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Susheel Kumar, MD and Country Head, Syngenta India, said globally farmers are facing challenges, including climate change, soil erosion and biodiversity loss. The newly added feature will be very helpful for farmers, he added Global agriculture firm Syngenta has...
Farmers to continue protest in Odisha’s Padampur over non-payment of insurance dues
Narendra Singh Tomar,Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister In the face of the farmers' agitation, Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in a Twitter post said: "In the process of settlement of insurance claims of disputed...
Oral health neglect affects nearly half the global population: WHO report
The most common oral diseases stem from dental cavities. Gum disease, tooth loss and oral cancers are among the most prevalent oral diseases, while tooth decay is the single most common condition around the world, affecting an estimated 2.5 billion people A new report...
Asian businesses continues with hybrid working
Attitudes vary across the region. Singapore, Australia and New Zealand are most likely to embrace flexible working. China, Japan and India are the least receptive to it. The number of Asian businesses expecting employees to spend their entire working life operating...
From sex workers to bakers, Twitter business users fear losses
Self-employed people and small businesses that use Twitter as a marketing platform - from online sex workers in Britain to home bakers in South Africa - are anxious that upheaval at the platform could disrupt their incomes The platform, which has 238 million active...
Score ‘triple billion’ health goals, ahead of World Cup kick-off: WHO
The event will serve as a key moment to gather safely, celebrate the importance of healthy lifestyles, and demonstrate the steps needed to ensure the delivery and legacy of healthy and safe mega sporting events People of all ages and abilities are walking, jogging,...
MP: Youth kills father for Rs 10 lakh insurance money in Barwani, arrested
When the police team check the CCTV footage and cyber reports, they grew suspicious and interrogated the people concerned then it came to light that Anil along with three others hatched a conspiracy to kill his father Barwani, Madhya Pradesh: A youth hatched a...
Twitter should convey how it is protecting Americans’ online data: White House official
WASHINGTON: A White House official said Friday that “this administration believes every company – including social media companies - should take all necessary steps to protect the safety of Americans’ online data." "Twitter should speak to how they are ensuring that...
UNDP launches Crisis Academy to prepare new generation of crisis leaders
The virtual inauguration highlighted an innovative learning experience, where participants played arcade games to learn about Crisis Academy's six digital campuses namely SURGE Crisis response, Stabilization, Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus, Community...
Govt raises maximum tenure of PSU banks’ CEO to 10 years
As per a government notification dated November 17, 2022, the term for the appointment has been extended to 10 years, from the earlier 5 years, subject to superannuation age of 60 years The decision of the government would help banks to retain the talent who rise to...
SC refuses to entertain pleas on two-child norm for controlling population
The plea said the high court failed to appreciate that the right to clean air, right to drinking water, right to health, right to peaceful sleep, right to shelter, right to livelihood and right to education guaranteed under Articles 21 and 21A of the Constitution...
No proposal on loss and damage funding in draft COP 27 climate deal document
Loss and damage refer to the consequences of climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to, or when options exist but a community doesn’t have the resources to access or utilise them Financing or a new fund for addressing loss and damage — for example money...
Analysis: India power binges on coal, outpaces Asia
India’s government has said it was committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2070, and official data reviewed by Reuters shows that renewable energy generation grew 21% in March to October, even as coal use for power increased. MUMBAI: India's coal-fired power output...
Govt proposes penalty of up to Rs 500 cr for data breach under Data Protection Bill
The draft bill, renamed as The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, has laid out the conditions for collecting data and the consent of the people whose data would be processed. New Delhi: The government has raised the penalty amount to up to Rs 500 crore for...
Emerging Risks: Financial sector reliance on 2-3 big tech cos poses major risks, says Axis Bank CEO
Amitabh Chaudhry, managing director and chief executive warned that "the country's banking system now relies on two three big companies for their software service requirements, and this can lead to emerging risks in case these companies stop investing and ensuring...
AUM Asset Management launches ILS Ocean Fund Investing in ILS
The underwriting strategy for The Fund will mirror that of the captive insurance company in which it is invested, Ocean International Reinsurance Co Ltd. ("Ocean RE"), and will take a vertical cut of all lines of business (excluding Life Business), supported by the...
Oriental Insurance CMD Anjan Dey puts in his papers on health grounds
Anjan Dey, CMD, Oriental Insurance Company N Ramaswamy,general manager, GIC Re and RR Singh,diretor & general manager,OIC, are two top contenders for the OIC chief post Dey had joined OIC in March 2021 and has tenure till November 2023 It is now expected a lot of...
InsuranceDekho partners with LIC
Insurtech InsuranceDekho has partnered with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to sell the corporation's products on its platform. Ankit Agrawal, CEO, and Co-founder, InsuranceDekho, said, “We will leverage the best technology, POSP partner practices, and...