Indian
Govt appoints IAS officer Tamboli Fakirbhai from Cabinet Secreteriate as IRDAI executive director
Tamboli Ayyaj Fakirbhai, IAS, executive director, IRDAI Fakirbhai’s...
Set up panel to examine ‘unethical’ pharma marketing practices: SC to Govt
The bench said the committee would make its recommendations to the...
Consultation paper on AI regulations in a month; safety, deepfakes key focus areas: Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union IT Minister The minister made it clear that...
Distribution reforms to generate employment, make new players’ entry easier: IRDAI Member
Girija Subramanian,member, Distribution, IRDAI The effective dates...
International
World Bank in talks with dozens of countries about crisis aid, Banga says
Ajay Banga,president, World Bank A sharp spike in diesel and...
4 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast
The Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet this year,...
Landslide, possible dam breach may have triggered Nepal flash flood,damages two hydropower projects damaged
The flood that struck Nepal around 4 am local time swept away...
South Korean banks were likely hacked by a China-based actor with an AI agent, CrowdStrike says
Adam Meyers, senior vice president of counter adversary operations...
Briefs
ICICI Prudential rebrands itself as ICICI Life Insurance
Private sector firm 'ICICI Prudential Life Insurance' on Monday...
Aon makes two leadership appointments for Japan Global Solutions
Global re/insurance broker Aon plc announced two leadership...
Events
3rd edition “IFSCA-IRDAI GIFT-City Global Reinsurance Summit on Jan 19, 2026 in Mumbai
The 3rd edition “IFSCA-IRDAI GIFT-City Global Reinsurance Summit”...
IIA Annual Event 2025
Date: October 30, 2025 Venue: Fairmont, Mumbai Theme: AI In...

Articles
Protecting Growth: Insurance every Indian business should have
For service-based MSMEs, particularly IT and ITES companies serving...
The GenAI Revolution: Transforming insurance operations beyond automation
People need to move from asking : “Will AI take my job?” to:“Which...
CAFE III: Roadmap for technology flexibility and cleaner vehicle transition
"CAFE III regulation lays down a structured road-map with...
Features
Data
Interviews
“Competition in the group health insurance segment is intense”
Nilanjan Roy, Head of Group Business, ManipalCigna Health...
“IndiaFirst Life is progressively becoming a multi-channel distribution player in the industry.”
Varun Gupta, President & Chief Distribution Officer (CDO) –...
Facts
Vegetarian diets linked with a lower risk of many cancers
Though the study didn’t probe the cause of a higher or lower risk of certain cancers, researchers hypothesized that diets higher in fruit, vegetables, fiber and without processed meat could lower risks. The lack of meat is likely to be the reason for the different...
Finmin launches Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima for CGHS beneficiaries
The policy provides indemnity-based in-patient hospitalisation coverage within India, with sum insured options of Rs 10 lakh or Rs 20 lakh.To be provided by state-run New India Assurance, the other features include that the room rent is capped at 1 per cent and 2 per...
Elon Musk predicts working will become “Optional” like a hobby within 20 years as AI advances rapidly
Musk explained that with accelerating progress in AI and robotics, people may reach a stage where they can choose whether to work or not, similar to choosing whether to grow vegetables at home despite having the option to buy them from a store Washington: Tesla CEO...
Flying car, four-wheeled robot shine at Nepal auto show
Deepal’s eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) UAV, a flying car manufactured in China and Unitree Robots’ advanced four-wheeled robot are the main attractions in the 17th edition of NADA Auto Show. Kathmandu: In a first, a flying car and four wheeled robot...
AI in India:20 jobs likely to be affected — and 20 that may stay safe
Jobs that will be most affected by AI: Ticket agents/travel clerks,legal assistants (routine drafting),Telephone operators,Finance/insurance underwriters doing rote tasks,Coders doing repetitive tasks,Junior marketing researchers,Customer service representatives,Basic...



