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Centre raises concern over gradual increase in Covid positivity rate amid influenza cases
Rajesh Bhushan,Union Health Secretary "While the COVID-19 trajectory has decreased substantially in last few months, the gradual rise in COVID-19 test positivity rates in some states is a concerning issue that needs to be promptly addressed," Union Health Secretary...
FDIC, US Fed discuss fund to backstop deposits if more banks fail
Regulators discussed the new special vehicle in conversations with banking executives, according to people familiar with the matter. The hope is that setting up such a vehicle would reassure depositors and help contain any panic, said the people. They asked not to be...
Fallout from SVB collapse spreads around world
This is just the beginning. SVB had branches in China, Denmark, Germany, India, Israel and Sweden, too. Founders are warning that the bank’s failure could wipe out startups around the world without government intervention. SVB’s joint venture in China, SPD Silicon...
Transforming Life: Tapping the new Normal
MR Kumar, Chiarman, Life Insurance Corporation The Indian life insurance industry needs to gear up for the coming prosperity and be ready with its products, distribution channels and processes to meet the demands of the new normal The entire life insurance sector has...
Mediterranean diet helps prevent prostate cancer: Research
Foods that are rich in lycopene include tomatoes, melons, papayas, grapes, peaches, watermelons, and cranberries. Selenium-rich foods include white meat, fish, shellfish, eggs, and nuts. Study co-author Dr Permal Deo says eating foods that are naturally rich in...
Research: Effects of hormone replacement therapy on woman’s health
Postmenopausal women are much more likely than premenopausal women to suffer from memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. Short-term menopause symptoms like hot flashes, which are brought on by variations in reproductive hormones, are well-known to many...
Siddarth Mohanty appointed as acting chairman of LIC
Siddhartha Mohanty, managing director, Life Insurance Corporation Mohanty is presently the senior most managing director of the country’s largest insurance company Recently, the Financial Services Institution Bureau (FSIB), has selected M Jagannath and Tablesh Pandey...
PhonePe receives payment aggregator licence, reaches $1 trillion annualised payment value run rate
PhonePe is making significant investments in new businesses like insurance and wealth management, while also enabling the next wave of growth for UPI payments in the country, the statement said New Delhi: Digital payments platform PhonePe has achieved an annualised...
ECB to test banks for cyber resilience
The ECB has long been warning banks to be alert for cyberattacks from Russia after the European Union passed a long series of sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. “There has been a significant increase in cyberattacks,” Enria said. “We cannot...
Analysis: China’s financial regulatory revamp raises hope, some concern over control
The watchdog, which will oversee all aspects of China’s $57 trillion financial sector apart from the securities market, should help reduce regulatory overlap especially at the level of local government, analysts say The new regulator will replace the banking and...
Ford issues recall notice for 18 F-150 pickup trucks after battery fire
On February 4, a fire broke out in a holding lot during a pre-delivery quality check while the vehicle was charging. Ford halted production and issued a stop-shipment order to dealers Last year, Ford recalled more than 1 lakh vehicles, including Maverick, Escape and...
Silicon Valley Bank is largest failure since 2008 crisis, billions stranded
Based in Santa Clara, the lender was ranked as the 16th biggest in the U.S. at the end of last year, with about $209 billion in assets. Specifics of the tech-focused bank's abrupt collapse were a jumble, but the Fed's aggressive interest rate hikes in the last year,...
India reports first H3N2 deaths, one each from K’taka, Haryana; seasonal influenza cases likely to decline from March-end: Govt
''Young children and old age persons with comorbidities are the most vulnerable groups in context of seasonal influenza. So far, Karnataka and Haryana have confirmed one death each from H3N2 influenza,'' the ministry said. Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory...
NPS, APY subscribers rise 23 pc in FY23; over 1 cr customers added under Atal Pension Yojana
Of the total 6.24 crore subscribers currently, 23.86 lakh and 60.72 lakh are central and state government employees, respectively. Corporate subscribers stood at 16.63 lakh New Delhi: The number of subscribers under the National Pension Scheme (NPS) and Atal Pension...
Maha: Will discuss old pension scheme issue with all stakeholders, says Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis,Deputy Chief Minister,Maharashtra Under OPS, the pension amount is provided by the government, which increases its liability, whereas the NPS has a contributory mechanism from the employee as well as the government. Mumbai:Maharashtra Deputy Chief...
Equity mutual funds inflows hit 9-month high at Rs 15,685 crore in Feb
Backed by healthy inflow into equity funds, the mutual fund industry saw an inflow of Rs 9,575 crore in February 'With interest rates expected to rise from the current levels, debt funds continued to witness outflows as investors churn their allocation between short...
Silicon Valley Bank Crisis: What could happen next?
The worst-case scenario for any bank is that it ends up with too little cash to operate or suffers enough losses to erode its capital, prompting regulators to sell the bank to a stronger rival or wind it down. But SVB's stock sale should help to prevent that. Time...
Changes to the AGCS SE Board of Management to drive new integrated Allianz Commercial model
CEO Joachim Mueller comments on these Board realignments: “With these new joiners and a new allocation of responsibilities for some current Board Members, we, as a leadership team, are ready to open the next chapter in AGCS’s corporate history: the realization of the...