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The number of insured banks registered with DICGC stood at 2,040 as on March 31, 2022 Since the inception of deposit insurance, a cumulative amount of Rs 295.9 crore was paid up to March 31, 2022 towards claims of 27 commercial banks, Rs 10,524.3 crore towards claims...
Popular dietary supplements may increase cancer risk: Study
The international team of researchers led by Elena Goun, an associate professor of chemistry at MU, discovered high levels of NR could not only increase someone’s risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer, but also could cause cancer to metastasize or spread to...
Global debt levels rose ‘substantially’ in 2021 – World Bank’s Malpass
David Malpass, Presidnt,World Bank President IMF and World Bank officials say 25% of emerging market and developing economies are in or near debt distress, and the number rises to 60% for low- and middle-income countries. Climate shocks, interest rate increases and...
Side effects of watching violent television on children: Study
Early childhood entertainment often involves watching television, and some of the study's participants were exposed to violent content while others were not. Education and public health professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about the psychological and...
Australia to consider banning paying of ransoms to cyber criminals
Asked on ABC television on Sunday whether the government planned to look at outlawing ransom payments to cyber criminals, Australia's Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said "that's correct". "We will do that in the context of … cyber strategy," she said Sydney:...
Global COVID cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace -report
The increase in cases is not expected to cause a surge in deaths, the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) said Daily global COVID-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18.7 million by February from the current...
India wearable market grows 56 pc to 37.2 million units in Jul-September: IDC
The wearable device segment, which comprises smartwatches, wrist band and earwear, recorded 75 million units of shipments in the first nine months of 2022. Smart wearable devices shipment in India grew by over 56 per cent to 37.2 million units in the quarter ended...
Long-term goal of Paris Agreement requires phase down of all fossil fuels: India at COP27
“Natural gas and oil also lead to emission of greenhouse gases. Making only one fuel the villain is not right,” a source in the Indian delegation attending the climate talks told PTI. . New Delhi: As negotiators from 194 parties started working out a draft cover text...
Maha: Lok Adalat awards Rs 70 lakh compensation to accident victim’s family
The settlement was reached between the claimants and Iffco-Tokio Gen. Ins. Co Ltd, the insurer of the car involved in the accident Thane/Palghar; The National Lok Adalat in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Saturday awarded Rs 70 lakh compensation to the children of a...
Per capita income rose in real terms by 33.4 per cent since enactment of NFSA Centre to SC
"During last eight years, since the enactment of NFSA, per capita income of the population in India has increased in real terms by 33.4 per cent. The rise in per capita income of people is bound to have taken a large number of households to higher income class and...
Inflation print for Oct likely to be lower than 7 pc: RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das,Governor,Reserve Bank of India “We expect the October number which will be released on Monday to be lower than 7 per cent. Inflation is a matter of concern with which we are now dealing and dealing effectively,” he said. New Delhi: Terming price rise...
Hackers release Thales data on dark web, franceinfo says
The company this week said the Russian-speaking extortion and ransomware group had claimed to have stolen some of its data, with plans to publish it on Nov. 7. Data relating to French defence and technology group Thales have been published on the dark web by hacker...
5.4-magnitude quake hits Nepal; tremors in Delhi NCR, Uttarakhand
An IMD official said the quake originated in Nepal at a depth of 10 km with Latitude 29.28 N and Longitude 81.20 E In Uttarakhand, the tremors were felt in places including Pithoragarh, Munsiyari and Gangolihat New Delhi: Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and some other...
Russian oil cap doubts spur insurer fears of ships left at sea
If insurance was withdrawn mid-voyage, buyers and traders would have to figure out what to do with a stranded cargo potentially exposed to sanctions, complicating a strategy to deprive Russia of funds over its invasion of Ukraine. Oil-laden tankers risk being left...
Twitter’s hectic overhaul puts world’s regulators on alert
Elon Musk The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates how Twitter handles user data and has been overseeing the company’s privacy and data security compliance since it put the company under a consent order in 2011, which requires Twitter to submit to independent...
Insurance contracts have very little option for consumers except to sign on dotted lines: SC
“Such contracts demand a very high degree of prudence, good faith, disclosure and notice on the part of the insurer, being different facets of the doctrine of fairness. Though, a contract of insurance is a voluntary act on the part of the consumer, the obvious...
GIFT-IFSC an attractive entry point for India says its chairman Srinivas
Injeti Srinivas,chairman,IFSCA "I think in the next five years, IFSCA will clearly establish itself as a very attractive entry point for India. It will start emerging as an international financial centre for even non-India businesses… In five (years) it will be...
Need high regulatory standard globally to deal with crypto risks: Yellen
Janet Yellen,US Treasury Secretary "We need a high regulatory standard globally, we need to take steps to reduce the cost of cross-border payments and we are very actively working in the context of financial stability with Financial Action Task Force and multilateral...