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Indian
Govt opens registration for consent managers under DPDP Act; Rs 2 crore net worth required
Consent managers will help individuals manage how companies use...
Delhi overtakes Lahore as world’s most polluted city as air quality drops
Air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was "hazardous" at 334, making it...
Microsoft outage disrupts airline communication services; Indian carriers issue passenger advisories
"Due to a global Microsoft service disruption, our email support...
LIC, Coforge, Adani Green, Meesho enter MSCI Global Standard Index; India’s weight rises to 13.1%
The inclusion of the four Indian companies marks a key development...
International
Bitcoin’s billion-dollar wipeouts are now a familiar sight
Large liquidation events — whereby more than $500 million worth of...
Faxes, phones and Bluetooth: Microsoft outage forces businesses to find fixes
Caitlin Egen of Control Risks said that big global firms usually...
US lifts nationwide ground stop after longest shutdown since 9/11 – as it happened
As of 9.15 p.m. New York time, almost 6,500 flights had been...
US extends shipping law waiver 90 days, to allow freer movement of oil, commodities
The Jones Act requires cargo moving between US ports to be carried...
Briefs
Ashish Sardesai appointed as MD & CEO of Centrico Insurance Repository
Centrico Insurance Repository Limited(CIRL), an isurance repository...
Spandana Sphoorty Financial reports Rs 7.80-cr cyber fraud incident
Microlender Spandana Sphoorty Financial on Monday disclosed a cyber...
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
Indian Reinsurance Industry:Building depth for the next decade
Reinsurance works by spreading risk, and the very largest exposures...
COP31 Agenda: Big Questions and Shrinking Goals
A flagship target for the summit is to garner support for an...
The fridge hack: a cyber event, a property loss. So which policy pays?
The attackers accessed refrigeration controllers reachable from the...
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...