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African swine fever reported in two Kerala farms
The disease was confirmed among pigs of two farms in the district after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal "Now the test result has confirmed the infection. Directions have been issued to cull 300 pigs of the...
Stock market investors richer by over Rs 9.76 trn in five days
"The return of FIIs into domestic equity markets in the last few sessions coupled with receding commodity prices and hopes that US Fed may not go for aggressive rate hikes in its next meeting has somewhat tempered the fears of investors," Shrikant Chouhan, Head of...
More than 1.3 mn vehicles recalled in FY22 due to safety issues: Gadkari
Gadkari said total 47,984 people died due to accidents on national highways in 2020, while 33,148 died due to accidents on state highways Vehicle recalls in India rose to a three-year high in 2021-22, with more than 13 lakh two-wheelers and passenger cars recalled...
26.66 million people affected by floods in 2020; 1,365 lives lost: Union minister Shekhawat
Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said Rs 21,190 crore of total damage of crops, houses and public utilities has been recorded in 2020 New Delhi: As many as 26.66 million people were affected by floods in the country...
Facebook’s growth woes in India: too much nudity, not enough women
Facebook has faced criticism globally from online safety campaigners for not doing enough to safeguard women from bullying or harassment. In 2019, the platform said it had a team of people focusing "just on making sure we are keeping women safe", using technology...
Microsoft India most ‘attractive employer brand’ in India: Randstad
The 10 most attractive employer brands in India for 2022 include Hewlett Packard at fourth place, Infosys (5th), Wipro (6th), Tata Consultancy Services (7th), Tata Steel (8th), Tata Power Company (9th) and Samsung (10th), as per the survey released on Thursday 'It is...
China fines Didi Global $1.2 bln for violating data security laws
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said its investigation found Didi had illegally collected millions of pieces of user information over a seven-year period starting June 2015, and carried out data processing activities that seriously affected national...
Travelers reporting stranded luggage this summer jumped 30%: Mapfre
More bags are going missing as short-staffed airports and airlines struggle to keep up with luggage handling alongside surging travel demand.Most stranded luggage ends up resurfacing, thus not triggering reimbursement, the insurer said The number of travelers...
Ship insurers seek more assurances on Ukraine grain corridor
Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations are expected to sign a deal later this week aimed at resuming the shipping of grain from Ukraine across the Black Sea Insurance for the ships would be possible “if a sensible solution were offered,” said Rory Colacicchi,...
34 pc of coastline under varying degrees of erosion for past 28 years: Govt
"Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has not estimated the percentage of loss specifically due to coastal erosion, however, INCOIS has estimated Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) for the Indian coastline, which is a cumulative impact of...
Govt shortlists 7 GMs for selecting CMDs of New India and AIC
The general managers who have been shortlisted are- M Rajeswari Singh, Agriculture Insurance Company(AIC), BS Rahul,(AIC),N Ramaswamy, presently heading GIC Re’s London branch, Neerja Kapur, NIA, Girija Subramanian, GIC Re, Rashmi Bajpai, Oriental Insurance...
Govt implements $10-bn plan to decarbonise public transport and curb emissions
India could electrify all two-wheelers currently on the roads and complete the electrification of public buses in five to seven years, Acharya said. New Delhi: State-controlled Convergence Energy Services Ltd. is planning a $10-billion (Rs 80,000 crore) tender for...
IRDAI empowers insurers to expand their hospital networks for cashless health cover
While specifying the criteria, the board of insurers among other things should consider the minimum manpower and healthcare infrastructure facilities, said the IRDAI The insurers have to also publish the board approved empanelment criteria in their website from...
About 13 lakh electric vehicles registered in country: Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, according to the World Road Statistics (WRS) of the International Road Federation, Geneva, India recorded 1.5 lakh road accident fatalities in 2020, which was 26.37 percent of total road accidents...
Kerala issues SOP for treatment, isolation of monkeypox cases
Kerala Health Minister Veena George, in a release, gave details of the SOP which is to be followed by all private and government hospitals The risk of infection is high through close physical or direct skin-to-skin contact or sexual intercourse with an infected person...
Most major nations lag in acting on climate-fighting goals: Scientists
The tracker describes as insufficient the policies and actions of the world's top two carbon polluters, China and the U.S., as well as Japan, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. It calls Russia and South Korea's polices highly insufficient, and Iran comes in as critically...
Climate crisis increases the severity of drought in Delhi and London
Christian Aid has warned that without action to cut emissions and better management of freshwater resources, the toll will be felt acutely by the poor. The 10 cities featured in the report, are Sydney, Harare, Sao Paulo, Phoenix, Beijing, Kabul, New Delhi, Cape Town,...
Britain swelters on its hottest day ever as temperatures hit 40C
Stephen Belcher at the Met Office said he had not expected to see such temperatures in Britain in his career "Research conducted here at the Met Office has demonstrated that it's virtually impossible for the UK to experience 40C in an undisrupted climate but climate...