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DGCA says operations normal at all Indian airports, no cause for concern amid air traffic disruptions in US
An official at Air India, which operates direct flights to five...
Centre to expedite Rs 540 cr crop insurance claim of kharif 2021 season to Barmer farmers
On the central government's initiative, AIC had last week said it...
Emergency cases for heart attacks, high blood pressure, brain strokes spiked in Delhi NCR: Top Experts
Dr Nitish Naik, Cardiology professor at AIIMS Delhi said, "This is...
Axis Bank revises pact with Max Fin, to buy more 7% stake in Max life
The revision, the stock exchange filing said, has been done...
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China permits Ant Group to operate a consumer finance company
In December, the People’s Bank of China instructed Ant Group to develop a rectification plan, and in April, it approved a series of steps. One of those includes Ant Group becoming a financial holding company, which could mean the company becomes regulated more like a bank. While that has not yet happened, the creation and operation of a consumer finance company is a big first step for Ant Group to resolve its regulatory issue
U.S. cities hire specialists to counter climate change as impacts worsen
Since 2019 at least 30 U.S. cities have taken fresh action such as hiring specialists to combat the impact of extreme weather, including Phoenix, Houston, Louisville, Nashville, and Oakland, according to the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, based at Washington D.C.’s Atlantic Council think tank.
Many of those cities have created posts and initiatives to deal with worsening heat waves, seasonal wildfires or the effects of flooding, often with a focus on poor and minority communities, the group said.
Helpless’ Sri Lankan fishermen count cost of chemical cargo ship wreck
The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, carrying 1,486 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid along with other chemicals and cosmetics, was anchored offshore when a fire erupted after an explosion on May 20.
Flaming containers filled with billions of plastic pellets tumbled into the sea from the ship’s deck as emergency crews sought to contain the blaze over the next two weeks.
Now there are fears some 300 tonnes of fuel oil remaining on board could leak from the ship.
The ship’s operators, X-Press Feeders, said on Friday there was no sign of an oil spill.
Sedgwick announces new leadership appointments in Australia
Kimberley Daley was recently named head of professional services, and now four new appointments join the Australia leadership team, including:
Leon Briggs as , head of property, Emma Levett as head of forensic advisory services, Margot De Villiers as head of marine, Johanna Agar as capability development manager.
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