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SC mulls pan-India guidelines to prevent road accidents on expressways, NHs
A bench of Justices J K Maheswari and Vijay Bishnoi flagged the...
Govt sets up a merger cell for due diligence of merger among 3 PSU general insurers
Any possibility of three companies- NIC, OIC and UII - getting...
Govt clears ‘Mission Mausam’ with an outlay of Rs2,000 cr for transformative initiatives on climate-related science
The mission's focus will include improving observations and understanding for providing highly accurate and timely weather and climate information across temporal and spatial scales, including monsoon forecasts, alerts for air quality, extreme weather events and...
GST Council defers any decision on reduction of taxes on Health and Life covers
The council has recommended to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) to holistically look into the issues pertaining to GST on the life insurance and health insurance.The GoM members are Bihar, UP, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya,...
Flood fury causes massive damage in Telangana. State govt put initial estimate at Rs 5,438 cr
Crops have been damaged in about five lakhs of acres, canals and ponds breached, bridges, roads and railway tracks were washed away and electric sub-stations and electric poles were damaged.state government has put the initial estimate at Rs 5,438 crore. Hyderabad: A...
GST Council meet: Taxation on insurance premium, rate rationalisation key hopes
Nirmala Sithraman,Union Finance Minister The meeting is going to deliberate upon whether to reduce the tax burden on health insurance from the current 18 per cent or exempt certain categories of individuals, like senior citizens. New Delhi: With an aim to ensure less...
Average household spending on food less than half for 1st time in modern India
However, this decline was more substantial for the bottom 20 per cent of the households in rural and urban areas. In all likelihood, this reflects the effectiveness of the government's food security policies, which provide free food grains to large numbers of...
August auto sales dip due to excess rainfall, FADA urge banks to tighten funding to dealers
Despite this monthly setback, the sector witnessed a modest 2.88 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth compared to August 2023 New Delhi: Auto retail sales in India experienced a significant decline in August 2024, primarily due to excessive rainfall during this monsoon...
Crops in 1.8 lakh ha damaged due to floods in AP Agri Min Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Shivraj Singh Chouhan,Union Agriculture Minister Chouhan, who is on a two-day visit to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to assess the flood situation, said: "The crops have suffered a lot of damage… Flowers are cultivated here, turmeric is cultivated, all the crops have...
Cybersecurity professionals limited, big challenge for future: SBI chief Setty
CS Setty,Chairman,SBI "But we also feel that the professional support for many of the cyber security activities is limited one. I think that's going to be a big challenge going forward," said Setty, who took over as the chairman of the country's largest lender late...
Moody’s acquires Praedicat, adds Casualty and Liability modeling capabilities
“As losses from catastrophic events are increasing, insurers are constantly looking for science-based casualty data and analytics,” said Rob Fauber, President and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s NEW YORK: Moody’s Corporation announced on Thursday that it has...
Cyber Protection: Public-private action to bridge gap and boost resilience
Mario Greco, Group Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Insurance Group, said: “The threat of cyberattacks poses a significant risk to both societal and economic stability. As insurers, we can offer some degree of protection, but we must acknowledge that large-scale,...