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Strait of Hormuz:Trump risks confidence in U.S. role as guardian of global shipping
“The free flow of commerce through the strait is a larger principle...
Closing Indian Protection Gap: Gaining momentum
Protection thrives only when trust is strong and here, too, India...
RBI likely to cut repo rate by 25 basis points for 1st time in 5 years
The potential rate cut is coming after the domestic rate-setting panel has kept the policy repo rate unchanged for the last 11 consecutive meetings -- after raising it by 250 bps between May 2022 and February 2023 New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in all...
Corporate ‘Irritation’ over ESG fueled by significant costs
There’s evidence to suggest that fund managers devoting lots of energy to their ESG strategies aren’t necessarily being rewarded by investment clients. Funds complying with the EU’s strictest ESG standards suffered record outflows last quarter, according to a research...
LA wildfire losses can touch $164 billion, report says
Insured losses are estimated at $75 billion.The disaster will reduce L.A.’s gross domestic product by $4.6 billion, or about 0.5%, in 2025. Insured losses may cover only a fraction of the costs for fire victims. Many property owners seeking to rebuild were...
GST Council to soon take decision on rates, number of slabs: FM Sitharaman
"For me, it was also important that we don't lose an opportunity, that we can even bring down the number of rates, which is also the original intent that we wanted fewer rates and lower rates. So work has got to happen on that, and I hope the GST Council will decide...
Long Covid costing nations billions, lost productivity and health
Approximately 400 million people have been affected by long Covid since the beginning of the pandemic. Global estimates indicate that about 6 percent of people develop long Covid symptoms after infection, according to the World Health Organization Long Covid is...
Nearly four lakh chickens perish in Andhra samples sent to ascertain cause
According to the animal husbandry official, usually, this phenomenon is seasonal and manifests every year, however, due to higher numbers of migratory birds coupled with the negligence of poultry farmers, number of deaths has gone up Amaravati: Nearly four lakh...
SBI General partners with Agri Ministry for promoting PMFBY among farmers
Naveen Chandra Jha, MD and CEO of SBI General Insurance SBI General will be conducting awareness workshops such as Fasal Bima Pathshala, Women centric workshops etc. in 8 states namely Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra...
Finance ministry asks employees to avoid AI tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek
"It has been determined that AI tools and AI apps (such as ChatGPT, DeepSeek etc.) in the office computers and devices pose risks for confidentiality of (government) data and documents," said the advisory by the Indian finance ministry dated Jan. 29 NEW DELHI: India's...
Non-inflationary Budget for Monetary Easing: Finance Secy
"The fiscal policy and the monetary policy need to work in tandem, not at cross purposes Because a lot more benefit will come also with monetary easing, if we are able to maintain inflation control.The Budget has projected a 4.4 per cent fiscal deficit in FY'26,...
DPDP rules,2025: Enforcing stringent requirements for data collection, processing and management
Bibhu Krishna, Chief Information Security Officer, Policybazaar.com For the insurance sector, the draft rules introduce challenges as well as opportunities to formulate a robust data privacy landscape The draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025,...