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The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)published the findings of its inspections after gaining access to Chinese company auditors' records for the first time last year following more than a decade of negotiations with Chinese authorities. That...
Assam govt launches cashless healthcare scheme
Himanta Biswa Sarma,Chief Minister,Assam Owing to certain limitations, a significant number of families belonging to the economically-disadvantaged sections were left out of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, which also offers cashless healthcare treatment benefits...
ED action against companies can trigger reputational risks:Fitch
Such searches need not lead to further regulatory action, but investigations raise reputational risk that could tarnish a lender’s business prospects and constrict funding access due to reduced market confidence - potentially affecting an issuer’s credit profile -...
Kerala govt grants relaxation in working hours for its employees having children with autism
One of the government employees who is a parent of children with 40 per cent or more such disabilities will be given relaxation in working hours, the government said in a statement A maximum of 16 hours of total working hours in a month will be allowed to one of such...
Over 500mn cyberattacks blocked in India in Q1 2023: Report
"It is interesting to see how industries such as BFSI and Healthcare are more targeted by vulnerability and bot attacks. Clearly, attackers are more interested in Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from these sectors. That said, other industries including SaaS...
FinMin to take call on Rs 3,000 crore infusion into 3 PSU general insurers
The FY’23 financial numbers would give some idea about the impact of restructuring initiated on the profitability numbers and the solvency margin, sources said Barring the solvency ratio of New India Assurance, this key indicator of the three Public sector general...
Govt to examine WhatsApp’s breach of privacy: Minister
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology In a tweet, the minister said the government will examine the alleged breach of privacy even as the new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was being readied.This followed a claim...
India builds more hospitals as population surges but doctors in short supply
India's doctor-to-patient ratio hit a record high of 1.2 doctors per 1,000 patients in 1991, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), but as its population surged, the ratio dropped to about 0.7 in 2020. Outside the big cities, the lack of specialised care is...
Govt expands scope of money laundering law to cover firm’s representatives
The government, in a gazette notification dated May 9, has expanded the scope of the law to include all individuals helping in the formation of a company, including those acting as a director, secretary or proxy nominee director New Delhi: The Indian government has...
‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly
The report showed gaping inequalities related to race, ethnicity, income, and access to quality care, determine the likelihood of preterm birth, death, and disability, even in high-income countries. Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rates of...
One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report
A pregnant woman has a prenatal check-up at a hospital in Muttuck, India The report shows that over 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy, childbirth or the first weeks after birth, equivalent to one death happening every seven seconds, mostly...
CSR: 356 bone marrow transplants for Thalassemia patients successfully completed
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes a body to have less hemoglobin than normal. The Union Health Ministry has been implementing the TBSY since 2017 under the National Health Mission (NHM) and had recently completed its second phase in March 2023 The...
Tiredness of life: the growing phenomenon in western society
The global view In countries where euthanasia and assisted suicide are legal, doctors and researchers are debating whether tiredness of life meets the threshold for the sort of unceasing emotional suffering that grants people the right to euthanasia Bath: Molly was 88...
Rise in premium amount for life insurance biggest concern for consumers: Survey
Another key finding of the report is that 22 per cent of customers cited 'Company does not keep in touch' as a potential reason for leaving. In addition, 8 out of 10 customers would like the bank RM/agent to call/meet them after purchase at least once every six...
Irdai’s order to stop loan re-payment via credit card good for policyholders: Insurers
Welcoming the Irdai's decision, Kamlesh Rao, MD and CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, said it helps ensure the best interests of policyholders and supports responsible financial planning. Mumbai: Regulator Irdai's decision to bar repayment of loans taken against...
EU plans tough ‘value for money’ rules for investment products – draft document
The draft law calls on EU securities watchdog ESMA and its counterpart for the insurance sector, EIOPA, to come up with benchmarks industry would have to use to show that the cost of a product is justified and proportionate Banks, insurers and asset managers in the...
SEC issues largest ever whistleblower award of $279 million
“As this award shows, there is a significant incentive for whistleblowers to come forward with accurate information about potential securities law violations,” said Gurbir Grewal, director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, in a statement The U.S. Securities and...
Study provides more evidence of climate change being human-caused
Scientists have long recognised differences between tropospheric and lower stratospheric temperature trends as a "fingerprint" of human effects on climate A new research has provided evidence of climate change being human-caused and showed that specific signals from...