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Family ID is a 12-digit unique identification number carrying details of a family, serving as a central repository of family attributes to automatically determine their eligibility for government schemes and extend benefits to the missing beneficiariesThe database...
France bans TikTok from govt devices amid cybersecurity risks
The ban brings the France in line with UK, the US, Canada and the European Union (EU) and also India – which banned TikTok entirely from the country, even as the company strongly denies sharing user data with the Chinese government. TikTok is bound by China's National...
ICMR comes up with first ethical guidelines for application of AI in biomedical research, healthcare
The induction of AI into healthcare has the potential to be the solution for significant challenges like diagnosis and screening, therapeutics, preventive treatments, clinical decision-making, public health surveillance, complex data analysis, and predicting disease...
Hindus among healthiest, Sikhs most likely to own homes: UK census data shows
"In 2021, those who identified as 'Hindu' had the highest percentage of their population reporting either 'very good' or 'good' health (87.8 per cent), compared with 82.0 per cent of the overall population," the ONS finds, adding that the Hindus also reported the...
Rise in Covid cases: Govt planning nationwide drill to take stock of hospital preparedness on April 10, 11
The states and UTs have been asked too keep a close watch on the evolving etiologies (causes of diseases) of Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) cases, adding India usually sees a seasonal rise in Influenza cases from January to...
Air India, Nepal Airlines aircraft almost collided over Kathmandu airport
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended two employees of the air traffic controller department for "carelessness", according to CAAN spokesperson Jagannath Niroula. Kathmandu: A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal...
Nepal’s population reaches 29.1 million
According to the data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics, out of the 29,164,578 people in Nepal, 14,911,027 are females, while the number of males 14,253,551. Kathmandu: Nepal's total population has reached more than 29.1 million, according to the latest...
Man’s insurance claim for car theft rejected for using pvt vehicle for commercial purposes
The Navi Mumbai businessman had also hired out his vehicle, which was against the norms laid down while it was being insured, the firm told the commission Thane: A man's claim for compensation following the theft of his car was rejected by the Thane Additional...
FM reviews PSBs’ performance amid stress in US fin systems; asks bankers to be vigilant about rate risks
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister The finance minister underlined that PSBs must look at business models closely to identify stress points, including concentration risks and adverse exposures, the statement said, adding that she also exhorted PSBs to use this...
Climate change threatening tea sector globally: ITA
An ITA spokesman said climate change is also threatening the long-term viability of tea industry, which is also causing increasing pest infestations making pesticide residue management surfacing as a major challenge. Kolkata: Leading planters body Indian Tea...
For every Rs 100 of premium paid for crop insurance under PMFBY; farmers received Rs 514 as claims: Govt
Narendra Singh Tomar,Union Agriculture minister ''Since 2016, nearly Rs 25,252 crore were paid by farmers as their share of premium against which claims of over Rs 1,30,015 crore (provisional) have been paid to them. Thus, for every Rs 100 of premium paid by farmers,...
Proposals in Finance Bill on debt mutual funds, STT likely to adversely impact market: Experts
Among other proposals, the bill has proposed that from April 1, investments in debt mutual funds will be taxed as short-term capital gains. The move would strip investors of the long term tax benefits that had made such investments popular. New Delhi: The changes...
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill; no relief for life insurers on taxing policies with premium over Rs 5 lakhs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the 2023/24 budget on Feb. 1, had proposed that the government would scrap the tax exemption on the total returns upon maturity of life insurance policies if their aggregate premium exceeded Rs 500,000 ($6,103) The...
LIC plans investment exposure caps post Adani share rout
Currently, the insurer cannot invest more than 10% of outstanding equity in a company and 10% of the outstanding debt. New Delhi: The Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC) is planning to impose caps on its debt and equity exposure to companies, two sources said, in a...
Finance minister proposes panel to look into issues related to Govt employees’ Pension
"I propose to set up a committee under the finance secretary to look into this issue of pension and evolve an approach which addresses the need of employees while maintaining fiscal prudence to protect the common citizens. The approach will be designed for adoption by...
Lloyd’s swings to a pre-tax loss in 2022,underwriting profit jumps 53% to 2.6 billion pounds
John Neal, CEO of Lloyd’s, forecast 2023 premiums of 56 billion pounds, up from 46.7 billion in 2022, according to a statement Rising interest rates have hit investments at many financial firms, and it posted a net investment loss of 3.1 billion pounds, compared with...
Hyderabad Police busts “biggest” cyber theft, apprehends 6 for selling personal data worth Rs 16.8 cr
As many as 12 mobile phones, 3 Laptops, 2 CPU's, mails and tax invoices and data of 138 categories containing sensitive information of government, private organisations and individuals were seized by police Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police apprehended a gang involved in...
FSIB selects Siddhartha Mohanty as chairman of LIC
Siddhartha Mohanty,acting chairman and managing director Life Insurance Corporation Currently, Mohanty is acting chairman of the country’s biggest life insurance firm after the completion of the term of MR Kumar on March 13, 2023. After becoming LIC chairman, Mohanty...