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Countries lacking adequate early warning coverage have a disaster mortality rate that is eight times higher than countries that do have such systems in place, the U.N. estimates. And without such precautions, regional annual losses from disasters are projected to...
Man tests positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi near Oman border – WHO
Cases of MERS-CoV - which can cause fever, coughing and shortness of breath, and in some cases can lead to pneumonia - have been recorded in 27 countries since 2012, according to WHO figures. Over that time, 2,605 cases and 936 associated deaths have been reported,...
Children in food-insecure homes at higher mental health risk: Study
"The coexistence of household food insecurity and service use for mental and substance use disorders here is problematic, given that both of these conditions have each been found to have negative consequences for social, educational and developmental outcomes among...
SBI Life Q1 net profit rises 45% to Rs 381 crore
The life insurer's Value of New Business (VoNB) has declined by one per cent and stood at Rs 8.7 billion in the reporting quarter. Similarly, the company has seen its New Business Margin (VoNB Margin) falling to 28.8 per cent in Q1Fy 2023-24 from 30.4 per cent in the...
India could face third highest economic burden of COPD from 2020-50: Lancet Study
90 per cent of COPD-related deaths were found to occur in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), despite these countries accounting for only 83 per cent of the global population India could face third highest economic burden of COPD from 2020-50: Lancet...
Average cost of data breach in India touches high of Rs 17.9 cr in 2023: IBM study
The most common attack type in India was phishing (almost 22 per cent), followed by stolen or compromised credentials (16 per cent). Social engineering was the costliest root cause of breaches at Rs 19.1 crore, followed by malicious insider threats, which amounted to...
Kotak Life’s tie-up with Muthoottu Mini to offer life insurance to retail customers
Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd (Kotak Life) announced its corporate agency tie-up with Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd. (Muthoottu Mini) to offer life insurance products to retail/individual customers. The tie-up will help thirty lakh customer base of...
Only 0.8% electric vehicles in country out of 34 crore vehicles registered
According to an official data, out of the total slightly over 34 crore vehicles registered with road transport ministry's e-vahan portal, as on July 14, 2023, only over 27 lakh vehicles were registered as electrical vehicles. Interestingly, apart from Delhi, Assam and...
This summer’s extreme heat would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change: Scientists
The international scientific project World Weather Attribution found that peak heat this July — with temperatures over 45C in Mexico and the western US, southern Europe and the lowlands of China — was made more likely and more severe by human-induced climate change...
Bandhan group to acquire Aegon life
Karni S Aaha, MD, Bandhan Financial Holdings, said, ``The acquisition of Aegon life provides us an opportunity to enhance our portfolio of products and services in the financial services sector.’’ Mumbai/Kolkata: After a year of search, the promoters of Aegon Life,...
TCS enters 10-year partnership with AIB Life, to support AIB’s Ireland operations
TCS will provide end-to-end administration, information technology and customer as well as claims handling services through its global delivery centre in Letterkenny, Donegal, the company said. New Delhi: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday said it has assisted...
Americans are moving toward climate danger in search of cheaper homes
Many Americans are actually choosing to move to Zip codes with a high risk of experiencing wildfire, heat, drought and flood, according to a new study on domestic migration by Redfin, an online real estate brokerage firm A midsummer quiz: Let’s say you read about an...
Govt to launch Ayushman Bhav prog to achieve 100% coverage of health schemes
The aim of Ayushman Melas would be to build awareness on healthy behaviours and provide early diagnosis through screening, comprehensive primary health care services with drugs and diagnostics, teleconsultation with health specialists, and appropriate referrals with a...
Foreign portfolio investments stay bullish on India; put in Rs 153,539 cr in 2023-24
In 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23, the net FPI investments were Rs 267,100 crore, Rs (-) 122,241, and Rs (-) 40,936 crore, respectively New Delhi: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have pumped Rs 153,539 crore in India so far in 2023-24 as Indian equity markets...
India has mechanism for financing disaster response, mitigation,preparedness and recovery: PK Mishra
''Over the last few years in India, we have completely transformed the way disaster risk reduction is financed.We now have a predictable mechanism for financing not just disaster response but also disaster mitigation, preparedness and recovery. Can we have analogous...
7.40 crore filed IT returns in 2022-23, 5.16 crore declared zero tax liability: Sitharaman
As per the return filing data shared by Sitharaman, the number of persons who filed income tax returns during the last four years has shown an increase. Over 7.40 crore ITRs were filed in 2022-23, of which over 5.16 crore had zero tax liability New Delhi: Number of...