Welcome to My Blog
Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebar
Climate Change: Life-threatening heat domes confound forecasters
Wildfires and droughts are often the byproduct of extreme heat and have caused some of the largest climate-related disasters in the US. From 1980 to 2024, 23 wildfires caused $147.9 billion in damage and killed 537 people while 32 droughts extracting a toll of $367.6...
Global financial watchdogs to ramp up monitoring of AI
Banks have been broadly optimistic that AI will make them more productive, but regulators around the world have expressed concerns about its potential impact on financial stability Global financial regulators have laid out plans for closer monitoring of artificial...
Aon bolsters its broking capabilities with two senior leadership appointments
Both appointments are effective immediately, with Michelle and Lucy based in London and reporting into Rob Kemp, chief executive officer (CEO) of Commercial Risk for Aon UK LONDON: Global re/insurance broker Aon plc has announced the appointments of Michelle Beverely...
Zero GST on Retail Health Cover: Brokers ask insurers not to reduce their commission
(Lto R)- Narendra Kumar Bharindwal, President, IBAI, met with Tapan Singhel, chairman, General Insurance Council on Monday The Insurance Brokers Association of India( IBAI) wants an industry-wide dialogue on the transfer of GST burden to intermediaries to maintain...
Startups bridging India’s mental health gap through tech-led innovations
According to the India Mental Health Alliance (IMHA), a staggering 200 million Indians have diagnosed mental health conditions but receive no adequate treatment, leading to a treatment gap as high as 95 pert cent in some areas. NEW DELHI: Mental health-tech startups...
World’s largest oil gas companies involved in under 1.5 pc renewable energy projects: Study
"Oil and gas companies' renewable deployment is anecdotal at best. Their contribution to the fight against the climate crisis should be judged solely by how much fossil fuel they leave in the ground," lead author Marcel Llavero-Pasquina, a researcher at the Autonomous...
Death rates among youth not declining despite overall drop globally: Lancet study
"The rapid growth in the world's aging population and evolving risk factors have ushered in a new era of global health challenges," said Dr Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, US,...
WHO: Widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide
“Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine, threatening the health of families worldwide,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO, Director-General One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people...
IRDAI tightens fraud control measures for re/insurers and distribution partners, to be implemented from next Apr 1
All insurers have to share with Insurance Information Bureau (IIB) the details of distribution channels, hospitals, third party vendors and fraud perpetrators blacklisted and IIB will have to maintain the caution repository concerning all such details in order to...
Breast cancer cases on rise junk food lack of exercise contributing factors: Doctors
"Breast cancer is considered to be the most common cancer among women. One in 20 or 4 per cent of women in India have the risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime. It is predicted that by 2030, we will diagnose almost two lakh cases per year," Dr Shalaka...
SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea to ensure adequate life support facilities in ambulances
Besides other prayers, the plea has sought directions to the authorities to establish or continue with a telephone or online helpline facility for the public to report complaints pertaining to inadequate or improper facilities in ambulances or overcharging,...
Indian Healthcare: Transparency Drives Patient Choice
``Establishing a central authority to create, enforce and celebrate standards, empower patients and foster collaboration among providers, payors, clinicians and patients, will be key. With decisive action, India can achieve affordable, world-class healthcare for all...
“Ground Boeing 787 aircraft for electrical checks”: Federation of Indian Pilots
"Since June 16, 1925, we have reiterated that all B-787s in the country must be thoroughly checked for their electrical systems. On 04 Oct the RAT deployed on AI-117 a/c while on approach at BHX. On 09 Oct, AI-154 from Vienna to Delhi diverted to Dubai due to major...
Cough syrup deaths: Probe against Coldrif manufacturer exposed lapses by TNFDA
A recent inspection by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) exposed the unit's appalling conditions and total non-compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), the sources said The investigation against the Kanchipuram-based manufacturer of...
US targets Iran’s energy trade, 8 Indian nationals several firms sanctioned
``The State Department imposed sanctions on approximately 40 entities, individuals and vessels to "deny the Iranian regime funds it uses to conduct its malign activity," the department said in a press release on Thursday Washington: Eight Indian nationals and several...
Minister of Communications cautions against AI’s unchecked risks
``Facial recognition systems have misidentified minorities with up to 80% error rates, while in healthcare, AI misdiagnosed 20% of tuberculosis cases in Uttar Pradesh hospitals—underscoring the danger of opaque, unaccountable systems''Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar,...
Thane MACT awards Rs 1.2 crore compensation to kin of businessman killed in expressway accident
Tribunal member R V Mohite on Thursday directed the owner of the tempo involved in the accident and the insurer, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd, to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent interest per annum from the date of the petition...
Aon names Simon Chisholm as Asia Reinsurance Solutions chairman
Simon Chisholm, Chairman-designate, of Asia for Reinsurance Solutions In this role, Chisholm will lead the Reinsurance Solutions’ Global Clients Segment for the Asia region, with a continued focus on deepening relationships with key clients in Japan and Thailand...