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Study authors said the average El Nino costs the global economy about $3.4 trillion. The strong 1997-1998 one cost USD 5.7 trillion. The World Bank estimated the 1997-1998 El Nino cost governments USD 45 billion, which is more than 100 times smaller than the Dartmouth...
Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown
Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming a corner of neighbouring Bangladesh and a wider swath of western Myanmar's Rakhine state It made landfall near Rakhine's Sittwe township with winds of up to 209 kilometers (130...
India is developing programmes to reduce risk of losses from all hazards: PK Mishra
P K Mishra, Principal Secretary, PMO India has significantly increased funding earmarked for disaster risk reduction and has brought about landmark changes in its financing architecture to support the entire spectrum of disaster risk management needs – disaster risk...
US, UK, others seek to target illicit oil shipping transfers at sea
Hundreds of “ghost” tankers, which are not fully regulated, have joined this opaque parallel trade over the past few years, carrying oil from countries hit by Western sanctions and restrictions, including Russia and Iran The number of incidents last year, including...
Ukraine Black Sea grain deal extended for two months
Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the U.N. make up a Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Istanbul, which implements the Black Sea export deal. They authorize and inspect ships. No new vessels have been authorized by the JCC since May 4 The Ukraine Black Sea...
Kerala Health Minister estimates loss of around Rs 8 crore in Kollam drug warehouse fire
''The total loss due to the fire is estimated at Rs 8 crore. But the corporation need not suffer this much loss as the medicines are insured,'' Kerala Health Minister Veena George said Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said medicines...
Panda meets insurers, sets Aug 1 deadline for Health Exchange and Bima Sugam
Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI Raising the overall budget for Bima Sugam to Rs 200 crore from around Rs 85 crore, Irdai now plans to go for requests for proposals (RFPs) soon to appoint a service provider for the platform. The service providers will be the...
ICICI Lombard partners with actyv.ai for SME solutions
ICICI Lombard will collaborate with actyv.ai to design comprehensive insurance offerings for the entire supply chain ecosystem, encompassing distributors, retailers, and suppliers Mumbai: ICICI Lombard General Insurance, India's second largest general insurance...
Too much ultra-processed food linked with depression risk: Study
Even after accounting for factors like smoking and lower education, income and physical activity, which are linked to poor health outcomes, the findings show greater consumption of ultra-processed food is associated with a higher risk of depression. Lane said that...
Climate Risks: Booming demand for ACs to aggravate soaring temperatures
Demand for air conditioners is surging in markets where both incomes and temperatures are rising, populous places like India, China, Indonesia and the Philippines and expanding AC coverage too quickly also threatens to worsen the crisis it’s responding to. Most units...
Post-pandemic world economy still feeling COVID-19’s sting
Risks of a prolonged period of low growth stand, amid stubborn inflation, rising interest rates, and heightened uncertainties, in addition to the ever-worsening impact of climate change, the report found UN: Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim...
India’s April heatwave were 30 times more likely due to climate change: Study
This extreme heat resulted in widespread hospitalisations, infrastructure damage, wildfires, and school closures. The exact number of fatalities is currently unknown New Delhi: Human-caused climate change made April’s record-breaking heatwave in Bangladesh, India,...
Govt to screen, put 75 million people with hypertension and diabetes on standard care by 2025
India is making efforts to achieve results in social indicators like life expectancy, maternal mortality rate, and NCDs at par with developed nations,'' Dr V K Paul, NITI Aayog Member (Health) stressed New Delhi: The health ministry on Wednesday launched an ambitious...
Irdai forms task force to facilitate ease of doing KYC using Aadhaar
Rakesh Joshi,member (F&I), Irdai The panel has been asked to suggest measures to ease of onboarding of customers using Aadhaar, and steps for fraud management at underwriting and claims stages It has also to suggest measures for improving the traceability of...
LIC shares fall nearly 40 pc in first year of listing; investors’ wealth erode by Rs 1.93 lakh crore
“LIC’s IPO listed at a discount and has never seen the IPO price since then. It has massively underperformed the Nifty as well as its peers over the past year,” Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities, said New Delhi: Shares of the country’s largest...
Fragile Himalayas: Unchecked pilgrimage, construction in Uttarakhand spell disaster for the region
Environmentalists point to the road expansion project as another factor posing a serious risk to the stability of the region, already highly prone to climate-driven disasters, experts say. Crumbling mountainsides, sinking towns and untrammelled construction. It is...