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Budget 26-27:Builds assets, de‑risks infra, broadens growth and removes operational bottlenecks
Girija Subramanian, CMD, New India Assurnace The government is...
Budget-26-27:Allocation for PM-JAY raised 5.56% to ₹ 9,500 crore
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance minister Allied Health Professional...
U.S. insurers face higher loss costs and market risks from trade war: Fitch
Property casualty (PC) insurers face cost inflation in personal auto and homeowners’ lines from tariffs. Other watch items include increased severity of claims pressuring margins, and the effect of market volatility and potential losses on equity portfolios New...
Uniform cybersecurity norms should govern telcos, OTT communication apps: COAI
"COAI feels that the cybersecurity measures need to be reinforced with clear outlines on the purpose, which is to free the people of such unwanted spam/fraud calls and messages to the maximum extent possible. For the same purpose, it may be judicious that similar...
Most women entrepreneurs seek tailored financial products to meet small business needs: Report
Women entrepreneurs from Tier II, III and beyond towns are ambitious, digitally aware, and determined to grow - but they are held back by structural gaps in finance, networks, and visibility, the report released on Monday said New Delhi: Most women running small...
Climate change may lead to increased probability of defaults: RBI DG Rao
M Rajeshwar Rao,deputy governor, Reserve Bank of India "Climate change would lead to additional operational costs for the borrowers with an increased possibility of loss of their assets, leading to increased probability of default by the borrowers," he said at Credit...
Hurricanes and earthquakes could lead to global insured losses of $ 300 billion in a peak year, Swiss Re
Balz Grollimund, Swiss Re's Head of Catastrophe Perils, said: "Our recent analysis of over 200 in-house models and the loss trend over the last 30 years show what is at stake: When a severe hurricane or a major earthquake hits an urban area in a country with...
Rare diseases often go undiagnosed or untreated in parts of Africa. A project seeks to change that
Globally, more than 350 million people live with rare diseases, most of them caused by a misstep hidden within their genes. Some conditions can be caught early and treated—but in parts of Africa where population data and resources are scarce, many people go...
Corporate America boosts security spending after UnitedHealth murder, filings show
“The number of customers requiring assessments and executive protection has increased 10 to 15 times the number prior to December 4,” said Glen Kucera, president at security services firm Allied Universal, which serves more than 80% of Fortune 500 companies U.S....
FM ask NPCI to address infrastructure gaps to prevent future disruption of UPI
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister NPCI officials also informed the Finance Minister that between 2021-22 and 2024-25, around 26 crore new users and 5.5 crore new merchants have been successfully onboarded onto the UPI platform. UPI now has approximately 45 crore...
Power outage hits large parts of Spain and Portugal
Officials said the possibility that it was caused by a cyber attack had not been ruled out MADRID/LISBON: Spain and Portugal were hit by a widespread power outage on Monday that paralysed public transport, caused large traffic jams and delayed flights.Utility...
Delhi launches free Rs 10 lakh health cover for senior citizens under Vay Vandana scheme
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched Ayushman Vay Vandana scheme in New Delhi Under the Vay Vandana Yojana, each registered senior citizen will be provided with a unique health card.This card will securely store their...