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According to the report, the state is home to about 2.97 crore families out of which more than 94 lakh (34.13 per cent) live on an income of Rs 6,000 or less a month Patna: A third of Bihar families survive on Rs 200 or less a day, caste survey revealsMore than a...
India Inc not in the crosshairs for now from Middle East conflict: Crisil
Some sectors such as fertilisers and diamonds -- both cut and polished -- may see a slight, but manageable, impact, while for most others impact will be insignificant, the rating agency said on Tuesday in a report Mumbai: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East,...
Shriram General Insurance Q2 profit jumps over 58% to Rs 119 cr
''Our focus is towards achieving GWP growth of 40 per cent in the FY 2023-24 driven by motor and non-motor segment,'' company's Managing Director and CEO Anil Aggarwal Jaipur: Shriram General Insurance on Tuesday reported over 58 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 119...
AI can predict, prevent sudden cardiac death
Sudden cardiac death, a public health burden, represents 10 per cent to 20 per cent of overall deaths. Predicting it is difficult, and the usual approaches fail to identify high-risk people, particularly at an individual level," said lead author Xavier Jouven,...
WTW launches an Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre in Singapore
Commenting on the set-up, Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore, and Chairman of MAS said, “I welcome the launch of the WTW APAC Climate Risk Center in Singapore. This Centre will develop risk advisory, analytics and risk financing...
Magma HDI General Insurance launches covers for batteries of EVs and HEVs
Magma HDI General Insurance Limited (Magma HDI) has launched ‘Battery Secure Add On’, an insurance product specifically for batteries of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Rajive Kumaraswami, managing director & CEO, Magma HDI General...
Star Health partners with Finequs to boost health insurance accessibility
Star Health and Allied Insurance has announced a strategic partnership with Finconvenio Services Private Limited, (Finequs) a technology-powered financial services distribution company to provide easy access to health insurance in the country. Through Finequs, Star...
AI tools trigger surge of fake sexual images of women and teens: Report
US President Joe Biden’s AI executive order recommends, but does not require, companies to label AI-generated photos, videos and audio to indicate computer-generated work San Francisco: Amid the controversy surrounding a reported morphed video of actor Rashmika...
Climate’s ‘Catch-22’: Cutting pollution heats up the planet
The removal of the air pollution – a term scientists call “unmasking” – may have had a greater effect on temperatures in some industrial Chinese cities over the last decade than the warming from greenhouse gases themselves, the scientists said Air pollution, a global...
Israel’s ship industry urges government to help with jump in war insurance
The finance ministry said subsidizing the cost of additional war risk premiums was not being considered as of now, adding it was examining “additional solutions that will provide an insurance defense for vessel owners,” without giving details Ships sailing for Israel...
New Swiss rules set to overhaul $20 billion bond market
There are nearly $20 billion of subordinated notes that Swiss insurers have been able to use as capital under a previous regime that will be grandfathered until the end of 2033, based on data compiled by Bloomberg. Swiss Re AG has kickstarted the process of dealing...
As devastated Acapulco rebuilds, other Mexico resorts urged to heed its lessons
As Acapulco rebuilds after the deadly Category 5 hurricane, climate experts, architects, engineers and politicians recommended steps Mexico should take. These include tougher building standards, improving flood water management and enhancing storm detection to avoid...
Boeing says ‘cyber incident’ hit parts business after ransom threat
Lockbit was the most active global ransomware group last year based on the number of victims, and it has hit 1,700 U.S. organizations since 2020, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Boeing, one of the world’s largest defense...
Handhold patients under Aarogya Suraksha until complete cure: Andhra Pradesh CM
Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy,Chief Minister,Andhra Pradesh The CM noted that officials are now equipped with the data of 6.4 crore rapid medical tests of people from 1.44 crore families While tracking them through the mobile app and mapping them with the referred hospitals,...
Fitch raises India”s medium-term growth estimate, cuts China”s
Fitch made upward revisions to Brazil, India, Mexico, Indonesia, Poland and Turkey relative to its previous estimates. Fitch attributed the higher growth forecast for India to a swift recovery in labour force participation rates, following significant declines in 2020...
Market investors become richer by Rs 7.95 lakh crore as stocks rally for 3rd day
''Nifty remained in positive territory throughout the session. Sentiments were lifted after credit agency Fitch, raised India's medium-term potential GDP growth estimates by 70 basis points. Majority of the sectors including the broader market ended in the green,''...
Over 2,200 vehicles challaned in Delhi amid enforcement of stricter anti-pollution norms
Under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), only CNG, electric and BS VI-compliant vehicles from other states are allowed to enter Delhi. Exemptions are granted only to those involved in essential services. All medium and heavy goods vehicles not engaged...
India among top countries with high income, wealth inequality: new UNDP report
In India, between 2000 and 2022, per capita income soared from USD 442 to USD 2,389. Whereas, between 2004 and 2019, poverty rates (based on the international poverty measure of USD 2.15 per day) plummeted from 40 to 10 per cent New Delhi: India has emerged among top...