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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarOlder adults who remain more active have better quality of life: Study
Physical activity is known to lower your chance of developing a number of diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer, especially when it is moderately intense and increases your heart rate Adults should engage in at least 150 minutes of...
Birth Rate in Singapore falls to record low, only 35,605 babies in 2022
In response to queries on the declining TFR, National University of Singapore sociologist Tan Ern Ser remarked that likely factors include children increasingly not being seen as part of retirement planning, while the cost of raising them has risen in an increasingly...
Individual bad decisions cannot explain economic inequalities: Study
"Our research does not reject the notion that individual behavior and decision-making may directly relate to upward economic mobility. Instead, we narrowly conclude that biased decision-making does not alone explain a significant proportion of population-level...
India overtakes Japan in auto manufacturing, ranks number 3 globally after China and the US: Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari,Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways 'The turnover of the automobile industry is Rs 7.55 lakh crore, and four and a half crores have got jobs in the sector. This industry gives maximum GST to the government. We have decided that we will make...
Munich Re appoints Owais Ansari as CEO, Life & Health Middle East and North Africa
Owais Ansari, chief executive officer, Life & Health, Middle East and North Africa, Munich Re Owais Ansari said,``The Middle East and North Africa offer significant opportunities for life and health (re-)insurance. Munich Re having an established presence in this...
Markel appoints Kevin Leung as chief underwriting officer for Asia
Kevin Leung, chief underwriting officer, Asia Pacific, Markel This appointment is the next step on our journey to empower and develop our underwriting team in Asia. Our aim is to provide the best specialist underwriting capabilities to businesses in Asia Pacific.”...
Musk, Zuckerberg lead a $852 billion surge among world’s richest in first half of 2023
The gains coincided with a broad stock market rally, as investors brushed off the effects of central bank interest rate hikes, the ongoing war in Ukraine and a crisis in regional banks. The S&P 500 rose 16% and the Nasdaq 100 surged 39% for its best-ever first...
Fire at United India’s Jhansi office, three dead
Three of the company’s employees Raghini Rajput,59, Prakash, 52,Hardewsh Tomar,28,have died due to the fire said sources Jhansi: In a tragic event, a massive fire broke out on Monday afternoon in one of the buildings in Jhansi, where one of the divisional offices of...
Wind turbines that shake and break cost their maker billions
Executives and board members are concerned that fixing the problem may far exceed the company’s estimate of more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion) Customers have started to worry. Some who already ordered turbines and others who were in talks with Siemens Energy say...
Patients of rare diseases seek Mandaviya’s help for faster treatment at govt hospitals
The patients registered with the Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in Delhi -- AIIMS and Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) -- have been diagnosed with Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) like MPS I, MPS II and Pompe, Fabry All these conditions are classified as Group 3(a)...
Odisha train accident: Inquiry finds multi-level lapses, says reporting past red flags could have averted tragedy
The accident on June 2 resulted in the deaths of 292 people and over 1000 were injured The CRS report has also said that the initial response to such a disaster should be faster an advised the Railways to review the system of disaster-response in the zonal railways...
IndusInd Bank holding co to raise $1.5 bn to fund RCap buy, increase stake in lender to 26 pc
RCap administrator is likely to file the IIHL resolution plan in the NCLT Mumbai this week as the deadline of July 15 to file is approaching. Operating companies under Reliance Capital are into insurance (life, general and health), asset reconstruction and broking...
Future of Forests: France’s wildfires ignite debate on cutting planet-heating emissions
Globally, rising temperatures and land-use change are projected to result in a 50% rise in the number of catastrophic wildfires by 2100, according to the U.N. Environment Programme - and governments around the world are grappling with how best to protect their forests...
SC to hear IRDAI’s appeal against SAT’s Sahara Life order on July 10
``Any stay of the June 2, 2023, order may preclude SBI Life from effectively servicing the accounts of the policyholders. There is a strong prima face case for setting aside SAT's "erroneous" order and the stay is also needed to "ring-fence the assets/investments" of...
Reinsurers’ discipline continues at 7/1 renewal: Gallagher Re
Tom Wakefield, Global CEO Gallagher Re, said: “With the improved terms and conditions available in the reinsurance market, some existing reinsurers are leaning into the hardening market, committing more of their existing capital, as well as any new capital they are...
Mcap of BSE-listed firms reaches record high of Rs 297.94 lakh cr
''After key benchmark indices scaled fresh peaks last week, investors are hoping that FIIs would continue to increase exposure to Indian markets, given the strong growth trajectory. India's record GST collections for the month of June further signifies the improving...
Canada officially bans testing cosmetics on animals
With this new development, Canada will join the European Union, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and South Korea in outlawing the cruel practice of animal testing for cosmetics. Citing Humane Society International, an organisation that promotes the human-animal...