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India to become fastest-growing green economy of the world, says Piyush Goyal
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal stated, "As a leading agri-producer, we are taking significant efforts to promote biofuels. Now, food grains waste and sugarcane are converted into ethanol in a big way, with the ethanol blending programme making...
We see clear advantages in central bank driven digital currency: Nirmala Sitharaman
''We see clear advantages in a central bank driven digital currency, because in this day and age, bulk payments happening between- countries, large transactions between institutions and large transactions between central banks themselves of each country- are all...
Biden to order studies on regulating, issuing cryptocurrency
U.S. President Joe Biden U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen last year warned about an "explosion of risk" from digital markets, including the misuse of cryptocurrencies, but said new financial technologies could also help fight crime and reduce inequality...
U.S. Supreme Court spurns Google bid to avoid shareholder lawsuit
The lawsuit, led by the state of Rhode Island, was filed after the Wall Street Journal published an article in October 2018 that said Google concealed the exposure of private data for nearly 500,000 users of Google+ – a social network owned by Google – because it...
Japan’s top court orders damages for victims of Fukushima nuclear plant in landmark decision
Public broadcaster NHK said the average payout of about 380,000 yen ($3,290) for each plaintiff covered three class-action lawsuits, among more than 30 against the utility, which are the first to be finalized A massive tsunami unleashed by an earthquake of magnitude...
AIA buys BEA’s travel and general insurance services unit Blue Cross
BEA agreed to sell its medical, travel and general insurance services unit Blue Cross (Asia-Pacific) Insurance and all of its 80% interest in healthcare services unit Blue Care JV (BVI) Holdings to AIA to generate value for shareholders. Asia-focused AIA’s largest...
Environmental groups sue TotalEnergies over climate marketing claims
The claim, which has been served on TotalEnergies and was to be filed before the Paris Judicial Court, concerns the company’s “reinvention” marketing campaign. Claimants say the campaign broke European consumer law by suggesting TotalEnergies can reach net-zero carbon...
Future Enterprises gets court nod for stake sale in Generali insurance venture
A Mumbai city court late last month put on hold Future's planned sale of its 25% stake in Future Generali India Insurance Company to Generali for 12.52 billion rupees ($162.82 million), after a legal challenge from some bondholders of Future companies that had...
Growing urban population is both an opportunity and a challenge: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi He listed a vision for the growing cities of the country where the government is committed to providing increasingly more green transport, electric buses, electric cars and electric two-wheelers Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday...
Global Covid caseload tops 447.6 million. fatalities surge past 6 million
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,339,202 and 960,310, according to the CSSE The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (42,97,315 infections and 515,102 deaths), followed by Brazil...
Ukraine evacuates trapped Seafarers, foreign mariners count cost of war
Many shipping firms have suspended sailings to affected Black Sea ports and other terminals in Ukraine. Insurance premiums for voyages have soared since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, an action Moscow calls a “special operation” Ukraine’s Maritime Administration has...
Sisodia inaugurates clinics at Delhi govt schools for physical, mental well-being of students
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia ''For the first time, the focus will be laid on mental well-being along with physical health. A healthy mind will contribute to a healthy society and ultimately a healthier nation,'' Sisodia said at the event The clinic, built in a...
Asian farmers turn to drones, apps for labour, climate challenges
Governments in the region are using drones, with satellite imagery, for weather forecasts, disaster management and crop insurance, as well as for monitoring and mapping crops strategic for food security, mostly rice BAN MAI, Thailand: As a child, Manit Boonkhiew...
Govt controlled price of over 800 medicines required for treating diseases like cancer: PM
''If we look at the figures of this fiscal, then medicines worth over Rs 800 crore have been sold from the jan aushadhi kendras. This means that this year itself, the poor and the middle class were able to save about Rs 5,000 crore…till now, about Rs 13,000 crore have...
US scientists detect Omicron variant for first time in deer
'Our finding that some of these animals harbour SARS-CoV-2 suggests the presence of another potential threat,'' said Kurt Vandegrift, associate research professor at Penn State, and lead author of the paper ''While there is no indication so far of any of the...
Irda asks insurers to put details of health covers for transgender persons in public
Earlier, IRDAI had asked insurer to evolve a health insurance underwriting policy covering approach and aspects relating to offering health insurance coverage not only to standard lives but also to substandard lives Hyderabad: The insurance regulator IRDA has...
1 in 2 women in India inclined towards asset building and property purchase: Godrej Housing Finance study
The study also found that 25.5% of the Indians consider owning a home the second-most important aspect defining 'personal security', with job security leading the chart with 40.6% voting for it. Mumbai: One in two women strongly agree that over the past year, they...
Star Health Insurance launches a holistic policy for women
In addition to regular hospitalization, Star Women Care Insurance Policy provides cover for assisted reproduction treatment, Delivery (pre and post-natal cover), multiple medical consultations, preventive health checkups, voluntary sterilization as well as child...