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Centre has set goal of digitisation of agricultural land records: Giriraj Singh

Sep 17, 2021

Registry offices and record rooms are also being digitised, said Union minister Giriraj Singh

”Registry of around Rs 10 crore land has been done online so far,” he told reporters.

Jitendra Singh launches AXA’s free telemedicine services in India

Sep 17, 2021

SAATH(Supportive Action Across Telemedicine and Healthcare) will connect people to doctors including general practitioners, ayurvedic doctors, nutritionists and Sewa International volunteers. In addition to telemedicine services, it will provide information on: availability of hospital beds and oxygen cylinders; ambulance assistance; home Intensive Care Unit setup information; food supplies for COVID-19 patients; access to psychologists; and more. Using the wide range of services, SAATH aims to increase acceptability, affordability and accessibility to telemedicine and virtual care.

PFRDA pension subscriber base rises 24% to 4.53 crore till August

Sep 17, 2021

The PFRDA administers two pension schemes — National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY).

“The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 453.41 lakh by end-August 2021 from 365.47 lakh in August 2020 showing a year-on-year increase of 24.06 per cent,” the PFRDA said in a release.

87% of Indian cos victims of security breach last year: Report

Sep 17, 2021

“While organisations are adapting to the hybrid approach thinking about both working from anywhere and application hosting, they continue to experience a high level of network breaches and facing ongoing connectivity and security challenges,” Murali Urs, Country Manager, Barracuda Networks India, said in a statement.

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Covid -19 claims to hit Munich Re’s Q1 profitability

Mar 31, 2020

The claims expenditure is due mainly to the cancellation and postponement of large events.

Caronaviris Pandemic : Recession for world economy; India, China likely exceptions: UN

Mar 31, 2020

“Even so, the world economy will go into recession this year with a predicted loss of global income in trillions of dollars. This will spell serious trouble for developing countries, with the likely exception of China and the possible exception of India,” the UNCTAD said.

China delays college entrance exam as fears grow over risk of coronavirus second wave

Mar 31, 2020

Last week, a study in British medical journal the Lancet Public Health recommended that China extend school and workplace closures, since an earlier relaxation of curbs could bring a second peak in the outbreak by August.

How Coronavirus crisis has changed underwriting at Lloyd’s of London

Mar 30, 2020

With the closure of the underwriters’ floor, the world’s leading commercial insurance market, Lloyd’s – which started life in Edward Lloyd’s’ coffee house in 1688 – has gone fully online for the first time.

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