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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarGoogle AI may soon tell your life story via using your photos, searches
Titled “Project Ellmann,” the idea is to use large language models (LLMs) like latest Gemini model to utilise search results, find patterns in a user’s photos, create a chatbot and “answer previously impossible questions,” reports CNBC San Francisco: Google is mulling...
Govt wants GIFT City to be a global nerve centre of new age global financial and technology services: PM Modi
Narendra Modi,Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges experts to share their ideas on developing a market mechanism for green credits Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India's GDP growth of 7.7 per cent in the first six months of the...
India ranks 7th on climate change performance index, up 1 spot from last report
“It is evident that India has taken concrete actions vis- -vis our NDCs. India’s non-fossil power installed capacity as of date is already around 44 per cent, as against the target of 50 per cent by 2030; India’s emission intensity to GDP as of 2019 is reduced by 33...
Insurers heavily exposed to climate change, global watchdog says
Insurers continue to have "material exposure" to climate change through investments in fossil fuels and energy-intensive industries, as well as through their underwriting of natural catastrophe risk, the global insurance watchdog said London: Insurers are heavily...
Inflow in equity mutual funds drops 22 pc in Nov; SIP hits fresh high at over Rs 17,000 cr
''Since the revision of tax laws, investments in fixed-income funds have been notably subdued. The uncertainty surrounding interest rates has further complicated investment decisions for investors. Moreover, the robust performance of equity markets has been drawing...
Sebi is looking to create a new asset class, says Madhabi Puri Buch
"We feel there is room for an additional asset class somewhere between mutual funds and PMS… Sebi is looking into a whole new asset class," Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch told reporters here at the sidelines of a CII event New Delhi: Capital markets regulator Sebi is...
6 crore hospital admissions costing Rs 77,298 cr authorised under AB PM-JAY till Nov 30: Govt to LS
As of December 2, a total of 26,774 hospitals, including 11,733 private facilities, across the country have been empanelled to provide healthcare services to the scheme beneficiaries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, adding that 4.98 crore claims have...
Africa Specialty Risks gets Lloyd’s in-principle approval to launch Syndicate in 2024 with managing agent Apollo
Mikir Shah, CEO, Africa Specialty Risks ASR Syndicate 2454 aims to begin underwriting in March 2024, and will focus on underwriting business across Africa, which represents around 2% of Lloyd’s business globally. This presents a unique opportunity for specialty risk...
UPI payment limit to hospitals, educational institutes raised to Rs 5 lakh: RBI
"Under the e-mandate framework, an additional factor of authentication (AFA) is required for recurring transactions exceeding Rs 15,000 currently. It is now proposed to enhance this limit to Rs 1 lakh per transaction for recurring payments of mutual fund...
Sensex hits all-time high; Nifty scales 21,000 mark post RBI policy decision
"Monetary policy was on expected lines. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept its stance the same as withdrawal from accommodation to ensure taming inflation under target. However, at the same time, the RBI highlighted the risk of over-tightening in the backdrop of...
RBI holds rates, raises GDP growth forecast to 7 pc, no plan to loosen interest rates
"The Indian economy presents a picture of resilience and momentum. Growth remains resilient and robust, surprising everyone. There is no plan to loosen interest rates as inflation continues to be the top priority for the central bank," ," Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...
AXA explores $1.1 bln disposal of European protection businesses -sources
The transaction could include businesses in France, Italy, Spain and part of the UK, which all sit under the group’s AXA Partners division AXA is considering selling some of its protection insurance businesses across Western Europe in a deal that could be worth up to...
Rising war risks prompt property insurers to rethink cover
“There’s a chance that the reaction to Ukraine and others is going to have more of an impact on other parts of the world that are not live situations right now but could be live in the future like Taiwan. You can’t get anything in Ukraine at this point in time. For...
Maersk introduces surcharge on Israel shipments to cover insurance
“Moving into 2024, insurance premiums continue to be raised for vessels bound for Israel, which has brought about the need for Maersk to officially implement an Emergency Risk Surcharge (ERS),” the Danish company said in a statement Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk...
Airline industry to meet in January over GPS spoofing spike
A spoofed plane’s navigation system will show it as being in a different place – a security risk if a jet is guided to fly into a hostile country’s airspace. Spoofing is common around conflict zones and areas with sensitive military targets Geneva: Global aviation...
InsurTechs: Accelerating Innovative Trends
India’s InsurTech industry has a tremendous opportunity to not only help itself grow and scale up but also the global community Mayank Gupta,Co-Founder and COO, Zopper In recent years, the rise of India's insurance sector is witnessing unprecedented transformation,...
Reinsurance 2024: Better terms & conditions and Profitability
Fitch forecasts an improvement in underlying profitability for the global reinsurance sector in 2024, and is maintaining its improving fundamental sector outlook Robert Mazzuoli, Director, Insurance,Fitch Reinsurance rate increases for property catastrophe business...
7 bacterial cases detected at AIIMS Delhi, no link to surge in respiratory infections in China: Govt
''It is clarified that these seven cases have no link whatsoever to the recent surge in respiratory infections in children reported from some parts of the world, including China,'' the Union health ministry said New Delhi: Seven bacterial cases were detected at AIIMS...