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Speaking about the outcomes from this workshop, CEO, NHA said – “This Accelerator Workshop was a first-of-its-kind focused initiative for ABDM adoption in the insurance sector. The large number of entities who got successfully integrated demonstrate the power of...
Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
"Again, tragedy has befallen Himachal Pradesh, with continuous rainfall over the past 48 hours.More than 50 people had died in rain-related incidents within 24 hours," the state's chief minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, said Torrential rain in India's Himalayas...
Indian enterprises increase AI adoption, says report
According to a PwC report titled 'Towards a smarter tomorrow: Impact of AI in the post-COVID era' the industrial products and manufacturing sector has seen the maximum adoption of AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning) over the last two years. Indian...
R Doraiswamy appointed as MD of LIC
The government has appointed R Doraiswamy, 56, executive director, (IT/SD), Life Insurance Corporation as managing director of the corporation in place of Ipe Mini , who will be retiring on 31st August. He will be retiring on 31st Aug,2026.
Australia: Private health insurance is set for a shake-up
Under the proposed changes, people who pay the 2 per cent surcharge would also no longer receive any rebate, which currently reduces premiums by about 8 per cent for people earning USD 108,001-USD 144,000 Sydney: Private health insurance in Australia is under review,...
National Insurance Academy seeks partnerships to venture into hi-tech research and training: new Director
``We are keen on taking insurance related initiatives to the masses through new age technologies like AI, ML and Blockchain etc and undertake research in the areas of Cyber security, Financial Inclusion, Social Security, Crop yields, Risk Management, allied areas and...
WTW launches Climate Vista to bridge climate skills gap in the boardroom
Christopher Au, Director, Climate and Resilience Hub, Asia Pacific at WTW, said: “Regulations and best practices across Asia Pacific are increasingly requiring Boards to demonstrate climate skills. Our insurance partners are also setting expectations for those seeking...
RBI selects McKinsey and Company, Accenture Solutions to use AI, ML to improve regulatory supervision
The RBI is looking to extensively use advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyse its huge database and improve regulatory supervision over banks and NBFCs. For this purpose, the central bank plans to hire external experts Mumbai: The...
After short breather; FPIs invest in equities on global uncertainty, concerns over China
''Since the markets have rallied smartly during the last three months, some profit booking by FPIs would be rational and can be expected, ''VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said New Delhi: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)...
Indian tech industry leaders fast adopting GenAI, albeit with caution
Relying heavily on generative AI without the necessary checks and balances from a human expert to validate the results can lead to potentially unsafe and/or unethical or biased applications, Prabhakar Srinivasan, Director of Technology, AI/ML/Data Science at Synechron...
Increase in organ transplants post Covid, govt says
In 2022, organ transplants reached 16,041 -- a 31 per cent annual increase from 2021, Minister of State for Health SP Singh Baghel said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. New Delhi: There has been an increase in organ transplants post COVID-19, according to...
What’s in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium
Alexander Larcombe, Australian medical researcher If you asked me what’s in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be “we don’t fully know”. The huge and increasing range of products and flavours on the market, changes to ingredients when...
Report sounds alarm over increase in suicides among elderly in US
In 2022, 10,433 people, above the age of 65, died by suicide and in 2021, the number was 9,652. The provisional estimates released today indicate that suicide deaths further increased in 2022, rising from 48,183 deaths in 2021 to an estimated 49,449 deaths in 2022, an...
Toyota recalls around 168K vehicles over fire risk
"The subject vehicles are equipped with a plastic fuel tube which could move and rub against a brake line and develop a fuel leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could increase the risk of fire," Toyota said in a recall notice SAN FRANCISCO:...
Over 13,000 cybercrime cases registered in UP from 2022 to March 20 this year: State govt
To effectively control cybercrime in the state, 18 cybercrime police stations have been set up. The process of setting up cybercrime police stations in 57 districts is underway, Yogi Adityanath, chief minister, UP, said Lucknow: More than 13,000 cybercrime cases were...
Switch to clean fuels could lower exposure to PM2.5, premature deaths: Study
The transition, however, is challenging and affected by income, education, household size, fuel availability, location, and other sociodemographic factors, the study said Shifting to clean fuels from polluting solid ones could significantly lower personal exposure to...
EPFO invests Rs 13,017 crore in exchange traded funds (ETFs) in April-July period
Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli said the Code on Social Security, 2020 envisages social security benefits through formulation of schemes for gig and platform workers that can be implemented through EPFO and Employees’ State Insurance...
Over 2.4 lakh Indians surrendered passports in last 8 years: Govt data
According to the data furnished by the minister, over 24,000 Indians surrendered their passports in over 35 countries during the period 2019-2022 New Delhi: As many as 2,46,580 Indians surrendered passports from 2014 to 2022 across India with Delhi registering the...