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The use of DDPI will be limited only for two purposes. One is for the transfer of securities held in the beneficial owner account of the client towards stock exchange related deliveries or settlement obligations arising out of trades executed by such a client The...
WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air
Air quality is poorest in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said. Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular...
New legal structure needed to counter cyber criminals: Vaishnaw
Union Minister of Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said this problem can be tackled by legal strategy, technology, organisations, capacity building and mutual cooperation Speaking on legal strategy to counter cyber crimes, Vaishnaw said the country needs to...
Sharp fall in marriages heightens China’s concerns over declining birth rate
Early this year National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said China's population grew by less than half a million last year to 1.4126 billion as the birth rate fell for the fifth consecutive year, stoking fears of a looming demographic crisis and its adverse impact on the...
PSU insurers lodge Covid insurance claims worth Rs 17,537 cr till Dec 2021
''Till December 31, 2021, 14.92 lakh COVID-19 health claims, of a total amount of Rs 17,537 crore, were lodged with public sector insurance companies, of which 93.3 per cent claims had been disposed of,'' Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written...
ICICI Lombard’s 2nd edition of Corporate India Risk Index witnesses a 9% jump
Bhargav Dasgupta, MD & CEO, ICICI Lombard General insurance The highest improvement was witnessed in the Transportation & Logistics sector, which has secured a score of 69, up from 47 in 2020. The sector bounced back post pandemic owing to new strategic...
Chhattisgarh tops states with lowest unemployment rate in country: Govt
The state government has set up the 'Chhattisgarh Employment Mission' intending to create around 15 lakh new employment opportunities in the next five years New Delhi: Chhattisgarh has been ranked first among states with the lowest unemployment rate in the country, an...
GST rate for COVID-19 medicines pegged at five percent GST: govt
"At present, Goods and Services Tax (GST) on health insurance services is levied at standard rate, i.e., 18 per cent. Specific health insurance schemes catering to the needs of economically weaker sections of the society and differently abled, such as Rashtriya...
Investor wealth jumps over Rs 3 trn, 416 stocks breach upper circuit
Reflecting bullish investor sentiments, the 30-share key index Sensex skyrocketed 1,472.33 points or a whopping 2.46 per cent to 60,736.08 points at around 10.30 am, driven by HDFC twins Mumbai: Investors turned wealthier by more than Rs 3 lakh crore in the first hour...
Brazil and Indonesia lead the world in crypto adoption: Study
Brazil and Indonesia lead the world in crypto adoption, Gemini found, with 41% of people surveyed in those countries reporting crypto ownership, compared with 20% in the United States and 18% in the United Kingdom Gemini found that 79% of people who reported owning...
China sends military, doctors to Shanghai amid COVID-19 outbreak
Shanghai will conduct city-wide nucleic acid testing on Monday. The city on Monday reported 425 confirmed and 8,581 asymptomatic domestically transmitted cases, the highest daily increases since the latest outbreak, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections in...
HDFC Bank, HDFC to merge in $40 billion deal to create lending behemoth
As part of the deal, shareholders of HDFC Ltd will receive 42 shares of the bank for 25 shares held. Existing shareholders of HDFC Ltd will own 41% of HDFC Bank Mumbai: India's most valuable lender HDFC Bank on Monday agreed to take over the country's largest mortgage...
Unemployment rate decreasing in India: CMIE
According to the data, Haryana recorded the highest unemployment rate in March at 26.7 per cent, followed by Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir at 25 per cent each, Bihar at 14.4 per cent, Tripura at 14.1 per cent and West Bengal at 5.6 per cent Unemployment rate in the...
WHO suspends Covaxin supply to UN agencies
A statement issued by WHO on Saturday said the suspension is in response to the outcomes of its post EUL (emergency use authorisation) inspection held between March 14–22, 2022 and the need to conduct process and facility upgrade to address recently identified GMP...
Demographic dividend may turn into liability sans enough jobs, skilled workforce: Report
The report points out that India will add another 183 million people to the working age group of 15-64 years between 2020-50 as per the UN Population Statistics database New Delhi; As the country is expected to add another 183 million people to the working age group...
India on cusp of major economic recovery: Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar
" Notwithstanding economic uncertainties triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war that is also impacting global supply chains, Kumar asserted that it was quite clear from all accounts that India will remain the fastest growing economy in the world'' said Niti Aayog Vice...
FPIs withdraw Rs 41,000 cr in March
Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director - Manager Research, Morningstar India, said the outflows can be attributed to the anticipation of rate hike by US Fed, and deteriorating geopolitical environment with Russia and Ukraine engaging in a war New Delhi: Continuing...
NHA invites all stakeholders to join hands in building Unified Health Interface
Under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), NHA invites contributors to participate in the open development of digital health protocols New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) invites contributors and developers from the open community, especially those...