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For decades, scientists from the US, China, Russia, Canada and Europe have swapped ideas for standardizing safety and security amid biolab building booms. At least 15 organizations have helped develop guidelines for the proper handling of viruses and bacteria, but the...
IRDAI promotes Meena Kumari as ED, reshuffles portfolios of a few key CGMs
Anita J,who has been promoted as CGM, has replaced SN Jayasimhan and will be in charge of Department of Intermediaries. Jayasimhan has been shifted to Department of Policy Research. Ramana Rao A, CGM, has succeeded DVS Ramesh, CGM, in Non-life department...
Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: ILO
The jobs gap is particularly severe in developing countries where the proportion of women unable to find a job reaches 24.9 per cent in low-income countries. The corresponding rate for men in the same category is 16.6 per cent, a worryingly high level but...
French nationwide strike to extend as pension reform fight intensifies
This is a critical time for labour and the government since French President Emmanuel Macron hopes parliament will adopt his plan to raise the pension age by two years to 64 before April. Looking to pile pressure on lawmakers, France's hardline unions said there would...
More Indian women are buying life insurance policies: IRDAI Report
The number of life insurance policies issued to women in the year 2021-22 is around 1.01 crore which is 34.7 per cent of 2.91 crore total policies as against a share of 33 per cent in 2020-21 There is a need for life insurers to recognize the growing significance of...
1% women migrated in search of job, 87% shifted due to marriage: NSSO
The objectives of the MIS were to collect information for developing estimates of some important Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators, to collect information regarding purchase or construction of houses or flats by the household for residential purpose after...
Women in Indian informal economy ready to compromise on salaries for health benefits: Survey
'India Inc must invest in training and skill development for better employability of women, helping them find employment opportunities, and offer social security benefits – as opposed to simply salary considerations – to a wider employable population,'' said Lohit...
Yellen warns climate change could trigger asset value losses, harming US economy
"As climate change intensifies, natural disasters and warming temperatures can lead to declines in asset values that could cascade through the financial system. And a delayed and disorderly transition to a net-zero economy can lead to shocks to the financial system as...
Biden proposes to raise taxes on high earners to avert Medicare funding crisis- WaPo
The White House's proposal would raise the net investment income tax, created by the Affordable Care Act, from 3.8% to 5% for all Americans earning more than $400,000 per year, according to the report. The White House will propose raising taxes on people earning more...
Fed likely needs to raise rates higher and possibly faster, Powell tells lawmakers
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “From a broader perspective, inflation has moderated somewhat since the middle of last year but remains well above the FOMC’s longer-run objective of 2 percent,” Powell said in his prepared remarks released in Washington. Federal...
China to set up a national financial regulatory administration
It will be established on the basis of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), which will not be retained, the plan said, noting that certain functions of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)...
Swiss Re closes second alternative capital transaction with J.P. Morgan
Philipp Rüede, Head of Swiss Re Alternative Capital Partners, said: "This deal also represents another important step on Swiss Re's Alternative Capital Partners' journey, where we are increasingly using alternative capital to address our wider capital management...
Nearly everyone globally exposed to unhealthy levels of tiny air pollutants: Lancet study
While the daily PM2.5 levels have reduced in Europe and North America in the two decades to 2019, levels have increased in South Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean, with more than 70 per cent of days globally seeing levels above what is...
H3N2 also spreads like COVID, elderly should be careful: Dr Randeep Guleria
Dr Randeep Guleria "It spreads through droplets. However, I think there is not that much of a cause of concern because although the number of cases increased hospitalisation has not gone up to a very large extent." he said. New Delhi: Noting a spurt in cases of the...
General insurers likely to end FY 2022-23 with a total prm of over Rs 2.5 trn, Pvt sector players’ market share exceed 60%
Twenty multiline private sector general insurers led by ICICI Lombard General Insurance, have maintained a formidable lead over the four PSU general insurers by recording a total premium of Rs 1,19,561.38 crore, a y-o-y growth of 21 per cent and have already...
Delhi HC asks consortium for rare diseases to give recommendations on funding of clinical trials
The consortium shall consider the age of children whose lives may be completely curtailed if treatment is not commenced and the expenses, which may be incurred for providing the medicines, it said The consortium shall deal with the possibility and feasibility of...
PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review preparedness for hot weather conditions this summer
PM was also briefed about disasters related to heat, mitigation measures and preparedness of medical infrastructure, the PMO said New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for the hot weather conditions during...
Automobile retail sales see double-digit growth in Feb on robust demand
Total commercial vehicle retail sales in February grew 17 per cent to 79,027 units, as compared to 67,391 units in the same month last year. New Delhi: Automobile retail sales in India witnessed a double-digit year-on-year growth in February driven by robust sales...