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Urban Indians are insured, yet financially exposed: Report
The report spotlights the underinsurance of working women. Only 19...
Gen Z embraces insurance early, warm up to Gen AI for research, finds out Policybazaar survey
The survey reveals a growing curiosity, early purchase...
Equity MFs inflow nears 2-yr high at Rs 26,866 cr in Feb on strong NFO push
''As we delve into the Feb 2024 data, we observe that there is a surge in SIP accounts, totalling 8.20 crore with 49.79 lakh new SIP registrations. This underscores investors' unwavering commitment to disciplined wealth accumulation,'' Venkat Chalasani, Chief...
Indian women turn smart investors, beat men in SIP investments: Report
Goal-based investing has emerged as a key point for women investors, with retirement and children's education taking precedence New Delhi: At least four in ten women are new investors in the country, starting investing early in life in instruments like Systematic...
One third of humanity still offline, says UN telecomms agency chief
“Emerging technologies, like AI, can be used to erode trust in our elections, in our institutions, and it can threaten our jobs, our privacy, and I think also our very future,” she said adding that more than 2200 cyberattacks happen each day. An ITU study indicates,...
Sexually transmitted infections surge in Europe, latest data shows
"The numbers paint a stark picture, one that needs our immediate attention and action," said ECDC director Andrea Ammon in a press conference on the data. Untreated STIs can lead to a range of health problems including chronic pain, infertility and, for syphilis,...
Number of board seats held by women in India Inc increased over past 5 years: Report
“Boardroom diversity requires a paradigm shift. Since many companies prefer to recruit board members with CEO or CFO experience, these numbers do not paint an optimistic outlook for pipeline development. India Inc. must break from historical patterns and prioritise...
Passenger vehicles industry estimated to grow up to 9% this fiscal: ICRA
The utility vehicle (UV) segment continued to expand led by a shift in customer preferences coupled with a slew of product launches. Mumbai: The domestic passenger vehicle (PV) market is estimated to grow by six to nine per cent in the current financial year over the...
Jeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk as world’s richest person
Jeff Bezos, executive chairman, Amazon Elon Musk’s net worth is down $31.3 billion in the last year while Bezos net worth is up $23.4 billion New Delhi: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has overtaken Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, as the richest person in the world, as per...
Rising interest rates prompting more people to go in for term deposits:RBI Data
''Rising return on term deposits has been driving the compositional shift in bank deposits: the share of term deposits in total deposits increased to 60.3 per cent in December 2023 from 57.2 per cent in March 2023,'' it said New Delhi: Rising interest rates seem to be...
India eliminates extreme poverty: Brookings article
Report said India should now graduate to a higher poverty line, which would then provide an opportunity to redefine existing social protection programs in order to give greater support to the genuine poor New Delhi: India has now officially eliminated ‘extreme...
12.5 mn children, teens in India obese in 2022: Lancet study
The impact of issues such as climate change, disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine risk worsening both rates of obesity and underweight, by increasing poverty and the cost of nutrient-rich foods," said Guha Pradeepa, study co-author from...