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Zurich’s departure will raise further questions about the workability of voluntary industry associations targeting emissions reductions. While GFANZ, as the biggest finance sector initiative with sub-groups covering insurance to banking, has raised the awareness among...
FPIs dump Indian equities worth Rs 37,631 cr in FY23; trend likely to reverse in FY24
The massive selling by FPIs from the Indian market has been absorbed by domestic institutional investors (DIIs), including mutual funds and insurance companies. This is a reflection of the rising clout and maturity of domestic investors Explaining the sectoral...
Smartwatches might predict whether there’s higher risk of heart failure
Lead author Dr Michele Orini (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) said: "Our study suggests that ECGs from consumer-grade wearable devices may help with detecting and preventing future heart disease Heart failure is a situation where the heart pump is weakened....
SC overturns SAT’s rulings against IRDAI, PJ Joseph and Marsh, upholds regulator’s order on `Marsh bribery case’
``The SAT has, ex-facie, gone wrong in observing that Atkins had relied on documentary evidence in support of the complaint. We have referred to the nature of the documents but we accept the argument of the IRDAI that these cannot constitute materials to trigger off...
6,155 fresh Covid infections in India, active cases climb to 31,194
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya In view of increasing cases of Covid-19, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who chaired a review meeting with states on Friday, asked them to stay alert and remain prepared for the management of the disease The latest preprint...
No sweeping power or a draconian move: MoS IT on govt’s fact-checking unit
Rajeev Chandrasekhar,Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Replying to a tweet from Independent MP Kapil Sibal, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the new IT rules "already provide for social media platforms to...
74% of Indians concerned about their personal financial situation: PwC Report
"Consumers will continue to demand world-class buying experiences in both physical and digital channels with work cut out for brands to reduce costs, enhance availability, and for 'going local'. The silver lining here remains the unequivocal growths in adoption of...
Unseasonal rains: Crops on 60k hectares in Marathwada damaged, affects 1.22 lakh farmers; Nanded worst-hit
Quoting figures from the crop loss assessment survey carried out by the state government, he said Nanded saw the maximum loss with crops getting damaged on 21,579.50 hectares and affecting 36,543 farmers. Aurangabad: Crops on more than 60,000 hectares of land in...
RCap resolution plan deadline may be extended
All the three bidders-- IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL) of Hinduja Group; Torrent Investment and Singapore-based Oaktree -- who will be participating in the extended challenge mechanism (second round of auction), are still engaged with the Committee of...
Daily Covid cases cross 6000-mark in India, positivity rate at 3.39 pc
New Delhi: India has logged 6,050 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 203 days, while the active cases have increased to 28,303, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. On September 16 last year, 6,298 cases were recorded. The death toll has...
FinMin sets up Somanathan panel to review pension system for govt employees
TV Somnathan,finance secretary, ministry of finance The announcement came in the backdrop of several non-BJP states deciding to revert to the DA-linked Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and also employee organisations in some other states raising demand for the same The state...
India & China to account for half of global economic growth in 2023, says IMF chief
The period of slower global economic activity will be prolonged, with the next five years witnessing less than 3 per cent growth, “our lowest medium-term growth forecast since 1990, and well below the average of 3.8 per cent from the past two decades,'' IMF managing...
Gehlot writes to Modi seeking change in rules for PM crop insurance scheme
Ashok Ghelot,Chief Minister,Rajasthan The chief minister has also demanded to change the rule of compensating farmers for loss of crops on only two hectares of land in cases of natural calamity and increase this limit, according to a statement. Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief...
XBB.1.16 accounting for 38.2% of COVID-19 infection in India, says INSACOG bulletin
A few BA.2.10 and BA.2.75 sublineage was detected in some part of the country whereas XBB was the most prevalent sublineage of the Omicron variant. The INSACOG said globally, nearly 3.7 million new cases and 26,000 deaths have been reported in the last 28 days New...
Non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension leading cause of death, suffering in India, says report
Commenting on the annual report, Apollo Hospitals Group Chairman Dr Prathap Reddy said, ''Preventive healthcare needs to become a national priority. Over the past 3 decades, NCDs have become the leading cause of death and suffering, contributing to 65 percent of...
Health for all: WHO calls for urgent efforts to bridge gaps accentuated by Covid
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh,Regional Director for South-East Asia,WHO ''In 2017, around 299 million people in the South-East Asia region faced catastrophic health spending, and an estimated 117 million people in the region were pushed or further pushed below the...
New WHO manual launched to increase use of helmets for motorcycle riders
Head trauma is the leading cause of death for motorcycle riders, and safe, quality helmets reduce the risk of death by over six times and brain injury by up to 74%. Yet the use of quality helmets in many low-and middle-income countries remains low, even as the number...
Andhra Pradesh CM launches family doctor scheme to take services to doorstep
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy observed that the State brought in revolutionary reforms in healthcare with one primary health centre serving every 2,500 people and the family doctor programme...