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The November 2015 dam collapse at the Samarco iron ore mine near the town of Mariana, Minas Gerais, caused a vast flow of mud and mining waste that buried a nearby village, killing 19 people, leaving hundreds homeless and polluting the Doce River, a major river that...
Southern Brazil hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years
It was the fourth such environmental disaster in a year, following floods in July, September and November 2023 that killed 75 people in total Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 39 people, with another 68 still missing, the state...
Maersk says Red Sea disruption could cut Asia-Europe capacity by 20%
The disruptions cause ripple effects across several other container freight routes, particularly from Asia to the east and west coasts of South America, Maersk’s spokesperson said, adding that the Red Sea situation was complex and continued to evolve Disruption to Red...
Govt adopted pro-poor approach in GST implementation: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister GST, which was rolled out on July 1, 2017, had subsumed 17 taxes and 13 cesses into a 5-tier structure, thereby simplifying the tax regime. The turnover threshold for registration rose to Rs 40 lakh for goods and Rs 20 lakh for...
Permanent deletion of transactions can help make e-rupee anonymous: RBI Governor
“We have leveraged the existing merchant infrastructure on the UPI to facilitate CBDC transactions…while the number of transactions have reached a high of 1 million (10 lakh) a day, we still see preference for UPI among the retail users. We of course hope that this...
Wipro, Microsoft to launch GenAI-powered assistants for financial services
“This new solution set, powered by Microsoft, will help provide better and faster market and product intelligence to financial advisors and banking professionals, enabling them to deliver more personalised and timely service to clients,” Suzanne Dann, CEO of Americas...
US -India collaboration for enhancing global access to affordable medicines
According to the IǪVIA Institute report, India has long been a critical source of affordable medicines for the United States. Ninety percent of all medicines prescribed for Americans are generic, and 47 percent of those prescriptions are filled with products produced...
Mutual funds at all-time high, FII holding down at 11-year low
The share of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) declined to an 11-year low of 17.68 per cent as of March 31, 2024, down by 51 bps from 18.19 per cent as of December 31, 2023, resulting in the gap between FII and DII holding narrowing further to an all-time low in...
SC to hear on May 8 plea on Uttarakhand forest fires
The petition has sought directions to the Centre, the Uttarakhand government and the principal chief conservator of forests in the state to make pre-fire arrangements and frame a policy to prevent forest fires New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday it will hear...
WhatsApp banned record over 79 lakh accounts in India in March
The messaging platform, which has more than 500 million users in India, received a record 12,782 complaint reports in March in the country, and the records “actioned” were 11 New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has said it banned more than 79 lakh accounts in India in the...
Indian space regulator In-Space releases guidelines to implement space policy
It also outlines the process for registering space objects in India's national registry and makes it mandatory for operators to provide detailed information about their space objects, ensuring compliance with space debris mitigation guidelines and operational safety...
Hinduja group’s IIHL to revive health insurance company after acquiring Reliance Capital
Ashok Hinduja, chairman, IndusInd International Holdings IIHL has received clearance from Sebi, CCI (Competition Commission of India) and RBI and is awaiting the green signal from insurance sector regulator IRDAI for the Reliance Capital acquisition Mumbai: Apart from...
India has ‘unexplored’ opportunities: Warren Buffett
Warren Buffet,chairman and CEO,Berkshire Hathaway “The question, however, is whether we have any advantage or insights into those businesses in India or any contacts that will make possible transactions that Berkshire would like to participate in. That is something a...
Financial Intelligence Unit arms itself with AI, ML tools to check money laundering
"Various measures are put in place to ensure security of data, including strong, end-to-end encryption, automatic blocking of logins after a set number of unsuccessful login attempts, controlled access to content stored on the portal, logging of security incidents,...
Stringent norms adopted for max pesticide residue limit in food items: Govt
"Some media reports are claiming that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) allows 10 times more pesticide residue in herbs and spices. Such reports are false and malicious. India has one of the most stringent standards of Maximum Residue Limits...
More than 185,000 companies incorporated in FY24, highest in a fiscal year
A total of 1,85,314 companies and 58,990 Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) were incorporated in the fiscal ended March 31. New Delhi: More than 1.85 lakh companies were incorporated in the country in 2023-24, the highest number for any financial year. A total of...
WHO chief urges countries to finalise pandemic accord by deadline
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Director-General, WHO One of the main points of disagreement between wealthy countries and developing states is the vexed issue of sharing drugs and vaccines fairly to avoid a repeat of COVID-era failures The only time in the organisation's...
FM refutes report on possible tweaking of tax laws
Nirmala Sitharaman, union finance minister Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reacted to a post on X by a TV news channel claiming that in a sweeping change, the Income Tax Department is planning to impose uniform treatment for all asset classes New Delhi: Finance...