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''While the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared outbreak of monkeypox disease as a public health emergency of international concern on July 23, 2022, the global trajectory of monkeypox continues to show a declining trend since mid-August, 2022,'' Pawar said New...
Violent earthquake Of 6.4 magnitude jolts Northern California; Damages homes, disrupts power
Approximately 12 people were reported as suffering injuries, including a broken hip and head wound, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said at a news conference interrupted by a jarring aftershock. Two people died — an 83-year-old and a 72-year-old — because they...
Huge setback for Reliance Capital resolution process as Cosmea-Piramal consortium pulls out
Cosmea Financial is promoted by Sam Ghosh,who was heading Reliance Capital between 2008-2017 According to sources, the Cosmea-Piramal consortium has decided to walk out of the resolution process as it believes that the contours of the bidding process have been...
Fund bosses vent ‘Mass Frustration’ as ESG tumult grips industry
Managers running the funds affected are now talking openly of the “chaos” they say has hit the investment management industry. The chief cause, they say, is a regulatory framework whose confusing rollout just blasted a $125 billion hole through the very top of the ESG...
India’s digital economy grew 2.4 times faster than Indian economy: RBI Report
In absolute terms, the size of the digital economy has grown from USD 107.7 billion in 2014 to USD 222.5 billion in 2019. Mumbai: India’s digital economy grew 2.4 times faster than the economy between 2014 and 2019 generating around 62.4 million jobs, said a paper...
Patients’ health data is not shared with insurance, pharma firms without consent: Govt
Responding to a question on whether patients' health data is shared with insurance and pharmaceutical companies under the Health Data Management (HDM)policy, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the HDM policy is a guidance document which sets out the minimum...
Health Minister Mandaviya to review Covid situation Wednesday amid spurt in cases in US, China
Health Ministry on Tuesday urged all states and Union territories to ramp up the whole genome sequencing of positive samples to keep track of newer variants In a letter to states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said such an exercise will enable timely...
IRDAI asks re/insurers not to use IIB burning rate as minimum rates within `Reinsurance Treaty Agreements’
Given the tough conditions at 1/1 renewals and shortage of proportional capacity that is being witnessed elsewhere for India reinsurers may insist on more retention and trend will continue for non proportional arrangements . At the same time as the non IIB rates are...
Sundaram Finance and Care Health enter into corporate agency agreement
Sundaram Finance and Care Health Insurance have entered into a corporate agency agreement today. With this association, Sundaram Finance will offer Care Health's specialised and innovative range of health insurance solutions to its loyal and increasing base of...
Govt hospitals have to treat patients irrespective of residence, can’t insist on voter ID: Delhi HC
The petitioner claimed although all state funded hospitals are obliged to provide free treatment to any person approaching them, people possessing voter ID cards of Delhi were given "quick treatment" and outsiders were handed "long dates for check-up" at the hospital...
2023 Risk landscape: Swiss Re’s new Perspectives
Jérôme Haegeli, Group Chief Economist "A slower and more cautious phase of the central bank policy rate hiking cycle has begun amid inflation peaking, financial stability concerns and inflationary recessions on the horizon. Still, the overall direction remains...
Insurers may refuse to cover planes flying to Ukraine or ships sailing through Black Sea
As they operate on an “aggregation” basis with marine and aviation war risk insurance, totting up the losses as one, claims in one area make reinsurers wary about the whole war risk sector, David Smith, head of hull and marine liabilities at broker McGill and Partners...
Google building AI model to support over 100 Indian languages: Sundar Pichai
Pichai, who is visiting India, said the pace of technological change in the country has been extraordinary and Google is supporting small businesses and startups, investing in cybersecurity, providing education and skills training, and applying AI (Artificial...
Gadkari launches country’s first-ever Surety Bond Insurance from BAGI, proposes ratings of contractors
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari `` It has taken almost three years to get IRDAI's approvals for Surety Bond product. We have sorted out a lot of technicalities which will make constructing road projects less risky and ensure safety and...
Paytm in collaboration with HDFC ERGO launches insurance for digital transaction up to Rs 10,000
This product is expected to further enhance the trusted digital payments experience and increase the adoption of the same in India. With the new insurance offering, which will come at a cost of Rs 30 per annum, users would be able to secure themselves against mobile...
Govt to take view on privatisation of public sector banks after consultation with dept, regulator
In the Union Budget for the financial year (FY) 2021-22, he said, the government's intent to take up privatisation of two PSBs and approval of a policy of strategic disinvestment of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) was announced The government on Monday said it will...
Insurers shun FTX-linked crypto firms as contagion risk mounts
Specialists in the Lloyd's of London and Bermuda insurance markets are requiring more transparency from crypto companies about their exposure to FTX. The insurers are also proposing broad policy exclusions for any claims arising from the company's collapse. Kyle...
Govt expects Digital Personal Data Protection, Telecom bills to be passed in Monsoon session: Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw,,Union Telecom and IT minister While speaking at Google For India event, the IT and telecom minister said another bill on Digital India Act will be also floated in a month for public consultation New Delhi: The government is expecting to get Digital...