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Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says
While the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) had previously identified around 13,000 plastic chemicals, the report by a team of European scientists found more than 16,000 chemicals in plastics — a quarter of which are thought to be hazardous to human health...
Govt designates I4C as agency of MHA to notify unlawful activities in cyber world
The I4C was set up by the MHA to provide a framework and eco-system for law-enforcement agencies in dealing with cybercrime in a coordinated and comprehensive manner New Delhi: The Centre has designated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) as an agency of...
India shows progress on UN’s HDI 2022, ranks 134 out of 193 countries
In 2022, India saw improvements across all HDI indicators -- life expectancy, education, and gross national income (GNI) per capita and life expectancy rose from 67.2 to 67.7 years, expected years of schooling reached 12.6, mean years of schooling increased to 6.57...
Class action lawsuits pile up over UnitedHealth data breach
Plaintiffs say that information stored by Change, and now potentially at risk, includes medical records, payment information, names and Social Security numbers. One of the lawsuits says that "information from the data breach is on the dark web and already being...
Cyber Attack/Data Breach is top business risk for India Inc, Aon Survey
Jon Pipe, CEO and principal officer of Aon India Insurance Brokers Notably, only three of the top five current risks in India are insurable, and less than half of the overall top ten are uninsurable at present MUMBAI: The 2023 edition of Aon’s biennial survey found...
Lloyd’s to collaborate with Bermuda Monetary Authority to foster innovation and education access
The Lloyd’s Lab programme provides a 10 week fast tracked incubator to enable an environment where great ideas can develop into practical outcomes, with the support of industry experts. The programme sees experienced individuals and teams bring forward creative and...
US House passes TikTok crackdown law
The measure is the latest in a series of moves in Washington to respond to U.S. national security concerns about China, from connected vehicles to advanced artificial intelligence chips to cranes at U.S. ports WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives...
Centre bans 18 OTT platforms for obscene, pornographic content after repeated warnings
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur The I&B Minister has repeatedly emphasised the responsibility of the platforms to not propagate obscenity, vulgarity and abuse under the guise of "creative expression." The OTT Platforms blocked are...
PIA bars pilots and cabin crew from fasting during Ramzan while on duty
The Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) order has come in the backdrop of its plane crash in Karachi two years ago in which around 100 passengers, including crew members were killed. The pilot of that plane was observing fast Pakistan's national flag carrier PIA...
Empowering youth with accurate information on sexual reproductive health
``We believe that when young people are equipped with accurate, culturally appropriate knowledge on sexual reproductive health( SRH), they will be able to avoid risk taking practices, become healthy and contribute positively to their communities and nation at large....
EU parliament to extend new medicine data protection to 7.5 years, document says
The legislation, proposed by the European Commission in April last year, aims to slash the time it takes to approve new medicines, incentivise production of medicines for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, improve patient access and "future-proof" the rules to account for...
Global child under-5 mortality rate declined in 2022
At current rates, 59 countries will miss the SDG under-5 mortality target, and 64 countries will fall short of the newborn mortality goal. That means an estimated 35 million children will die before reaching their fifth birthday by 2030—a death toll that will largely...
WHO launches new manual to support psychological interventions
Globally, 1 in 8 people experience a mental health condition, with depression and anxiety among the most common. Yet most receive no treatment. This might be because of a lack of services or because services are limited in capacity, inaccessible or unaffordable. Often...
Royal Sundaram General partners with Dvara KGFS
Royal Sundaram General Insurance has announced a partnership with Dvara KGFS, a private limited company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This collaboration will provide customers of Dvara KGFS with access to a comprehensive suite of Royal Sundaram’s general...
Nord Stream sues insurers in London over 2022 pipeline blasts
Nord Stream AG names Lloyd’s Insurance Company and Arch Insurance (EU) DAC as defendants in its lawsuit, which was filed at London’s High Court last month LONDON: Nord Stream is seeking more than 400 million euros ($436 million) from its insurers over explosions in...
FSIB interviews for selecting a CMD for UII and 9 EDs for PSU general insurers to be completed on Mar 20-22
The department of financial services(DFS), had prepared a list of five general managers(GMs)- BS Rahul, Agriculture Insurance Company(AIC), V Balkrishna and his spouse Jayshree Bala from GIC Re, Sunita Gupta and Rekha Solanki from Oriental Insurance Company(OIC)...
Digital competition bill proposes various obligations for large digital players
''This obligation includes restrictions on anti-competitive behaviours, such as preferential treatment of their own content or unfair practices that disadvantage smaller publishers or competing aggregators,'' Vaibhav Choukse, Partner at JSA Advocates & Solicitors,...
Govt announces Rs 500 cr scheme to promote e-mobility
The scheme will be for four months till July 2024.The new scheme is for 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers.The second phase of FAME-II or Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India programme ends on March 31, 2024 New Delhi: The heavy industries ministry...