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On Monday, under the banner of Joint Forum of Trade Unions (JFTU),the unions participated in conciliation meeting with the management under the guidance of chief labour commissioner(CLC). Various arguments took place in the meeting from both sides and finally CLC...
Recession will hit a third of the world this year, warns IMF chief
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director, International Monetary Fund The year 2023 will be tougher than last year because the economies of the US, the EU and China will slow down, she said. ''Even in countries that are not in recession, it would feel like a recession...
SC issues detailed norms for adjudicating motor accident claim cases
The Court has noted the concern regarding the delay in disposal of the claims cases under the Motor Vehicles Act, in the trial court or at the appellate stage. For effective implementation of the M.V. Amendment Act and the Rules framed thereunder, the specified...
‘Physical activity must to reduce mental stress’
"Many individuals do not believe that physical activities help in reducing mental stress. But many scientific studies have established the fact that individuals can burn their stress out. While excessive gym might be harmful to stressful minds, moderate exercise helps...
Smartwatch data shows Covid booster vaccine is safe: Lancet study
“We saw clear and significant changes after administration of the vaccine, such as an increase in heart rate compared to the pulse rate measured before vaccination, and then we saw a return to the participant’s baseline, i.e., the pulse levels after vaccination...
Global natural catastrophe 2022 insured losses seen at $112 bln- Guy Carpenter
This year’s renewal season was “one of the most challenging. ..the sector has experienced,” Guy Carpenter said, adding that the process had been “extremely late.” Global insurance losses for natural catastrophes are projected to reach $112 billion in 2022, reinsurance...
Russia outlines plan for ‘unfriendly’ investors to sell up at half-price
The term "unfriendly" describes countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia in response to its military intervention, including members of the European Union, the United States, Japan, Canada, Britain and Australia A bill that would have enabled authorities to...
Outlook 2023: Financials, cement, infra, renewable energy stocks to hog limelight next year
Among the highlights of the year, the number of registered investors went up more than 32 per cent year-on-year in 2022. The phenomenon also highlighted the fact despite the prevalent market volatility due to multiple headwinds including rate hikes, faltering economic...
Govt hikes interest rates of post office savings schemes, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi rates unchanged
While the interest rate for popular PPF and girl child savings scheme Sukanya Samriddhi were retained, rates for deposits up to 5 per cent as well as NSC, senior citizen savings scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) where income accruing is taxable have been hiked by up...
Consolidation of public sector banks leads to 4,837 branches being shut down
According to RBI, a total of 2,271 bank branches were closed in 2020-21, out of which 86 were completely shut, while 2,185 branches were adjusted to another branch Bhopal: Efforts to connect the poorest of the poor with banks are underway throughout the country, so...
SBI asks field functionaries to desist from mis-selling of insurance products
The bank asked the field functionaries to ensure that the branches conduct need-based selling of insurance products with strict compliance to the Assessment of Suitability and Appropriateness Framework (ASAF) and sourcing of business is undertaken for 100 per cent KYC...
Domestic passenger vehicles sales rise 23 pc to record of 37.93 lakh units in 2022
''The industry wholesales in January to December 2022 were just short of 38 lakh units. It was 37.93 lakh units against 30.82 lakh in 2021, which is a growth of 23 per cent,'' Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales Shashank Srivastava told...
1,040 lives lost in road accidents caused by use of mobile phone: Govt
A total of 4,12,432 road accidents occurred in 2021, which claimed 1,53,972 lives while 3,84,448 people were injured New Delhi: A total of 1,997 road accidents occurred in 2021 due to the use of mobile phone by drivers while driving, which claimed 1,040 lives,...
China’s economic activity at slowest since 2020 as Covid-19 spreads
“Manufacturing and consumption both declined as Covid situation brought relatively big impact to enterprises, personnel on duty and logistics,” the statistics bureau said in a statement accompanying the data release China’s abrupt reversal of its Covid Zero policy...
Year-ender 2022: Despite vaccine strides, India not out of Covid-19 shadow yet
"Currently, there are 10 different variants of Covid-19 in the country, with the latest being BF.7. The Delta variant of Covid-19 is also around in the country," a source told ANI. The sudden surge in Covid cases in the United States, China, Brazil and South Korea...
Govt plans to increase number of Janaushadhi Kendras to 10,000 by March 2024
Medicines which are priced 50 per cent to 90 per cent less than that of branded versions are sold at the PMBJKs with the product basket comprising 1,759 medicines and 280 surgical devices covering all major therapeutic groups such as cardiovascular, anti-cancers,...
Covid-mutation risk drives rush to test travellers from China across world
The scenario echoes the pandemic’s early days, when China was criticized for not releasing key genetic data on the virus until weeks after news of the new illness became public. Keeping up with viral evolution has posed difficult challenges for drugmakers. For...
Cyber Insurance: Crucial For Digital World
Ransomware attacks, in which hackers gain control of files and data to extract financial gain, continue to be the biggest concern of organisations and is expected to get even more prominent in the years ahead Cyber insurance market is the fastest growing segment in...