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“Frequency of extreme precipitation events may increase all over India, and more prominently so over the central and southern parts in the near future as a response to enhanced warming,” Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh had said in a written reply in the Lok...
IIT-Madras researchers propose drought, flood mitigation project for village in TN
It suggested implementing a rapid recharge technology, which, when developed, can bring several benefits, including mitigate floods and droughts, and create a subsurface dam for water storage without evaporation loss, distribute water automatically and equitably...
Govt to soon decide on giving additional charge of New India Assurance CMD
The finance ministry had proposed to give additional charge to Anjan Dey,CMD of Delhi based Oriental Insurance Company, till the appointment of a new CMD of the Mumbai-based NIA, sources said. The insurance sector regulator IRDAI has sought clarification from the...
Global artificial intelligence spending to reach $434 bn in 2022: Report
AI solutions are currently focused on business process problems and range from human augmentation to process improvement to planning and forecasting, empowering superior decisioning and outcomes "Advancements in language, voice and vision technologies, and multi-modal...
LIC’s Post IPO business plan a threat to private firms: Credit Suisse Report
The report notes that LIC's margin has already gone by up 700 bps to 9.9 percent after government amended LIC's surplus/profit distribution rules which allows it to make a 10 per cent shift in the business mix from participating policies to non-participating policies,...
Singaporeans fall prey to Chinese-origin ‘pig-butchering’ crypto scam
Losses average USD 134,940 per person, based on over 400 victims surveyed by the organisation from North America, Europe, Taiwan and South-east Asia, according to the report "They were asked to pay administrative fees, security fees or taxes in order to reap profits....
FPIs pull out Rs 18,856 cr from Indian markets in Feb so far
''Geopolitical tension and chances of a rate hike by US Fed have triggered outflows from FPIs in the recent times from the Indian equity markets. They sharply increased the pace of selling after the US Fed indicated an end of the ultra-loose monetary policy regime,''...
EPFO mulling new pension scheme for formal workers getting over Rs 15K basic wage
''There has been demand for higher pension on higher contributions among the members of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Thus, it is under active consideration to bring out a new pension product or scheme for those whose monthly basic wages are more...
ICAO enhances UN cooperation to advance counter-terrorism initiatives in international civil aviation
It is additionally expected to maximize related deliverables to Member States in a variety of areas of ICAO/UNOCT focus, including initiatives pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems (drones) and cybersecurity Montréal: Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary...
RBI-appointed administrator invites bids for resolution of Reliance Capital
Reliance Capital has two insurance companies, Reliance General Insurance and Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company, as subsidiaries Mumbai: As part of the resolution process, the RBI-appointed administrator on Friday invited expressions of interest (EoIs) for sale of...
IndiGo takes delivery of first Airbus plane operating on sustainable fuel
In a statement, Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, We are pleased to take delivery of this Airbus aircraft which will run on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), as part of our journey towards sustainable aviation" IndiGo had in July 2021 said it aims to...
Global Covid-19 caseload rises to 422.8 mn, fatalities at 5.88 million
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 78,457,081 and 934,951, according to the CSSE The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (42,780,235 infections and 510,905 deaths), followed by Brazil...
Govt to launch ‘Meri Policy Mere Hath’, to deliver crop policies at farmers doorstep
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) enters its 7th year of implementation Over 36 crore farmer applications have been insured under PMFBY Over Rs. 1,07,059 crores of claims have already been paid under the scheme Around 85% of the farmers enrolled with the scheme...
Assam becomes first state to launch night navigation mobile app in rivers
The night navigation mobile application was developed by the transport department in association with K Raju, the principal scientist of IIT Madras and will survey the draft of the rivers, the spokesperson said. Guwahati: The first night navigation mobile application...
SC sets aside SAT’s “aiding and abetting corruption’ remarks against former IRDA member Joseph
Aggrieved by a SAT order, the IRDAI and its former member PJ Joseph had filed an appeal in the SC ,which the insurance regulator claimed was issued without giving it a proper hearing. The other parties in the long drawn case are few insurance brokers including Atkins...
Nasdaq sinks into ‘Death Cross’ for first time since April 2020
“When you hear ‘death cross’ your antenna goes up,” Jay Woods, chief market strategist at DriveWealth Institutional, said in a phone interview. “It doesn’t always mean doom and gloom is coming. It just means we’ll likely be in a more extended downtrend.” With...
G20 says global corporate tax deal should go live next year
Years of negotiations culminated last October when nearly 140 countries reached a deal on a minimum tax rate of 15% on multinationals and agreed to make it harder for companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook to avoid tax by booking profits in low-tax jurisdictions...
India needs to focus on care infra for kids and seniors: Indra Nooyi
Indra Nooyi, former chief executive, Pepsi Nooyi said families are “fragile” systems and if something happens to anyone in it, there will be economic trouble because sufficient money is not set aside and in such a scenario, the obvious impact will be delayed child...