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Bandhan Group mulls foray into insurance business
The group is open to both the organic and inorganic routes and is in talks with many general insurance companies for a potential acquisition, the report said, without disclosing any names BENGALURU: Bandhan Group, which mainly has banking, mutual fund and microfinance...
No. of cancer cases in India projected to go up from 14.6 lakh in 2022 to 15.7L in 2025: Govt
Bharati Pravin Pawar,Minister of State for Health Elaborating on the steps taken by the government in this regard, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said a population-based initiative for prevention, control and screening for common non-communicable...
1,997 killed, 18,54,901 hectares crops damaged in disasters in 2022-23: MoS Nityanand Rai in Lok Sabha
Citing information furnished by states, the Minister said these details included the losses caused due to hydro-meteorological disasters that occurred during 2022-23, as on March 7, 2023. New Delhi: Due to hydro-meteorological disasters during the year 2022-2023, a...
Govt taking steps to make India $5 trn economy ‘at an early date’: FinMin
The IMF's World Economic Outlook earlier said the size of the Indian economy will increase from USD 3.2 trillion in 2021-22 to USD 3.5 trillion in 2022-23 and cross USD 5 trillion in 2026-27. Some of the important measures taken by the government in the past to boost...
Flood Risk: shifting from a responsive to an anticipatory approach
Only 17% of global losses were insured between 2007 and 2021, with the biggest protection gaps in developing countries, where insurance is often not available. Flood risk is pervasive and set to increase. According to Marsh McLennan estimates, 1 out of 3 people...
Centre approves Rs 1,816 crore to five states as disaster relief
According to an official statement, the assistance will be provided to Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Nagaland for floods, landslides and cloudburst that occurred during 2022 New Delhi: A High Level Committee, headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, has...
Govt plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps
India's IT ministry is considering these new rules amid concerns about spying and abuse of user data, said a senior government official "Majority of smartphones used in India are having pre-installed Apps/Bloatware which poses serious privacy/information security...
Zuckerberg was warned on social media addiction, says a US court filing
Mark Zuckerberg,CEO,Meta The case in Oakland comprises a collection of scores of complaints filed across the US on behalf of adolescents and young adults who allege that Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Google’s YouTube caused them to suffer anxiety,...
Over $70 bn wiped off global crypto market, Bitcoin drops below $20,000
Two crypto-friendly banks Silvergate Capital and Signature Bank collapsed last week, and billions of dollars belonging to crypto exchanges got stuck. New Delhi: The collapse of three banks in the US, including the giant Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), within a week has...
Centre mulling taking action against e-pharmacies over data misuse
"Health Ministry has taken note of malpractices reported in the sector which lead to concerns over data privacy, sales of medicines without prescription, and predatory pricing," the source added The notice was issued to online pharmacies including Tata 1mg, Amazon,...
Scientists agree that money can buy happiness
"In the simplest terms, this suggests that for most people larger incomes are associated with greater happiness," said lead author Matthew Killingsworth from from the University of Pennsylvania "The exception is people who are financially well-off but unhappy. For...
Govt clears appointment of 2 new LIC MDs, Jagannath joined on Monday
If IFSB decides to hold the interview for post of chairmanship of the corporation shortly then Siddath Mohanty, acting chairman, Mini Ipe,MD, M Jagannanth and Tablesh Pandey will be shortlisted as eligible candidates for the selection New Delhi/Mumbai The government...
Civil aviation ministry’s consultative committee discusses sustainable development initiatives
Jyotiraditya Scindia,Union minister, Ministry of Covil Aviation The ministry has taken initiatives to make airports carbon neutral and reach the target of net zero carbon emissions. It has also advised all operational brownfield airports and upcoming greenfield...
Meity forms task force to draft IndiaAI roadmap by Apr end
Rajeev Chandrasekhar,Minister of State for Electronics and IT Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar after consultation with startups and IT companies working on artificial intelligence announced setting up of an IndiaAI platform which will...
Guidelines on medical negligence under consideration, says Union Health ministry
It has been more than 17 years since the Supreme Court, for the first time in the Jacob Mathew case in 2005, directed the Centre to frame statutory rules in consultation with the-then medical education regulator Medical Council of India (MCI) to deal with medical...
Finance firms with $136 trln urge boards for more environmental data
For the first time, the questionnaire will also ask companies about plastics-related business risks, for example around packaging, and how they are addressing them The increase in demand for more information from companies comes as regulators across the world begin to...
Market turmoil leaves investors poorer by more than Rs 4.4 lakh crore
The failure of the Silicon Valley Bank in the US has triggered concerns about the financial system even though the regulatory authorities concerned are working on ways to manage the situation. The crisis has also come at a time when the central banks are embracing a...
SC refers pleas for legal validation of same-sex marriages to five-judge constitution bench, terms it seminal issue
"Having due regard to the broader context of the petitions before this court, the inter-relationship between the statutory regime and constitutional rights, we are of the considered view that it would be appropriate if the issues raised are resolved by a constitution...