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Global fintech sector set to triple to USD 2 trillion by 2030 amid AI push: McKinsey
Global fintech revenues stood at around USD 650 billion in 2025,...
SBI General appoints Shrish Mahuli as CBO
SBI General Insurance has appointed Shrish Ramchandra Mahuli as its...
Foreign investors returning to Indian equity markets in April
This month (till April 24), FPIs purchased equities worth Rs 22,716.43 crore while they sold equities worth Rs 17,196.33 crore, with net investment of Rs 5,520.1 crore New Delhi: Foreign investors have made a notable return to Indian equity markets this month,...
UK polluting water bosses face up to two years in prison
The new measure delivers on the government’s promise to bring tougher criminal charges against lawbreakers in the water industry, UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs said in a statement. It’s essential “because some water companies have...
171 million Indians lifted out of poverty in a decade: World Bank
The five most populous states--Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh--accounted for 65 percent of the country's extreme poor in 2011-12 and contributed to two-thirds of the overall decline in extreme poverty by 2022-23.Nevertheless, these...
Delhi plans to curb gasoline car sales, ban gas-guzzling bikes to shed polluter tag
The primary objective "is to unlock the next phase of EV adoption, reduce air pollution and contribute to India's energy independence and net-zero targets," the draft stated.the policy document says, no new sales of gasoline, diesel and gas-based two-wheelers will be...
Safety assessment rating for trucks, heavy vehicles on lines of Bharat NCAP soon: Gadkari
The road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari further said the government is already working on standards and safety assessment system for battery-operated e-rickshaw's in the country as they suffer from safety issues New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport...
3 more Russian insurers seek India’s nod to provide cover for oil tankers
The move comes as growing scrutiny of Russia's oil supply chain by Washington and the European Union, including compliance with a price cap set by G7 for the use of Western ships and insurance, makes it increasingly difficult for Moscow to export its oil.India has...
Renewable Energy: Nat Cat and unmodelled extreme weather risks emerge as a defining challenge
A new report by GCube Insurance calls for action from insurers, developers, and financiers to close the global renewables risk management gap. This will involve enhancing data accuracy through updated Nat Cat modelling, optimising asset design to withstand emerging...
US Treasury’s Bessent urges IMF, World Bank to refocus on core missions
"The IMF was once unwavering in its mission of promoting global monetary cooperation and financial stability. Now it devotes disproportionate time and resources to work on climate change, gender, and social issues. These issues are not the IMF's mission."U.S. Treasury...
World’s biggest companies cause $28 trillion in climate damage: Study
Everybody's asking the same question: What can we actually claim about who has caused this? said Dartmouth climate scientist Justin Mankin, co-author of the study. And that really comes down to a thermodynamic question of can we trace climate hazards and/or their...
IMF slashes global outlook as White House says trade talks pick up pace
With tariffs on goods coming into the world’s No. 1 economy now at their highest in a century, the IMF projects global growth in 2025 will slow to 2.8%—its poorest showing since the COVID-19 pandemic—from 3.3% in 2024 Worldwide economic output will slow in the months...