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''Given that El Nino usually has the biggest impact on global temperatures after it peaks, 2024 could be even hotter,'' said Saulo, who became WMO Secretary-General on January 1, 2024 The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially confirmed that 2023 is...
US regulator grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely, cancelling flights until Tuesday
Under more stringent supervision, the regulator will audit the Boeing 737 MAX 9 production line and suppliers and consider having an independent entity take over from Boeing certain aspects of certifying the safety of new aircraft that the FAA previously assigned to...
Cockpit window crack forces ANA Boeing flight in Japan to turn back
The crack appeared in the outermost of the four layers of window surrounding the cockpit The incident was not serious but if left unfixed could have been "pretty dangerous", an aviation expert said London: A domestic All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight in Japan has...
1,200 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 logged so far, says Insacog
Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed Karnataka has reported the highest number of JN.1 cases at 215, followed by Andhra Pradesh (189), Maharashtra (170), Kerala (154), West Bengal (96), Goa (90), Tamil Nadu (88) and Gujarat (76)....
Red Sea Crisis: Commerce Min calls inter-ministerial meet On Jan 17 to discuss way forward on trade
The commerce ministry has also set up an internal strategic group, comprising additional secretaries of the ministry, to discuss global issues impacting the country's trade on a daily basis and prepare a strategy so that India's response can be quick and decisive The...
Received info from India on social security pact, more work required on this: USTR Katherine Tai
Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative Under this agreement, an expatriate in either country need not contribute to the social security scheme of the host country New Delhi: The US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Saturday said they have received information from...
Ukraine in talks with Marsh on war risk insurance for air transport
Air traffic over Ukraine has been suspended since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. But Kyiv wants to reopen Boryspil International Airport just outside the capital as soon as possible once conditions permit, which it sees as a victory for Ukraine’s...
SC asks Centre to consider enhancing compensation in hit-and-run accidents
The bench noted that in the last five years, there were 660 deaths in hit and run cases and 113 injury cases, while only 205 claims were received under the Scheme during the financial year 2022-23 New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to consider...
In Asia and the Pacific, GDP is estimated to have grown by 4.3 per cent in 2023. Reopenings of the economy from COVID-19 restrictions, including the removal of lockdown measures in China, contributed to stronger growth in 2023 (compared with 3.9 per cent in 2022). In...
Global unemployment to rise in 2024, and growing inequalities cause for concern: ILO report
Despite quickly declining after 2020, the number of workers living in extreme poverty (earning less than US$2.15 per person per day in purchasing power parity terms) grew by about 1 million in 2023. the number of workers living in moderate poverty (earning less than...
Nagaland’s population likely to be 23.67 lakh by 2030: govt
The importance and requirement of the district-wise population is for planning and policy formulation for distribution or allocation of funds for development purposes or for development of infrastructure like roads, electricity, hospitals, schools, etc for...
Ahead of IPO, Medi Assist mobilises Rs 351 crore from anchor investors
Those who participated in the anchor bidding include Goldman Sachs, Nomura, Jupiter India Fund, Pinebridge Global Funds, SBI Life Insurance Company, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company, and Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company New Delhi: Medi Assist Healthcare...
Not every fingerprint is unique, reveals AI
It’s a well-accepted fact in the forensics community that fingerprints of different fingers of the same person are unique, and therefore, unmatchable. “This discovery is an example of more surprising things to come from AI,” said Hod Lipson New York: Engineers from...
Number of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 cases crosses 1,000 mark in India
Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed that Karnataka has reported the highest number of 214 cases among the 16 states and UTs, followed by Andhra Pradesh (189), Maharashtra (170), Kerala (154), Goa (90), Tamil Nadu (88) and...
How Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea are affecting global trade
In fact, 40% of Asia-Europe trade normally goes through the area, including a huge amount of energy supplies like oil and diesel fuel for import-dependent Europe, said John Stawpert, senior manager of environment and trade for the International Chamber of Shipping,...
Crude oil prices rise after US, UK attack Houthis
The Houthis attack is forcing ships to take a far longer route around Africa and can cause insurance costs to rocket. Companies can pass on the increased cost of moving their goods to consumers, raising prices again at a time when governments around the world have...
Odisha govt asks docs to write prescription, post mortem report in proper handwriting
“In many cases, the casual approach of most of the doctors while writing the post- mortem report is affecting the comprehension medico-legal documents badly and the judicial system finds it very difficult to read those letters and come to a definite conclusion,” the...
LIC receives IT refund of Rs 25,464 crore relating to interim bonus
For LIC, this is second time in recent years large IT refund has happened. Earlier it had received a IT refund of Rs 6000 crore Mumbai: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) said it has received an income tax refund of Rs 25,464 crore relating to interim bonus to...