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The study, which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease, although much more work is...
Too much insulin can be as dangerous as too little: Research
While our body finely tunes insulin production, patients who are treated with insulin or drugs that stimulate insulin secretion often experience hypoglycemia, a condition that if gone unrecognized and untreated can result in seizures, coma and even death, which...
Lenders of Reliance Capital to meet on Monday to consider bidders’ concerns
Both the bidders Torrent Investment and IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL) of Hinduja Group want finality, certainty, transparency, no negotiation in value or on terms and conditions, after the second round of auction is over, they said. Mumbai: Ahead of the...
Joshimath still to see enough long-term measures to address land subsidence, say experts
An environment expert, requesting anonymity, said satellite data analysis and geophysical subsurface investigation suggested that the crisis in Joshimath was caused by underground hydrological imbalance Demands of the Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti include...
Finmin explores options to allow firms to deploy blended finance instruments for green projects
The use of blended finance promotes investments in new and emerging sectors and it attracts commercial capital towards projects that contribute to sustainable development, while providing financial returns to investors, the sources said, adding, it holds the potential...
Pune court convicts 11 accused in Cosmos Bank cyber fraud case
As per the case details, hackers stole information of the Cosmos Bank's VISA and RuPay card customers through a malware, attacked the SWIFT system (a vast messaging network banks used by financial institutions) and siphoned off more than Rs 94 crore on August 11 and...
Govt likely to announce retail trade policy, accident insurance scheme for GST-registered traders soon
India is the world's fifth-largest global destination in the retail space. The commerce and industry ministry along with the department of financial services is also working on framing an insurance scheme for all the GST-registered retail traders New Delhi: The...
Tanker company transporting Russian Oil loses insurance on G-7 Cap
Since early December, companies in G-7 countries have only been allowed to provide services for Russian oil if the cargoes cost $60 a barrel or less An oil tanker company heavily involved in moving Russian oil lost industry standard insurance for its fleet after...
ChatGPT may put corporate secrets at risk, report says
The widespread adoption of new AI chatbots and writing tools could leave companies vulnerable to data leaks and lawsuits, said the report. The fear is that the chatbots could be exploited by hackers to access sensitive corporate information or perform actions against...
Black Sea grain deal could start winding down next week ahead of ‘expected’ closure
Russia has strongly signaled that it will not allow the Ukraine Black Sea export deal - agreed in July last year - to continue beyond May 18 because a list of demands to facilitate its own grain and fertilizer exports has not been met. A deal allowing the safe Black...
ICICI Pru Life’s net grows 30% to Rs 235 crore in Q4FY23, VNB up 36%
N S Kannan, MD & CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance said, “In April 2019, we had articulated our aspiration to double the FY2019 Value of New Business (VNB) in four years. We have successfully delivered this with a VNB of Rs 27.65 billion and industry leading...
HDFC Bank can increase stakes in HDFC Life & HDFC ERGO to over 50%:RBI
HDFC Bank or HDFC can increase shareholding in HDFC Life Insurance Company and HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company to over 50 per cent prior to the effective date of the merger Mumbai: In a mixed bag for HDFC Bank ahead of the parent HDFC's merger with itself, the...
High heatwaves in India and Pakistan caused a decline in crop yields in 2022: WMO
''Heatwaves in the 2022 pre-monsoon season in India and Pakistan caused a decline in crop yields. This, combined with the banning of wheat exports and restrictions on rice exports in India after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, has threatened the availability,...
Tesla wins key car crash trial involving Autopilot
Justine Hsu, a resident of Los Angeles, sued the electric-vehicle maker in 2020, saying her Tesla Model S swerved into a curb while it was on Autopilot and then an airbag was deployed "so violently it fractured Plaintiff's jaw, knocked out teeth, and caused nerve...
CBI asks ex-J&K governor Satya Pal Malik to answer queries related to insurance ‘scam’
Satya Pal Malik,former Governor, Jammu and Kashmir Unknown officials of the finance department of the government of Jammu and Kashmir, by abusing their official positions in a conspiracy and connivance with Trinity Reinsurance Brokers Limited, Reliance General...
Ultra-high net worth individuals put 6 pc of investable wealth in gold last year: Knight Frank
Gold has delivered a stellar returns of over 69 per cent in the past 5 years (From FY2019 to FY2023). The pandemic has resulted in a low interest rate, and easy liquidity strategy adopted by the global central banks gave a massive push to the prices, the consultant...
SBI Gen’s net profit jumps 40% to Rs184 cr in FY23
Kishore Kumar Poludasu, MD & CEO, SBI General Insurance, said, “SBI General has continued to grow steadily in FY 22-23, and has achieved a milestone of being one of the early companies to...
Demographic Dividend: India races to get rich before it gets old as population surpasses China’s
Health care is just one illustrative pressure point. Today, India has about five hospital beds per 10,000 people. The ratio in China is about eight times that, and analysts say India will take decades just to reach the level where China currently stands A fleeting...