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The political crisis has put the gains of around two decades in Afghanistan at risk and will lead the country to grave poverty, the World Bank said. According to the statement, if the current condition continues, the Gross Domestic Product per capita will decline by...
E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight
Under a law taking effect Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration can regulate e-cigarettes and similar products that use synthetic nicotine. The action targets Puff Bar and several other vaping companies that recently switched their formulas to laboratory-made...
PM Modi says India to get record number of doctors in next 10 years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi The goal of having at least one medical college in every district and ensuring that medical education was in reach of everyone will result in the country getting a record numbers of doctors after 10 years,” the PM said Ahmedabad: Prime...
Ayushman Bharat: Tele-consultation facility to start at 1 lakh wellness centres from Saturday
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ''Now common citizens will also be able to consult the big doctors of the country! ''On the occasion of the 4th anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres, 'e-Sanjeevani Tele-consultation' facility will be...
Climate change will decrease number of fish species, says report
The researchers noted that not only will large species and commercially important fisheries shift out of their historical ranges as climate warms, but they will likely not be as abundant even in their new geographic ranges Warming of the oceans due to climate change...
Elon Musk launches $43-bn hostile takeover of Twitter
Elon Musk After his stake became public, Musk immediately began appealing to fellow users about prospective moves, from turning Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter and adding an edit button for tweets to granting automatic verification marks...
Worldwide COVID cases surpass 500 mln as Omicron variant BA.2 surges
Roughly 64.8% of the world population has received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, although only 14.8% of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose, according to figures from Our World in Data Since 2020, about 37% of the world's COVID cases...
South Africa’s deadliest floods in nearly three decades claim more than 250 lives
“The damages seem quite severe and we have received a significant volume of claims. We expect a significant number of new claims will be reported in the coming days, and we have mobilized our teams to deal with the expected volumes to ensure continuity of customer...
TMK launches IP Abatement Insurance for US-based SMEs
Product will be available as an add-on to TMK’s Intellectual Property (IP) Infringement Defence Policy and features limits of up to USD3m TMK, a leading specialist insurer, has launched IP Abatement insurance for clients in the US. The product will be available for...
Swiss Re secures secures $1.15bn alternative capital via an innovative hybrid transaction
The transaction, which covers underwriting risks across the entire Swiss Re Group, is the first of its kind to combine both bank financing and insurance-linked securities Zurich: Swiss Re has successfully closed an innovative multi-year stop-loss transaction, with...
APAC with over $15 billion accounts for the highest percentage of Q1 global economic losses: AON
The first quarter is typically the quietest of the year, though 2022 marked the sixth consecutive year to record more than $10 billion in insured losses The preliminary Q1 overall economic loss was $31 billion. Public and private insurers covered $14 billion of this...
China warns of NFT-related financial risks
Although NFTs could contribute to China's digital economy, they could also lead to speculative trading, money laundering, and illegal financing, said the trio, who also issued a joint ban on cryptocurrency trading last year NFTs must not be used in the issuance of...
As tougher climate disclosures hit, campaigners scour for laggards
Almost 2,000 climate change-related lawsuits have been launched around the world to date, the bulk in the last seven years, London’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment showed Britain on [April 6] became the first G20 country to make it...
Inflation wave reaches Asia with signs worst is yet to come
Inflation readings across the region -- China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and South Korea -- recently rose more than forecast, while New Zealand on Wednesday hiked rates by the most in 22 years over price worries. And accelerating manufacturing costs...
IMF, World Bank, WFP and WTO urge coordinated action on food security
In a joint statement, the leaders of the four institutions warned that the war in Ukraine was adding to existing pressures from the COVID-19 crisis, climate change and increased fragility and conflict, threatening millions of people worldwide The World Bank,...
Just 78 out of 300 top listed cos disclosed net-zero carbon emission goals in last 3 financial years: Report
FY21, the number of companies making net-zero commitments was only 26 per cent of these top 300 but the number has doubled over FY20 and is at four times the number in FY19. This trend is heartening as it gives a fillip to the country's commitments towards becoming...
Auto sales remain in slow lane in FY22; two-wheeler dispatches lowest in 10 years
SIAM noted that the two-wheeler dispatches in last fiscal were the lowest in 10 years. Similarly, passenger vehicle dispatches last fiscal were below 2017-18 and 2018-19 levels. ''While some segments like commercial vehicles and SUVs are seeing improvement in demand,...
India’s mandatory airbag proposal will hurt sales, says top carmaker
India, which has some of the world's deadliest roads, released a draft proposal in January mandating six air bags in all passenger cars manufactured from Oct. 1. The draft rules, part of a series of road safety measures, are yet to be finalised Providing driver and...