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Life insurers’ new premium rise 13% to Rs 3,14 trillion in FY 2021-22, private sector gains market share by 3%
LIC’s new premium income has seen a growth of eight per cent y-o-y to Rs 1,98 trillion during the reporting period. The private sector companies led by SBI Life has mobilised a total new premium of Rs 1,15 trillion, up 23 per cent y-o-y, in FY 2021-22 Except Future...
Sixteen more pigs die of African Swine Fever in Mizoram
"Besides, 205 pigs have died due to suspected African Swine Fever. At least 17 villages in Aizawl, Champhai, Lunglei and Saitual districts have been affected due to the outbreak," animal husbandry and veterinary department joint director Dr Lalhmingthanga said. At...
Global Citizen seeks up to $1 bln for six sustainable ‘Impact’ funds
The Global Citizen Impact Funds aim to help plug a large gap in funding for poorer countries struggling to meet the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, which include providing access to clean water and fighting climate change The world's poorest...
Over 70% of Africa’s economies at risk from Russia’s war in Ukraine: UN report
Preliminary analysis suggests that as many as 1.7 billion people in 107 economies are exposed to at least one of the three risks highlighted by the Global Crisis Response Group "The war is supercharging a three-dimensional crisis – food, energy and finance – that is...
Country is writing new stories of cleanliness today: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi said that be it construction of toilets or disposal of waste, preservation of heritage or competition for cleanliness, the country is writing new stories in the field of cleanliness today. The Prime Minister also shared that more than...
Hong Kong bans AI flights till Apr 24 after 3 flyers found Covid-infected
Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test done 48 hours prior to the journey, according to rules issued by the Hong Kong government, said the official on Sunday Moreover, all international passengers...
Global investors flee China fearing that risks eclipse rewards
Some international investors are finding an aggressive allocation to China increasingly unpalatable. Outflows from the country’s stocks, bonds and mutual funds accelerated after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund has...
Sensex sheds 1,300 points in trade today, investors lose Rs 4 lakh crore
The shares touched three-week lows on Monday, hammered by losses in IT stocks after Infosys crashed 9% on missing March-quarter profit estimates, while inflation concerns globally also weighed on investors' sentiment. Within an hour of trading, market capitalisation...
China hiding real Covid deaths by masking cause of death: Report
Citing Financial Times, Taiwan News reported that if someone dies after contracting COVID-19 but had, for example, cancer, heart disease, or diabetes at the time, Chinese hospitals would not classify the death as resulting from COVID-19, but as a chronic illness...
China unlikely to achieve GDP targets due to COVID-19 crisis
Experts from 12 financial institutions polled a French-based media forecast a GDP growth of 5.0 pc for the full year. They expect a figure of 4.3pc for the first quarter, just above the 4.0pc recorded in the three months prior, as per the media outlet It is not just...
Govt mulling integrating helpline numbers to improve emergency response
Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is a Pan-India single number (112) for citizens in emergencies while 1098 is a toll free, phone outreach service for children. The helpline 181 is for providing services to women in need and distress. The official said the...
China Eastern restarts flights using Boeing 737-800 after March crash – data
On March 21, Flight MU5735, which was en route from Kunming to Guangzhou, crashed in the mountains of Guangxi and killed 123 passengers and nine crew members in mainland China’s deadliest aviation disaster in 28 years The cause of the disaster, China's deadliest plane...
Fire breaks out at Delhi’s Uphaar Cinema Hall, no injuries reported
It is the same theatre where a massive fire incident on June 13, 1997 had killed 59 people and injured over 100 New Delhi: A fire broke out at Delhi's Uphaar Cinema Hall Sunday morning, officials said. No injuries have been reported in the fire that affected the...
Govt amends FEMA rules to allow 20% foreign direct investment in LIC
Setting the stage for the country's biggest-ever public offering, Sebi has approved the draft prospectus for sale of a 5 per cent stake by the government for an estimated Rs 63,000 crore According to the draft paper, LIC's embedded value, a measure of the consolidated...
Mutual funds add over 3 cr folios in FY22 on sharp rally in equity market, digitisation
The mutual fund space has been witnessing consistent growth in folio numbers in the past few years. It saw an addition of 73 lakh investor accounts in 2019-20, 1.13 crore in 2018-19, 1.6 crore in 2017-18, over 67 lakh in 2016-17 and 59 lakh in 2015-16 Mumbai: Mutual...
MACT awards Rs 39.95 lakh compensation to kin of road accident victim
Sawant was killed on October 2, 2017, by a speeding truck near Pen police chowky. The tribunal was informed by claimants' advocate Sachin Mane that at the time of the accident the deceased, who served as deputy accountant, was earning Rs 49,589 per month Advocate...
Study: Agriculture will play important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Although most greenhouse gas emissions come from energy production, agriculture and changes in land use account for about 22 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions. If these numbers could be reduced, either by curbing deforestation or turning to alternative...
India questions WHO’s methodology to estimate COVID-19 mortalities
The Union health ministry issued a statement in response to a New York Times article titled “India Is Stalling WHO's Efforts to Make Global Covid Death Toll Public” dated April 16, saying the country has on several occasions shared its concerns with the global health...