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Over the next few years, some 12-13 billion euros per year will be allocated to subsidise renovations to old buildings and installing more energy-efficient windows, doors and heaters, the ministry said. Around one billion euros will be allocated for new construction....
Centre issues comprehensive guidelines for monkeypox patients, contacts
Monkeypox typically manifests itself with fever, headache, rashes for up to three weeks, sore throat, cough and swollen lymph nodes New Delhi: A 21-day isolation, wearing masks, following hand hygiene, keeping lesions fully covered and waiting for those to fully heal...
DGCA restricts SpiceJet’s flights to 50% for 8 weeks
There is "poor internal safety oversight" and "inadequate maintenance actions" in the airline which has resulted in degradation of "safety margins", DGCA said During these eight weeks, the budget carrier will be subjected to "enhanced surveillance" by the DGCA New...
ICICI Gen launches `Motor Floater & Pay-As-You-Use’ policies
Sanjeev Mantri, executive director, ICICI Lombard General said “ Pay-How-You-Use and Pay-As-You-Use would go a long way in ensuring additional transparency and convenience for the end customer as these add-ons would precisely give them an idea of the coverage and...
Global CAT insured losses at $39 billion in H1 2022:Aon
Steve Bowen, managing director and head of Catastrophe Insight for Aon’s Impact Forecasting team, said: “The continued effects of La Niña conditions, amplified by climate change’s influence on global weather patterns, not only increased volatility and intensified many...
FSIB to select CMDs of New India and AIC today
The GMs, who will be appearing for the interview are- M Rajeswari Singh, Agriculture Insurance Company,BS Rahul,(AIC),N Ramaswamy, presently heading GIC Re’s London branch ,Neerja Kapur, NIA, Girija Subramanian, GIC Re, Rashmi Bajpai, Oriental Insurance Company(OIC),...
EV fire incidents: Consumer protection regulator issues notices to 4-5 cos
Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare said the authority will commence the hearing on this matter soon."We have issued notices to 4-5 companies. We asked them to provide reasons for series of fire incidents in EVs and why the...
IMF cuts global growth outlook, warns high inflation threatens recession
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas,Chief Economist,IMF "The outlook has darkened significantly since April. The world may soon be teetering on the edge of a global recession, only two years after the last one," IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told a news...
Only 11% of 69 cr beneficiaries have taken Covid precaution doses; officials blame complacency
Official sources also said that six states, including Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, are reporting more than 1,000 average daily cases. Also, 181 districts in India are reporting a weekly positivity of more than 10 per cent (in the week ending July...
ECGC IPO likely to hit market in fourth quarter of FY23: CMD
M Senthilnathan, CMD,ECGC ''The initial review of ECGC has been done by DIPAM and the next direction is expected from them. Initially, we were told that the listing will happen somewhere around the last quarter of the current financial year. So, I think they will be...
Wage Revision: PSU general insurance unions defer their 2-day nationwide strike from July 27
It was informed that meeting of CMDs, DFS with finance minister scheduled for 22nd July could not take place as she is detected Covid positive. A final decision in the matter is expected during the meeting, to be convened after she assumes office,’’ said a...
Alibaba to seek primary listing in Hong Kong, adding to NYSE
Alibaba's decision to seek a primary listing in Hong Kong also comes as U.S. regulators have threatened to delist U.S.-listed Chinese companies unless they follow auditing requirements, which in turn triggered a selloff of Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. Alibaba,...
Australia is on high alert for foot-and-mouth disease in its cattle herds
The disease is often spread by humans via their shoes, clothes and luggage — and particles can even live in people’s noses, where they may survive for up to 24 hours. The virus can also be transmitted via contaminated meat and other animal products, and survive in the...
Bank fraud declines to Rs 3,785 crore in FY22: Bhagwat Karad
As per the RBI data, frauds involving the amount of Rs 11,800 crore were detected in 2020-2021, the Minister of State for Finance said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha New Delhi: The amount involved in frauds reported by banks and select financial institutions...
Quarter of firms reach Lloyd’s of London 35% target for women leaders
"Representation of women and ethnic minorities (is) improving across our market – but we can't be complacent," Lloyd's of London CEO John Neal said. A quarter of firms operating at Lloyd's of London have reached the commercial insurance market's target for 35% of...
Royal Sundaram inks Bancassurance tie-up with City Union Bank
Royal Sundaram General Insurance has entered into a bancassurance partnership with City Union Bank. This arrangement will enable the customers of the bank to have easy access to a comprehensive suite of best-in-class general insurance products from Royal Sundaram...
London as financial hub struggles to find its way in Brexit Britain
Sam Woods, chief executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority, faces calls from the insurance industry to support the relaxation of the Solvency II capital rules, which were written while part of the EU London: London is in danger of becoming a mere “regional...
Space sector startups seek clarity on financing, insurance in space policy
''To give more thrust to our space programme, we need to target much more lenient insurance policies where the government can come forward and help out in a bigger way than what is done in other countries,'' Pawan Kumar Chandana, CEO of Skyroot Aerospace, which is...