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Sanlam banks on India as its home market reels
Paul Hanratty,Chief Executive Officer, Sanlam “If you ask where our real short-term upside is, it’s India. We’ve got a great business with them, growing tremendously. That is our fast-growth outlet” Paul Hanratty, 62 Sanlam Ltd., Africa’s biggest insurer, is banking...
Sitting at work for long? 15-30 mins of extra exercise can cut high death risk
The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, suggests that reducing prolonged sitting in the workplace and/or increasing the volume or intensity of daily physical activity may be beneficial in mitigating the elevated risks of all-cause mortality and...
Only zero-emission cars can help tackle air pollution, reduce oil imports: Tata Motors
Shailesh Chandra, MD of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Chandra noted that around 45-50 per cent of its EV customers in Rajasthan and Gujarat were using rooftop solar units to charge their cars thus utilising renewable sources of...
Yet to finalise mechanism for regulating cryptocurrencies: Centre to SC
A bench of justices Surya Kant and K.V. Viswanathan was told by Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee, appearing for the Centre, that the issues related to the digital currency are continuously evolving and the government is deliberating on the mechanism to...
Russian charter flight with 6 people disappears over Afghanistan; crash reported
Russian aviation authorities said in a statement the plane was a charter ambulance flight traveling from India, via Uzbekistan to Moscow on a French-made Dassault Falcon 10 jet manufactured in 1978 Russian aviation authorities said on Sunday a Russian-registered...
Zuckerberg’s firms fined $2.8bn for wrongful user data processing in last 4 yrs: Report
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook "The fines levied on Meta are mainly based on the requirement for companies to store data in the country where it is collected rather than permitting unrestricted movement to global data centres," the report said New Delhi: Mark...
Power capacity from non-fossil fuels to touch 65% by 2030: Minister
“We have about 99 GW of renewable energy capacity under construction and around 32 GW of renewables under bidding stage. We shall be bidding around 40 – 50 GW of renewable capacity every year'' Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh New Delhi:...
GenAI-based tools to write 70% of software tests by 2028
"The Asia-Pacific market for generative AI assisted software development, including code generation, user interface, testing, and other use cases, is rapidly growing. China, India, and Japan are investing significantly on this to enhance software testing...
Who really invented Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani? Delhi HC to decide
The case was heard by a bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula, who issued summons to the owners of Daryaganj, directing them to file a written response to the suit within a month. Additionally, he issued notice on Moti Mahal's application for an interim injunction,...
“NSDC is looking to expand its involvement in the Indian Insurance sector”
Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, National Skill Development Development Council National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), set up by Ministry of Finance as Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, acts as a catalyst in skill development by providing funding to enterprises,...
LIC launches a new pension plan-Jeevan Dhara
Siddhartha Mohanty, chairman Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) launched Jeevan Dhara, a non-linked, non-participating, individual, savings, deferred annuity plan. It has option to take death claim proceeds as lump-sum, in the form of annuitisation or in instalments....
60% kids under-5 in India are micronutrient deficient, 40% anaemic: AIIMS
“The high prevalence of anaemia indicates that anaemia is a serious public health problem among children aged 12 to 59 months in India. Micronutrient deficiency and anaemia are one of the major public health concerns and calls for immediate action,”the researchers...
In Davos, AI excitement persists but fears over managing risks
The IMF said AI would affect nearly 40 percent of jobs around the world, and some 60 percent in the advanced world -- replacing some jobs while complementing others Walking around in Davos where the global elites gathered for the World Economic Forum this week, there...
Video gamers at higher risk of irreversible hearing loss, finds research
The researchers said that "relatively little" attention has been paid to the effects of video games, including e-sports, on hearing loss, even as headphones, earbuds, and music venues have been acknowledged as sources of potentially unsafe sound levels New Delhi:...
Stress, junk food, pollution among reasons for rising cardiac arrests among youth: Dr Naresh Trehan
"We need to understand that in this current environment, we cope with the different elements that are producing higher incidents of heart disease, especially among the younger populace. Several young people are falling prey to cardiac events. This is a matter of...
FPIs pressed massive equity sale of Rs 24,000 cr in last 3 days
One, the US bond yield started rising with the 10-year yield rising from the recent level of 3.9 per cent to 4.15 per cent triggering capital outflows from emerging markets. It is important to understand that FPIs were big sellers in other emerging markets too like...
Traffic through the Panama Canal is being cut due to drought, disrupting global trade
On Wednesday, Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez said they would cut daily ship crossings to 24, after already gradually slashing crossings last year from 38 a day in normal times A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship...
NGT fines Birla Carbon unit in UP Rs 12 lakh for discharging untreated water in drain
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said an inspection on January 21, 2021, revealed the discharge of ''black material'' in the drain and the company did not object to the inspection report, nor did it give any explanation to the Uttar Pradesh...