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Twenty-six Lloyd’s syndicates have now said they will not insure the mine, according to action group Insure Our Future.
Adani has begun construction at Carmichael together with an associated rail project, with plans to start producing 10 million tonnes of coal per year from 2021.
The coal industry is in the spotlight for its higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions than crude oil.
S.Korea’s fertility rate falls to lowest in the world
The number of expected babies per South Korean woman fell to 0.84 in 2020, dropping further from the country’s previous record low of 0.92 a year earlier, the official annual reading from the Statistics Korea showed.
That is the lowest among over 180 member countries of the World Bank, and far below 1.73 in the United States and 1.42 in Japan.
India’s COVID-19 active caseload stands at 1.46 lakh
The ministry said that in the last one week, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Telangana, Delhi and Haryana have reported more than 100 average daily new cases, whereas Kerala and Maharashtra both report more than 4,000 average daily new cases in past one week.
Govt warns states of worsening COVID-19 situation if rules ignored
“Any laxity in implementing stringent measures to curb the spread, especially in view of new strain of virus…could compound the situation,” the health ministry said in a statement that singled out nine states and a federal territory.
India has confirmed the long-time presence of two mutant variants – N440K and E484Q – in addition to those first detected in Brazil, Britain and South Africa.
Trading on India’s largest stock exchange halted by telecom breakdown
“The NSE outage is unfortunate, especially for this long. Global exchanges should have adequate backups to ensure that even if there is an outage it’s restored fast,” said Sandip Sabharwal, a Mumbai-based fund manager.
“Asian markets saw a significant crash on Wednesday, and at such times, price discovery real-time becomes even more important.”
Rajasthan to enact Bill on Right to Health,to bring Universal Health Care scheme worth Rs 3,500 cr: Gehlot
He said that from next year, universal health coverage will be implemented at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore, under which every family in the state will get medical insurance benefit of up to Rs 5 lakh.
”For the first time in the country, we are going to implement universal health coverage in the state in the coming year at the cost of Rs 3,500 crore,” Gehlot said.
RBI concerned over impact of cryptocurrency may have on financial stability: Das
”We have certain major concerns about cryptocurrencies. We have communicated them to the government. It is under consideration in the government and I do expect and I think sooner or later the government will take a call and if required Parliament also will consider and decide,” Governor Shaktikanta Das said .
IRDA allows Axis Bank to pick up 12 % stake in Max Life
Mohit Talwar, Managing Director, Max Financial Services who has led the transaction, said, “Since all other regulatory, shareholder and board approvals are already in place, we will now progress towards swift conclusion of this transaction. We hope we will be able to make quick progress in harnessing the synergies and benefits from this joint venture between Max Life and Axis Entities.”
India plans new social media controls after Twitter face-off
The latest draft rules – which would be legally enforcable -say companies should remove content as early as possible, but not later than 36 hours, after a government or legal order.
They must also assist in investigations or other cyber security-related incidents within 72 hours of a request. Further, if a post depicts an individual in any sexual act or conduct, then companies must disable or remove such content within a day of receiving a complaint, the rules added.
Indian traders face ‘absolute havoc’ as bourse suffers four-hour outage
At 11:40 a.m., the NSE shut down completely for trading, leaving traders wondering what would happen to their open positions.
The incident occurred just ahead of the monthly derivatives expiry on the last Thursday of the month, when traders close or roll over their open positions.
“This was an unmitigated disaster because you need to communicate this proactively. Not one person in the market knew they would shut down the exchange,” Varun Khandelwal, director at Bullero Capital, a New Delhi-based proprietary trading firm.
Online platforms emerging as preferred marketplace for vehicle buyers: Survey
But the pandemic notwithstanding, more than half the people surveyed (54 per cent) were keen to buy a vehicle in 2021 as against one-third (34 per cent) of the respondents who had decided not to make any such purchases this year, it said, adding, the interest in buying vehicles during the pandemic can be explained by the necessity of personal mobility.
India 2nd biggest target of cyber criminals in Asia Pacific in 2020: IBM
Govt committed to privatising all PSUs except bare minimum in 4 strategic sectors — PM Mod
Uber’s U.K. Court loss spells a reckoning for Gig work in Europe
“It wasn’t just about Uber, it was about the gig economy,” Rix said. “It’s a bogus, false model of employment, and it’s wrong and people are being exploited.”
The decision nevertheless opens the way for additional claims — and not just from Uber drivers. Those making deliveries for companies like Amazon.com Inc., which uses third-party services that employ freelance workers, as well as other, smaller players, now have a clearer path for challenging the terms of working for their platforms, said Mick Rix, a national officer for the GMB union. The GMB, which has more than 620,000 members, will use the decision to take on other tech platforms, he said.
DBS faces lawsuits in India post-takeover of Lakshmi Vilas Bank
‘No other option’: Deadly India floods bare conflicts from hydropower boom
Damage to United Boeing 777 engine consistent with metal fatigue: NTSB
The focus is more on engine maker Pratt & Whitney and analysts expect little financial impact on Boeing, but the PW4000 issues are a fresh headache for the planemaker as it recovers from the far more serious 737 MAX crisis. Boeing’s flagship narrowbody jet was grounded for nearly two years after two deadly crashes.
Aviva sells French business to Macif’s Aéma Groupe for $3.9 billion
Aviva France has 3 million customers and 7.8 billion euros in revenue. It covers life insurance, property and casualty and asset management markets in France.
The sale is central to Blanc’s turnaround plan aimed at shifting the insurer’s focus to core operations in Britain, Canada and Ireland after prolonged share price weakness has irked investors.