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"Modern life may lack the specific cognitive and physical challenges the brain needs to thrive.n the absence of active navigation, we risk losing that neural architecture." says Jennifer Heisz, Canada Research Chair in Brain Health and Aging at McMaster University,...
Calorie reduction can be more effective for weight loss than intermittent fasting: Study
The number and quantity of meals were more important predictors of weight gain or reduction than the interval between meals, according to recent research. The findings of the study were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access,...
EPFO adds 16.26 lakh net subscribers in November, 2022
Among the new members, the highest enrolment is registered in the age-group of 18-21 years with 2.77 lakh members, followed by age-group of 22-25 years with 2.32 lakh members. The age group of 18-25 years constitutes 56.60 per cent of the total of new members during...
SBI Life Insurance Q3 profit falls over 16% to Rs 304 crore
The asset under management (AUM) grew by 17 per cent from Rs 2,56,870 crore as on December 31, 2021 to Rs 2,99,990 crore as on December 31, 2022 with debt-equity mix of 71:29, it said Mumbai: Private sector SBI Life Insurance on Saturday reported more than 16 per cent...
SC turns down plea seeking to enforce ‘one car one person’ norm
The top court was hearing a plea filed by NGO Tsunami on Roads, seeking directions to initiate an effective national programme against air pollution in order to get special attention, priority and better coordination among the states and the Centre, with a better...
Contract personnel deleted software files: US on mega aviation outage
The US Federal Aviation Administration has so far found no evidence of a cyber-attack or malicious intent. The FAA continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the outage. A glitch in the FAA software, which grounded thousands of flights in the country...
Abbott faces U.S. criminal probe over baby formula -WSJ
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found "shocking" results during an inspection such as cracks in vital equipment, a lack of adequate hand-washing and evidence of previous bacterial contamination. The regulator and the company later reached an agreement that...
Joshimath crisis: Badrinath National Highway develops cracks
Significantly, the number of structures that have developed cracks in the holy city has increased to 863 In view of the cracks, along with the obstruction of the road to Badrinath Dham, the contact of the Indian Army with the China border may also be cut off...
Rising Pvt Sector:Tapan Singhel to replace Anjan Dey as chairman of GI Council
Tapan Singhel, MD and CEO, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance The choice for the chairmanship of GI Council tilted in favour of one of the private sector CEOs as the market share public sector insurers, basically the four PSU general Insurers, NIA, OIC, United...
Indian insurance industry needs Rs 50k annual investment for doubling its growth in 5 yrs
Debasish Panda,chairman, IRDAI "If we have to double the penetration, every year there is a need to infuse an additional Rs 50,000 crore. While half of these funds need to be generated by the insurers internally, the other half has to mobilised from markets and...
NCLT directs lenders to maintain status quo on Reliance Capital matter
Torrent Investments had filed a plea seeking the tribunal to quash the lenders' plans to hold a fresh auction for the takeover of the Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital. Torrent Investments was the highest bidder offering Rs 8,640 crore Mumbai: The National Company...
HDFC Life Q3FY2022-23 profit rises by 15 pc to Rs 315 crore
Vibha Padalkar, MD & CEO said,``In Q3 fy2022-23, we grew by 17% in terms of Individual Weighted received premium( WRP). On a year to date (YTD) basis, we grew by 13% leading to a market share of 15.8% amongst private insurers. Our distribution network has been...
Govt vehicles older than 15 yrs to be scrapped, says road transport ministry
Under the new policy which is effective from April 1, 2022, the Centre has said states and Union Territories will provide up to 25 per cent tax rebate on road tax for vehicles that are purchased after scrapping old vehicles. New Delhi: From April 1, all vehicles owned...
Claims and reinsurance costs impacting on Indian insurers’ profitability
"India's privately-owned insurers, where foreign shareholdings are concentrated, have cut their exposure to high risk assets and have been early adopters of actuarial-led reserve management and risk-based capital management. This has and will continue to help private...
AXA reduces aviation war cover after Ukraine losses, sources say
One of the top 10 players in global aviation insurance, AXA XL is pulling back from underwriting risk on so-called war cover, the sources said, reducing options for airline operators or lessors seeking protection against loss or damage arising from warThe retreat by a...
WTW outlines “New Trilemma” of challenges for renewables-sector risk managers
: “Macro events and trends such as inflation, cost increases, security, and supply chains are impacting the renewable energy industry, making the current business environment a challenging one for risk managers. Several important steps will help them to assess their...
Sacked GM workers in India sue company,CEO Barra for unpaid compensation
In a filing to the High Court of Bombay dated Jan 16, the General Motors Employees Union of 1,086 factory workers states the company has failed to pay them compensatory wages of 50% of their monthly salary starting April last year, as ordered by a local industrial...
Cyber crime cases in Mumbai rise by more than 63% in 2022: Report
Post the COVID pandemic, crimes such as part-time job fraud, cheating in the name of cryptocurrency investment, insurance fraud, sextortion, and electricity bill fraud have risen, as per the report released on Tuesday Mumbai: Cyber crime cases in Mumbai rise by more...