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A bottle of Cold Out purchased at a pharmacy in Baghdad in March contains 2.1 per cent ethylene glycol, according to Valisure LLC, an independent US laboratory. That’s about 21 times the widely accepted limit. The compound is lethal to humans in small amounts and...
India has adequate and sufficient insurance coverage for nuclear incidents
Jitendra Singh,Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology The minister informed that without any insurance or financial securities, the nuclear operator cannot operate the nuclear facilities, and the operator is also mandated to renew the...
Par panel asks govt to design framework to deal with cyber crimes
Noting that current compensatory mechanism for victims of cybercrime in the financial sector has limited scope and coverage, the panel said financial institutions must play a supportive role as there is a fiduciary relationship between financial institutions and their...
Govt sets up working group to decriminalise legislations to promote ease of doing biz
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal 'The government has decriminalised 3,600 laws and reduced the burden of 40,000 compliances under different laws in the last nine years to promote ease of doing business and ease of living,'' said Commerce and Industry...
Delays in treating traumatic brain injury cases alarming: Experts
According to the health ministry, TBI is a leading cause of disability and mortality across all regions of India. Statistics show that more than 1 million people in India suffer from TBIs each year, with around 1,00,000 fatalities reported annually. New Delhi: Delays...
LIC launches a new term plan, minimum sum assured at Rs 15 lakhs
The minimum instalment premium will be Rs.3000 for regular premium policies and Rs.30000/- for single premium policies Mumbai: Life Insurance Corporation LIC) has introduced a new non linked, non participating, term plan- Jeevan Kiran, on Thursday. It is an...
Patient-centric approach, better insurance coverage needed to counter infertility epidemic: Experts
India faces a double burden of rising infertility owing to lifestyle changes, coupled with stigma and taboo attached with the condition. This makes it impossible to discuss the issue and seek medical intervention, Narayan added He pointed out that the absence of...
Global economic cat losses at $ 110 billion, insurance claims of $43 billion in H1 2023
Thomas Blunck, member of the Board of Management In the Asia-Pacific region, natural disasters resulted in overall losses of approximately US$ 7bn, of which roughly US$ 3bn was insured Earthquake in Turkey and Syria was by far the most devastating natural disaster in...
Max Life aims to recruit 50,000 agents in fy23-24
V. Viswanand, deputy managing director, Max Life said, “As part of our long-term business expansion strategy, the plan to hire more than 50,000 life advisors enables Max Life to cater to the specific needs of its diverse customer segments. Our strategic investments...
Future Generali India Life partners with JM Financial for selling insurance
Future Generali India Life Insurance has announced a strategic alliance with JM Financial Services Limited, a prominent financial services group. to sell its insurance product offerings and extend its market presence across the country. Bruce de Broize, managing...
Ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars ablaze off Dutch coast, crew member dead
“The fire is most definitely still not controlled. It’s a very hard fire to extinguish, possibly because of the cargo the ship was transporting,” said Edwin Versteeg, a spokesperson for the Dutch Department of Waterways and Public Works. “Electric cars burn just as...
Macroeconomic, geopolitical conditions pose severe risks to organisations: WEF Survey
Recent months have also seen a sharp increase in discussion of technology-related risks. CROs broadly agree that risk management is not keeping up with the rapid development and deployment of AI technologies, with 75% saying the use of AI technologies poses...
98 students died by suicide in higher education institutions in past five years: Govt
Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar said that to address the issue of mental health and wellbeing during and after COVID-19, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken various steps and issued advisories to higher education institutions “The UGC...
Obesity drugs don’t make WHO’s essential list, but Ebola, MS drugs added
The WHO's essential medicines list is a catalogue of the drugs that should be available in all functioning health systems Obesity drugs will not join the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest essential medicines list, but treatments for diseases, including Ebola...
Fed raises interest rates, leaves door open to another increase
US Fed Chair Jerome Powell As it stated in June, the Fed said it would watch incoming data and study the impact of its rate hikes on the economy "in determining the extent of additional policy firming that may be appropriate" to reach its 2% inflation target...
SEC set to adopt new cyber rule
Companies will also have to describe periodically what efforts they are making to identify and manage threats in cyberspace. The rule, first proposed in March of 2022, forms part of a broader SEC effort to harden the financial system against data theft, systems...
Airlines face doubling in war insurance premiums: Sources
Insurers are, as a result, weighing a potential doubling of the premiums on such policies when airlines typically renew cover in the fourth quarter, the sources said London: Airlines could end up paying twice as much for insurance they need to protect themselves...
Japan’s population falls while foreign residents rise to record
The number of Japanese nationals fell for a 14th year, by about 800,000 people, to 122.42 million, according to resident registration data as of Jan. 1, 2023, released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. For the first time, the number of Japanese...