delhi: The World Bank on Saturday approved $1.5...
Delhi airport roof collapse raises concerns over Govt’s massive infra push
The issues cast a harsh spotlight on Modi’s building spree, which officials are leaning on to boost development in the world’s fastest-growing major economy. According to Bloomberg Economics, 44.4 trillion rupees ($532 billion) worth of new infrastructure will become...
BJP’s women wing calls for probe into Foxconn India hiring practices
Foxconn hiring agents and HR sources interviewed by Reuters cited family duties, pregnancy and higher absenteeism as reasons why Foxconn did not hire married women at the plant. The story has sparked debates on TV channels and newspaper editorials New Delhi: The...
Insurance Awareness Day: Industry Leaders Lay Out Action Plans
The journey towards widespread insurance coverage begins with informed individuals and families. India's insurance penetration rate for 2023-24 is anticipated to be 3.8%, with life insurance penetration expected to be 2.9%. These figures underscore the pressing need...
Dispelling Myths: Insurance Ideas
Insurance awareness doesn't stop at understanding the importance of insurance or the urgency to purchase it; knowing how much coverage is sufficient is also a key challenge that we, as insurers, aim to address Vikas Mittal, Deputy CEO, Magma HDI General Insurance In a...
Centre asks depts to timely review employees’ working to prematurely retire non-performers
In an order, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) asked ministries concerned to direct the public sector undertakings (PSUs), banks, autonomous institutions and statutory bodies under their administrative control to undertake the exercise of periodic review...
Health Minister JP Nadda to unveil 3 initiatives on Ayushman Bharat Health
JP Nadda,Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare The Union Health Minister will launch a virtual National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) assessment for Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAM) Sub-centres. This will represent a significant innovation in the quality...
Budget fy25: Health experts urge FM to allow co-payment scheme for Ayushman Bharat in pvt hospitals, subsidise vaccines
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister The experts also highlighted that, under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, patients often need to go to private hospitals because 85 per cent of tertiary care beds are in the private sector. They suggested implementing a co-payment...
RBI Governor underscores need to eliminate biases in algorithms as artificial intelligence and machine learning
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das highlighted efforts by the RBI to harness digital footprints and computing power to analyze expectations, sentiment indicators, and policy credibility from alternative data sources. The exponential growth in digital data and storage...