Indian News
Most people feel I-T exemption limit could be raised from Rs 2.5 lakh: Survey
As many as 36 per cent of the survey respondents felt that the 80-C deduction limit of Rs 1.5 lakh will be increased,...
Covid-19 related data of thousands of Indians leaked online
The data put on Raid Forums shows name, age, gender, mobile number, address, date and result of Covid-19 report of...
Households free to install rooftop solar by any vendor under govt scheme: MNRE
The distribution company will ensure that the net metering will be provided within 15 days of the information being...
International News
Back in court – UK hospitality groups take on insurers over lockdown losses
Corbin & King, the owner of London's Wolseley and Delaunay restaurants is suing AXA for around 4.5 million pounds...
Amid risk aversion in equities, Bitcoin plunges to lowest level since Aug
Virtual coins have become emblematic of a retreat in speculative investments sparked by the prospect of tighter...
Global corporate funding in solar sector nearly doubles to $27.8 bn in 2021: Mercom Capital
“Most of the transactions involved solar downstream companies. The largest transaction in 2021 was Adani Green Energy...
COVID-19 stalls growth in MENA insurance markets: AM Best
The report highlights some common themes as weaknesses, the most important of which is risk governance, with companies...
Briefs
PNB MetLife to Plant 40,000 Trees
As part of its commitment to reduce carbon emission and Glow Green,’, PNB MetLife, one of India's leading private life...
Hero Insurance Broking launches digitalised Employee Benefits offering for corporates
Hero Insurance Broking today announced the launch of its Employee Benefits Line of Business. It will provide...
Interviews
“For 2021, we expect the pricing to maintain. In the non-proportional segment, pricing is soft and challenging” GLN Sarma,CEO, Hannover Re, India Branch
Germany based Hannover Re, is the third-largest global reinsurance group, with a gross premium of around €24 billion....
“Presence of a health regulator would have ensured treatment protocols, reasonability of charges and quality of service in hospitals”
SC Khuntia,Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India How do you see 20 years of liberalisation of ...
“Biodiversity provides medicine and food of good quality and fights against climate risk, it makes sense to protect it”
Why is biodiversity important for AXA? If we take a cold review, $33 trillion is the estimated monetary value of goods...
Articles
Amazon’s legal woes are a cautionary tale for other investors in India
The long drawn-out saga has thrown up two questions for prospective investors, or those who already have business...
Cyber perils outrank Covid-19 and broken supply chains as top business risk globally and in Asia Pacific: Allianz Risk Barometer 2022
Cyber incidents tops the Allianz Risk Barometer for only the second time in the survey’s history (44% of responses),...
From pandemic to endemic: Can 2022 succeed where 2021 failed?
Health experts, however, are preaching caution, saying there’s too much uncertainty about how the virus will evolve,...
Data
Over 19.22 lakh new vehicles registered in Maha in 2021; registrations up by 8.26 pc
As per the transport department data, of the total 19,22,418 newly registered vehicles, 13,16,216 were motorcycles,...
Sanctioned Rs 50,000 compensation to each of 68,370 claims for COVID-19 deaths: Guj govt tells SC
The state government had said that it received 89,633 claim forms (applications) seeking compensation for COVID-19...
147,492 children lost parents due to Covid since April 2020: NCPCR to SC
The Commission said the data uploaded up to January 11 showed the status of children in need of care and protection...
Facts
Infosys awarded top employer certification in 22 countries
The Top Employers Institute program certifies organizations based on their HR Best Practices across 6 HR domains...
In wealthy LA enclave, harsher penalties for wasting water
Every household has a "water budget," something used by many California water districts, based on the number of...
Major percentage of India’s workforce considering changing jobs in 2022: LinkedIn
“As confidence in new opportunities grows, it is evident that the Great Reshuffle in India is clearly being led by job...