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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s first-of-its-kind regulation on how companies share certain climate-related risks with investors had attracted multiple lawsuits. It aims to set standards for how companies communicate with investors about greenhouse gas...
Baltimore shipping set to resume by end of April with full capacity by end of May
The Port of Baltimore ranks first in the United States for the volume it handles of autos and light trucks and farm and construction machinery, according to the state of Maryland. Most of that traffic has been suspended since the accident, though some terminal...
Allianz sells US mid-size corporate insurance unit to Arch Capital
The transaction is part of Allianz's new strategy to focus on large corporate and specialty businesses in the U.S. instead BERLIN: Allianz agreed to sell Fireman's Fund, its U.S. insurance unit for mid-sized corporations and entertainment industry clients, to...
CBDC transaction volumes down, P2M transactions growing: RBI
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor T Rabi Sankar said there are 46 lakh users and 4 lakh merchants transacting in CBDC right now, and added that as the acceptance of CBDC grows, there has been a growth in the P2M, or peer-to-merchant, transactions Mumbai: The...
Health report indicates significant growth in non-communicable diseases across India
On average, at least one in three Indians today were pre-diabetic, two in three were pre-hypertensive and one in 10 were depressed, the 4th edition of Apollo Hospitals' flagship Health of Nation Report on World Health Day 2024, said. Most common cancers in order of...
S Africa’s Sanlam hikes stake in 2 Shriram insurance JVs, TPG to exit insurance cos
Sanlam has already entered into a share purchase deal to buy 6.29 per cent in Shriram General Insurance Company (SGIC) and 7.04 per cent in Shriram Life Insurance Company (SLIC) from TPG India Investments, and 4.45 per cent in SGIC and 4.98 per cent in SLIC from the...
High premiums the latest thing weighing on China’s EV market
According to S&P Global Ratings, that means the premiums for electric cars can range from 20% higher to double fuel-powered vehicles. In China, most people providing online car-hailing services also drive EVs, which is another risk factor insurers are looking at,...
Trump’s bond firm must show proof of resources, NY Says
Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for the November presidential election, arranged the bond on Monday through an obscure insurance company run by one of his billionaire supporters, Don Hankey. But James, a Democrat, said Hankey’s Los Angeles-based Knight...
Forecasters predict ‘extremely active’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
The forecasts are closely monitored by coastal communities and energy companies. The U.S. Gulf of Mexico accounts for 15% of total U.S. crude oil production and 5% of its dry natural gas production, and nearly 50% of the nation’s oil-refining capacity resides on its...
How Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts are helping millions get quality healthcare
With the ABHA mobile application, individuals can effortlessly access and share their health records digitally. It allows patients to seamlessly receive digital lab reports, prescriptions, and diagnoses from various healthcare providers, including doctors, labs,...
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits New York City region, USGS says
The quake's epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, the USGS said. No damage was immediately reported A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the New York City region on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, shaking buildings and surprising...
Wheat price won’t be affected, vegetable needs to be watched out: RBI Governor on heatwave predictions
Shaktikanta Das,Governor,Reserve Bank of India The RBI Governor said that since wheat harvesting is almost over in the country, any heatwave condition won't impact wheat prices, but the prices of vegetable has to be watched out in wake of the temperatures...
Scientists warn of lethal bird flu pandemic, says could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID
Around 52 per cent of humans who have contracted H5N1 since 2003 have died, according to the World Health Organization. For comparison, COVID currently kills less than 0.1% of those it infects -- though at the start of the pandemic, the fatality rate was around 20 per...
Alaska Air says Boeing paid $160 million in compensation after MAX 9 grounding
An Alaska Airlines-operated MAX 9 jet experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January, which led the Federal Aviation Administration to ground 171 jets for about three weeks Washington: Alaska Air Group said on Thursday that Boeing, opens new tab had paid about...
RBI holds key rate steady on robust growth, above target inflation
Shaktikanta Das,Governor,RBI Robust growth provides space for monetary policy to remain focused on bringing inflation down to the central bank's 4% target, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India held the key repo rate unchanged for a...
Taiwan’s strict building codes, high awareness and people’s preparedness need to be replicated by India & others: Indian research scholar
At least 10 people died and more than 1,000 were injured on Wednesday when the powerful quake, Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years, sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads and damaging ground floors of some buildings that collapsed,...
Indian general insurance industry grows by 12.80% to Rs 2,89.726 crore in FY 23-24
The four large PSU general insurers, with a total premium of over Rs 90,000 crore, have been able to retain a market share of 31.18 per cent in FY 23-24. Their total market share was 32.27 per cent in fy 22-23. The private sector general companies now have a market...
No increase in prices of essential medicines this fiscal year Mandaviya
"This year the inflation has not increased. It is just 0.005. Therefore companies are not going to increase prices this year.," Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asserted New Delhi: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday said there will be no increase in...