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The government is working with the National Disaster Management Authority to improve preparedness for disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and flash floods. Last month, the government tested the same alert with several users in the country New Delhi: The...
Laptop can be quite a potent source of leakage: Goyal on import restriction
"We are conscious that laptops are our continuous companion. Laptops are being used for all our privileged and confidential information. And they can be quite a potent source of leakage," Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal said New Delhi: Union...
India moving towards universal health care with wellness centres, Jan Arogya scheme, says Mandaviya
Elaborating on the Indian health system, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said India today is supported by a workforce of 1.3 million Allopathic doctors, 8,00,000 AYUSH doctors and 3.4 million nurses, auxiliary nurses and midwives New Delhi: Union Health...
RBI launches centralised web portal ‘UDGAM’ for unclaimed deposits
The launch of the web portal will aid users to identify their unclaimed deposits/ accounts and enable them to either claim the deposit amount or make their deposit accounts operative at their respective banks, the release read. The search facility for remaining banks...
ESG funds continue to see outflow; Rs 520 crore pulled out in June quarter
Continuing the trend of outflow, the year-to-date 2023 withdrawal was at Rs 1,060 crore as compared to Rs 1,020 crore in the preceding year. This is in contrast to the infusion of Rs 1.83 lakh crore for the year to date in the overall fund market New Delhi:...
Munich Re expands its green solutions in Indian market
Ankur Gupta, head of client management, Munich Re India Branch, revealed that the reinsurer, after launching its Solar Photo Voltaic Performance Warranty , has recently unveiled two new products for fast expanding Electric Vehicles(EVs) segments -Extended Warranty...
HDFC International Life & Re launches new global products from GIFT City – IFSC
HDFC Life International will offer US Dollar denominated life and health insurance solutions for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and the global Indian diaspora HDFC AMC International (IFSC) Limited will offer fund management and advisory solutions and be positioned as...
III collaborates with Mumbai University to launch PG Diploma course in Insurance Marketing
The classes will commence from 19th August and on successful completion of the course the Diploma will be awarded jointly by the Insurance Institute of India and Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy (Autonomous), University of Mumbai Mumbai: Mumbai based...
CAG report reveals beneficiaries paid money for treatment under AB-PMJAY
The CAG’s audit report on AB-PMJAY which was presented in Parliament recently, said: "The agreement signed by the SHA (State Health Agency) and the private EHCPS (Empanelled Health Care Providers) states that the treatment/interventions to PMJAY beneficiaries should...
Life insurance: New CBDT rules on calculating income for policies with premium exceeding Rs 5 lakh
According to the change, for policies issued on or after April 1, 2023, the tax exemption on maturity benefits under Section 10(10D) will only be applicable if the aggregate premium paid by an individual is up to Rs 5 lakh a year New Delhi: The Income Tax department...
Urban poor most impacted in July inflation surge: Crisil
The poorest segment in both urban and rural areas faced a higher inflation burden than their high-income counterparts, as food inflation accelerated sharply,'' the Crisil note added Mumbai: Urban poor have been the most impacted by 15-month high consumer price...
UK PM Sunak commits to triple-lock pension policy despite inflation
Last November, with inflation in double-digits, finance minister Jeremy Hunt decided to raise state retirement and welfare benefits payments in line with price growth at a cost of about 11 billion pounds London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was committed...
AI with 95% accuracy can steal passwords by ‘listening’ to keystrokes: Study
"The ubiquity of keyboard acoustic emanations makes them not only a readily available attack vector but also prompts victims to underestimate (and therefore not try to hide) their output," the study said "For example, when typing a password, people will regularly hide...
Govt officials should be called to courts only in exceptional cases: Centre to SC
"Howsoever, in exceptional cases too wherein in-person appearance of government official is still called for by the court, the court should allow as a first option, to appear before it through VC (video conference)," the SOP said New Delhi: In a draft SOP (Standard...
German cabinet agrees bill legalizing recreational cannabis use
Moves by governments to legalize the recreational use of marijuana have led to increased consumption and cannabis-related health problems, a U.N. narcotics watchdog said in March. Germany's cabinet on Wednesday passed a contentious bill to legalize recreational...
Countries should invest in primary health care, it can detect pandemics at an early stage: WHO chief
"So on new variants, not only EG.5, we would expect more variants. What's important is to really, you know, continue to be vigilant. Many countries are not testing enough, and we wouldn't know whether the virus is changing or not," said WHO's Director-General Tedros...
Traditional medicine can improve people-centred health care: WHO’s Poonam Khetrapal Singh
"The traditional systems of medicine have the potential to improve health, wellness, and people-centred health care. WHO has been collaborating with member countries in the region to strengthen farmer co-vigilance and research capacity. And set benchmarks for training...
YouTube to remove cancer treatment misinformation, streamline medical guidelines
As part of the ''long-term vision'' for its medical misinformation policies, the guidelines will fall under three categories – Prevention, Treatment, and Denial, the blogpost by YouTube's Director and Global Head of Healthcare and Public Health Partnerships, Garth...