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India likely to cross $4 trillion economy mark this fiscal: CEA Nageswaran
Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran noted India is fully...
Heavy rainfall unleashes deadly floods across Southeast Asia
Total number of confirmed dead in Vietnam is now 91.Flooding in...
US insurers may take a hit of about $2.7 billion from damage caused by Hurricane Beryl
Triggered a record $44 million payout to the nation of Grenada from a regional catastrophe insurance fund Insurers in the United States may take a hit of about $2.7 billion from damage caused by Hurricane Beryl, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co (KCC)...
SC terms rising suicide cases as social issue, seeks Centre’s response on PIL
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of lawyer and petitioner Gaurav Kumar Bansal that effective steps are needed to deal with the rising number of suicide cases and asked the Centre to...
EU markets watchdog signals a hard line on new ESG disclosures
The European Securities and Markets Authority acknowledged that complying with the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards creates “challenges” for companies, and the first reports, due next year for the largest firms, will constitute a “milestone in the...
Flooding In Northern Bangladesh displaces 40,000 people
“Heavy rains in the Indian upstream region mean that the suffering is far from over. We have taken measures to cope with the situation,” said Rezwanul Rahman, the head of Bangladesh’s disaster management department. Flooding in Bangladesh has swept away homes and shut...
65 pc transactions now digital in small-town India, Gen X leads the charge
New Delhi: About 65 per cent of transactions by consumers in small-town India are now digital, while in larger cities this ratio was around 75 per cent, a new report showed on Tuesday. According to the report by Kearney India and Amazon Pay India, the digital payment...
Budget FY2024-25: Indian Insurance Industry’s Wish-list
The upcoming Budget 2024-25 is crucial for advancing insurance accessibility and inclusivity, in line with IRDAI's 'insurance for all by 2047' vision. Some of the important functionaries of the Indian industry put forward a few demands before union finance minister...
June warmest on record every month since July 2023 breached 1.5 deg C threshold
This was also the 13th consecutive month of record-high temperatures, driven by the 2023-24 El Niño event and human-caused climate change. A similar streak occurred in 2015-2016 New Delhi: With millions experiencing scorching heat last month, the European Union's...
Kerala culls 310 pigs to contain African Swine Fever outbreak
This marks the latest incident in the country's ongoing battle with ASF, which first appeared in the northeastern states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in May 2020. Since then, the disease has spread to approximately 24 states and union territories across the country...
Term Insurance: Multiple features with flexible options
Several term plans come with the flexibility of being converted into an endowment policy or a pension fund with monthly annuities, thus becoming more attractive to people Amit Jaiswal, Chief BALIC Direct Officer, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance One of the simplest forms...
Govt mulls doubling number of AB-PMJAY beneficiaries insurance amount
"Discussions are happening to double the beneficiary base under the AB-PMJAY over the next three years, which, if implemented, will cover more than two-third population of the country with health cover, the sources said while noting that medical expenditure is one of...