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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarCovid-19: INSACOG confirms presence of BA.4, BA.5 Omicron variants in India
"A-19-year-old female in Tamil Nadu has been found infected with the BA.4 variant of SARS-CoV-2," said INSACOG in a statement, adding that the patient has shown only mild clinical symptoms and has been fully vaccinated and has no travel history New Delhi: The Indian...
India considering spending additional $26 billion to fight inflation
India's retail inflation rose to an eight-year high in April, while wholesale inflation rose to at least a 17-year high, posing a major headache for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government ahead of elections to several state assemblies this year The Indian...
MFs collect Rs 1.08 lakh cr via 176 NFOs in FY22 on retail investors’ interest
According to the data compiled by Morningstar India, there were 176 new fund offers (including closed-end funds and ETFs) in 2021-22. These managed to collect a staggering Rs 1,07,896 crore during their inception stage This was way higher than 84 NFOs floated in...
FPIs dump Indian equities worth over Rs 35,000 crore in May so far
''Since the mother market, US, is weak and dollar is strengthening, FPIs are likely to continue selling in the near term,'' V K Vijayakumar, Cheif Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director - Manager Research,...
India needs strong cyber security norms to curb misuse of VPNs
As per the new policy, any service provider, intermediary, data centre, body corporate and government organisation will mandatorily report cyber incidents within six hours. As per CERT-In, there are various types of other offences like data breach, data leak, spread...
Climate change: Threatening access to water and sanitation
And globally, each 1°C increase caused by global warming is projected to result in a 20 per cent reduction in renewable water resources, affecting an additional seven per cent of the population It is estimated that more than one third of the European Union will be...
Insurance companies should not be too technical while settling claims, says SC
The observation of the top court came while allowing an appeal against the August 2021 order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) in a matter relating to the settlement of a claim under the insurance policy for a truck that was stolen in 2013...
Taxpayers can now claim refund of IGST on ocean freight: Experts on SC judgement
Giving its ruling in the Mohit Minerals case, the Supreme Court held that since the Indian importer is liable to pay IGST on the 'composite supply', comprising of supply of goods and supply of services of transportation, insurance, etc in a CIF (Cost Insurance...
EXPLAINER-How concerned should we be about monkeypox?
The risk to the general public is low at this time, a U.S. public health official told reporters at a briefing on Friday. Monkeypox is a virus that can cause symptoms including fever, aches and presents with a distinctive bumpy rash Global health officials have...
Efforts to improve air quality show positive trends: Bhupender Yadav
Bhupender Yadav,Union Environment Minister National Clean Air Programme 'is a national-level strategy for a 20 per cent to 30 per cent reduction in PM2.5 and PM10 concentration by 2024, with 2017 as the base year for comparison The programme covers 132 non-attainment...
Climate change boosted cost of Japan storm by $4 Billion, study shows
The research on extreme weather in Japan is the latest assessment of how inaction on curbing fossil fuel emissions is rapidly accelerating the cost of recovery and insuring people and property in the paths of more destructive storms The effects of human-caused climate...
Financial risks of climate change overplayed, senior HSBC banker says
Beau O’Sullivan, senior campaigner on the Bank on our Future campaign, called the comments “regressive and grossly flawed,” adding climate change posed a material risk to financial assets Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the...
Paytm forms general insurance JV without any external partner; to invest Rs 950 cr in 10 years
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, managing director, One97 Communications Initially, One97 Communications (OCL) will hold a 49 per cent stake in PGIL while the rest 51 per cent stake is to be owned by OCL's managing director Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led VSS Holding Private Limited...
Smartphone use can hamper mental well-being in young adults
She mentioned that social interaction teaches people how to read facial expressions, body language, physical touch, appropriate emotional responses, and conflict resolution, life skills that are crucial for socio-emotional development. Without these skills, people can...
Chhattisgarh govt asks PFRDA to return Rs 17,240 crore for old pension scheme rollout
In a letter to the Chairman of PFRDA, New Delhi on Friday, state’s Finance Secretary Alarmelmangai D said the Chhattisgarh government has decided to reinstate the old pension scheme (OPS) and therefore, the demand is being made to implement the decision Raipur: The...
Crypto ‘worth nothing’, should be regulated: ECB Prez Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde,European Central Bank President Lagarde told Dutch television that she’s concerned about people “who have no understanding of the risks, who will lose it all and who will be terribly disappointed, which is why I believe that that should be...
Govt alerts NCDC,ICMR on rapid jump in monkeypox cases abroad: Report
"Keep a close watch on monkeypox situation abroad. Send samples (to NIV, Pune) only in such cases where people display certain specific symptoms. Not samples of sick passengers," sources told ANI New Delhi: Issuing an alert to the National Centre for Disease Control...
Assam flood situation remains grim; over 7 lakh affected
A team of specialists from ISRO is already doing rapid damage assessment in Dima Hasao using drones and satellite data for post-disaster need assessment Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Friday as waters entered fresh areas affecting a...