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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarChubb receives regulatory approval to increase its Huatai stake to 83.2%
"China is currently the second largest insurance market after the United States. With an aging and more affluent society comes the growing demands for insurance and asset management products and services. We take a long-term view, and I am confident Huatai will grow...
EXPLAINER-COP27: What is ‘Loss and Damage’ funding, and who should pay?
Vulnerable countries and campaigners have argued that rich countries that caused the bulk of climate change with their historical greenhouse gas emissions should pay. The United States and European Union have previously resisted the argument, fearing spiralling...
Even govt will be held accountable for data breach, says govt source
The source said that there has been frivolous applications under the Right to Information Act which overburden government departments and therefore the government-notified entity has been exempted from RTI clause New Delhi; The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill...
Research: Potential threat to heart health from extreme weather
Study author Professor Stefan Agewall of the University of Oslo, Norway said: "The relationships between cold temperatures and deaths were more pronounced in men and people living in neighbourhoods with a low socioeconomic status. The links between cold and new-onset...
The Winter Session of Parliament will be held from December 7 to December 29 this year, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Friday. The upcoming Winter Session will have a total of 17 working days, he said. It isex
Extreme weather events to rise manifold in India due to climate change: IIT-G study
''The fraction of the total population and urban area exposed to sequential extremes will increase rapidly if the global mean temperature rises above 1.5 degrees Celsius from the pre-industrial level,'' Vimal Mishra, Professor, Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences,...
Big Pharma may have to reveal government deals in WHO’s draft pandemic rules
The aim of the pact, commonly known as the pandemic treaty, is to prevent the next global health crisis from being as devastating as COVID-19 and improving the global response that left many of the world's poorest countries behind The draft recognises the importance...
Punjab to implement Old Pension Scheme, state cabinet okays notification
State government contribution towards the pension corpus will be Rs 1,000 crore per annum initially and will gradually increase in future. In addition to this, the current accumulated corpus with NPS is Rs 16,746 crore for which the state government will request...
Syngenta introduces feature in app to identify pest attack on crops
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...