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The report, ‘Destination 2030: Global cities’ readiness for sustainable tourism growth’, said that prior to the pandemic, the sector had been outpacing the global economy for almost a decade, with an annual average growth of 4.3 per cent compared to 2.9 per cent...
Digital transactions worth Rs 20k cr seen daily: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ''Now digital transactions worth Rs 20,000 crore are taking place daily in our country. In March, UPI (Unified Payments Interface) transactions even reached Rs 10 lakh crore,'' he said New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said...
FPIs withdraw Rs 12,300 cr from equities in Apr on US Fed rate hike fears
''The fears of an aggressive rate hike by the US Fed, continue to dent investor sentiments. This could have prompted investors to again adopt a cautious stance towards their investments in emerging markets like India,'' said Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director -...
Sustainable funds see Rs 315 crore outflow in FY21-22, says report
This comes following a staggering inflow of Rs 4,884 crore in FY 2020-21. Prior to that, sustainable funds saw an infusion of over Rs 2,000 crore, according to data compiled by Morningstar India Going forward, ESG considerations will become an integral part of the...
Ola Electric recalling 1,441 units of two-wheelers due to fire cases
Recently, there have been widespread incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire in various parts of the country forcing manufacturers to recall their vehicles. Okinawa Autotech had recalled over 3,000 units, while PureEV did a similar exercise for around 2,000...
India-UPI likely to dominate digital payments, BNPL to drive growth: Report
“We expect the payments industry to focus heavily on enhancing customer experience and providing customer options for payment, enhancing security, undertaking innovations in technology like distributed ledger technology (DLT) and emerging tech like IoT (Internet of...
Govt to release framework on non-personal data use in 10 days: Vaishnaw
''Government is now planning to create public digital platforms on the lines of UPI, Cowin. Such digital platforms will then be opened up to the start up community and industry. Please come, create your consumer-facing applications. Grow with us '' Ashwini Vaishnaw...
Centre to sell 3.5% stake in LIC, IPO to fetch Rs 21,000 crore
The issue size is expected to be worth Rs 21,000 crore, valuing the country's largest insurer at Rs 6 lakh crore LIC board had met on Saturday to approve the modified IPO LIC is likely to file the red herring prospectus with market regulator Sebi by Wednesday New...
Biodiversity and ecosystem protection highlighted on Mother Earth Day
Climate change, man-made changes to nature as well as crimes that disrupt biodiversity, such as deforestation, land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock production or the growing illegal wildlife trade, can accelerate the speed of destruction of the...
EU reaches landmark deal on hate speech, disinformation
The EU's new rules, which are designed to protect internet users and their "fundamental rights online," should make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platforms' algorithms The European Union reached a landmark deal...
Sustainable development hinges on fate of world’s cities
“Sustainable development will hinge on how we manage urbanization,” he said, adding that current discussions should be framed in the context of responding to COVID-19 response and the climate crisis Noting that 1.2 billion people in the global South currently live in...
Mansukh Mandaviya calls India as World’s largest pharmacy, vaccine manufacturing country
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya "Indian pharma industry is known globally for its affordable and quality drugs. We shall soon get the competitive edge in medical devices too with research and innovation," he added New Delhi: Union Minister of Health & Family...
RBI needs to tailor its actions in tune with dynamic global situation: Governor Das
''With 60 per cent of developed countries facing inflation above 5 per cent -- unheard of since the 1980s -- and more than half of the developing countries experiencing inflation above 7 per cent, the climb in prices is testing societal tolerance levels,'' he had said...
DFS Secretary asks banks to soar up balancesheet; raise capital from market
Manthan 2022 was held to brainstorm with the top leadership of public sector banks and unlock next-generation reforms while continuing with the EASE journey, the ministry said. The last such exercise was held in 2019. Financial Services Secretary Malhotra urged banks...
LIC’s IPO size may be cut by 40% on Ukraine war woes
Officials want to complete the listing -- which will still be India’s biggest -- in the next two weeks, the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations aren’t public. LIC will probably be valued at some Rs 6 lakh crore, the people said New Delhi:...
Niti Aayog issues draft battery swapping policy; moots incentives, rigorous testing protocol
The draft policy also comes at a time when there are rising concerns over safety issues around electric vehicles in the wake of multiple instances of such vehicles catching fire ''For safety during operation of the charging infrastructure, the operator must follow the...
Largest public pension fund CalPERS wants Buffet’s replacement as Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CalPERS said it invests more than $450 billion, including more than $2.3 billion in Berkshire shares. Berkshire plans for Buffett’s son Howard Buffett to become non-executive chairman after his father’s departure,...
SBI General’s records a gross premium of Rs 9260 crore in FY2021-22, to post underwriting losses
PC Kandpal, MD & CEO, SBI General Insurance, said, “Despite the challenging environment continued with pandemic, we have registered significant growth in GWP especially in the health insurance segment. The strong performance underpins our health insurance...