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This Externally Aided Project will augment government efforts in areas such as increasing coverage and scale-up of an adaptive social protection system, disaster risk management planning and programmes through the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA),...
Bank of England tells UK to hold insurers to account on infrastructure
Britain is rolling back capital rules for insurers from later this year and the industry has said this would make available up to 100 billion pounds to invest in infrastructure, but some lawmakers have doubts this will actually be the case The government should check...
Fly responsibly? Airlines face a storm over climate claims
In June, European consumer rights body BEUC lodged a complaint at the European Commission against 17 airlines, alleging they use terms such as “sustainable,” “responsible” and “green” deceptively “The reason we picked airlines is probably because it’s one of the most...
Nipah: Kerala to test samples of all persons in ‘high-risk’ contact list
State Health Minister Veena George said that there are 14 persons in isolation who don't have any epidemiological link with the persons who died of the Nipah virus The Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the...
Unmarried, widowed daughter entitled to deceased father’s estate not divorced daughter: HC
"An unmarried or widowed daughter is recognized to have a claim in the estate of the deceased, but a 'divorced daughter' does not feature in the category of dependents entitled to maintenance," a bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna said New...
Govt not planning to levy any tax on diesel vehicles: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari ,union minister, Ministry of road, transport and highway "I am not against diesel fuel and neither we are going to levy any tax on diesel vehicles," Gadkari told CNBC-TV18. On September 12, speaking at the annual convention of automobile manufacturers...
RBI says 15 large NBFCs to comply with enhanced regulatory requirements
Besides LIC Housing Finance, Bajaj Finance, Shriram Finance and Tata Sons, others in the list include L&T Finance, Piramal Capital & Housing Finance, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said 15 large NBFCs,...
Small aircraft skids off runway at Mumbai airport amid heavy rains; 8 people injured
The passengers on the Vizag-Mumbai flight included Dhruv Kotak, Lars Sorensen, K.K. Krishnadas, Aakarsh Shethi, Arul Sali, and Kamakshi Mumbai: A private jet veered off the runway while landing at the Mumbai airport on Thursday amid heavy rains and all the eight...
AI regulations: Key considerations to ensure customer protection without compromising innovation
Despite the benefits AI offers to both customers and insurers, however, there are concerns around privacy and the risk of potential discrimination, as well as the lag between the pace of development of AI technologies and corresponding regulatory frameworks, cautioned...
LIC presents dividend cheque of Rs 1,831 cr to FM
(L to R) M P Tangirala, additional secretary, Dept of Financial Services, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister, Siddhartha Mohanty, chairman, LIC, M Jagannath,MD, LIC The corporation had a total premium income of Rs 4,74,005 crore and a net profit of Rs...
China sentences former head of its largest life insurer to death with a 2-yr reprieve
Wang Bin, ex-chairman of China Life Insurance Co., was found to have taken bribes worth 325 million yuan ($45 million) and hiding overseas deposits, China Central Television reported Tuesday, citing a court ruling Beijing: China sentenced the former head of the...
Aviva quits Singaore life JV, Sells stake to Sumitomo Life for $997 million
Aviva Chief Executive Amanda Blanc said the transaction further simplifies the business and puts the company in a very strong position to build on its trading momentum in the UK, Ireland and Canada London: Aviva is quitting its Singlife joint venture, selling its...
Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise, survey shows
Allied Chief Executive Steve Jones told Reuters that while much of the fraud, counterfeiting and loss of intellectual property was driven by financial gain, some internal leaking of sensitive information was motivated by social causes LONDON: Almost half of security...
AI introduces tool in rostering system to help mitigate fatigue among pilots
"IndiGo has also partnered with the Thales Group as an 'early adopter' of their Fatigue Analysis Tool (FAT). The airline will conduct a proof-of-concept trial for its technology-driven interface to assess pilot alertness levels over the next few months," said the...
Ayushman Bhava campaign will help achieve universal health coverage: President Murmu
''No person should be left behind and no village should be left behind i.e. 100 per cent people can avail health services. This goal will make our country successful in achieving the objective of Universal health coverage in true sense,'' President Droupadi Murmu said...
SC asks Centre if change in law is warranted on issue of regimes for grant of driving licence
The constitution bench is dealing with a legal question which reads: “Whether a person holding a driving licence in respect of ‘light motor vehicle’ could on the strength of that licence, be entitled to drive a ‘transport vehicle of light motor vehicle class’ having...
Govt will not make six airbags mandatory for cars: Nitin Gadkari
The government last year proposed to implement the six airbags safety norm from October 2023 for enhanced safety of occupants New Delhi: The government will not make six airbags mandatory for cars, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on...
Consultative process on proposed amendment in Arbitration and Conciliation Act underway: Centre tells SC
Amid a push for making India a hub for international arbitration, the government has set up an expert panel led by former law secretary T K Vishwanathan to recommend reforms in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act in order to reduce the burden on courts New Delhi: The...