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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarNew rules for debit, credit cards begin with tokenisation today, All you need to know
A tokenised card transaction is considered safer as the actual card details are not shared with the merchant during the processing of the transaction. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made it mandatory for all credit and debit card data used in online,...
Health profile of Telangana being created: CM
K Chandrashekhar Rao,Chief Minister, Telangana "We have taken up a great endeavour of creating the health profile of Telangana. On an experimental basis we have taken up Siricilla constituency and Mulugu constituency and created a 100 per cent health profile. Details...
Florida (Re)insurers to withstand Hurricane Ian, Specialists at risk, says Fitch
Florida is expected to have substantial economic and insured losses from hurricane Ian from heavy rainfall, storm surge and flooding. Based on our initial analysis, insured losses could range from $25 billion-$40 billion for Florida, which could increase depending on...
No petrol, diesel in Delhi without PUC from October 25, says Gopal Rai
Vehicular emission is one of the key contributors to rising pollution in Delhi. It is imperative to reduce it so it has been decided that from October 25 petrol, diesel will not be provided at petrol pumps without PUC certificate of the vehicle, Delhi Environment...
Ageing and Health: Global population ageing is much faster now
By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or over. At this time the share of the population aged 60 years and over will increase from 1 billion in 2020 to 1.4 billion. By 2050, the world’s population of people aged 60 years and older will double (2.1...
By 2030, 1.4 billion people will be at least 60 years old: UN
Secretary-General António Guterres reminded that this pledge is enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adding that lifelong learning, strong social protection, accessible quality long-term healthcare, bridging the digital divide, intergenerational...
Musk’s “extremely capable robot” to cost less than $20k
He said existing humanoid robots are “missing a brain” – and the ability to solve problems on their own. By contrast, he said, Optimus would be an "extremely capable robot" that Tesla would aim to produce in the millions. He said he expected it would cost less than...
India is where climate tech meets global venture capital
India’s biggest companies — including the likes of Wipro Ltd., UltraTech Cement Ltd. and Reliance Industries — are increasingly talking to their shareholders about sustainability. Private capital is looking to back climate change-related technology, too: Of the almost...
Govt working to achieve $ 5 Trillion economy by 2025: Sarbananda Sonowal
The Minister also inaugurated an array of Green Port projects like 100 per cent conversion into LED Lights, Induction of e-Cars, 140 KW Solar Roof Top Solar Power Plant and laid the foundation stone for 2 MW Wind Farm, 400 KW Solar Roof Top Solar Power Plant, Public...
Sebi rolls out framework for portfolio managers
The provision of the circular will become effective from April 1, 2023 ''Portfolio Managers shall put in place a written down policy which inter-alia detail the specific activities, role and responsibilities of various teams engaged in fund management, dealing,...
Study finds artificial intelligence improves patient outcomes, reduces hospital readmission risk
"The study showed that if we can identify geriatric patients with dementia as soon as they are hospitalized and recognize the significant risk factors, then we can implement some suitable interventions right away," said Eugene C. Lai, M.D., Ph.D., the Robert W. Hervey...
Sebi tightens disclosure norms for IPOs; to relax rules for open offers
For IPOs, the regulator cleared the proposal mandating the issuers to disclose the offer price based on past transactions and fund raising activities The watchdog's board gave its nod to bring buying and selling of mutual fund units under the ambit of insidr trading...
Aviva raises its stakes to 74% in Indian JV
Aviva is the third foreign player to hike its stake in an Indian insurance JV New Delhi: UK major Aviva plc announced that it has acquired an additional 25 per cent stake from Dabur Invest Corp. in its joint venture in India, Aviva Life Insurance Company India Limited...
Regulations for offline payment aggregators to be at par with online peers, says RBI
RBI, Governor Shaktikanta Das said there will be ''convergence on standards of data collection and storage'' after the move, meaning that such companies will not be able to store details like those of credit and debit cards of a customer Mumbai: Regulations for...
Australian police seek to protect 10,000 customers after Optus hack
Under Australian law, official documents are assigned point scores that can be used for identity verification purposes to clear sensitive transactions, which typically demand at least 100 identification points. The stolen data included passport numbers, which are...
Death toll in Florida uncertain as Ian takes aim at Carolinas
The storm transformed Florida's southwestern shoreline, dotted with sandy beaches, coastal towns and mobile home parks, into a disaster zone as Ian swept seawater into waterfront homes. Ian, one of the strongest storms ever to hit the U.S. mainland, flooded Gulf Coast...
Indian monsoon season ends with 7% excess rainfall, says IMD
Though the country as a whole has received excess rainfall, the distribution has been uneven with the desert state of Rajasthan reporting 36 per cent more rains than normal and the north-east region, which witnesses copious showers, receiving deficit rainfall New...
RBI raises key policy rate by 50 bps to rein in inflation, slashes growth target to 7.2% from 7%
RBI retained the inflation projection at 6.7 percent for the current fiscal while slashing the real GDP growth estimate to 7 percent from the earlier forecast of 7.2 percent for FY'23. India's annual retail inflation rate accelerated to 7% in August, driven by a surge...