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Govt to launch $100 million Bharat Marinme Pool on Tuesday in New Delhi
The BNP, that cover all maritime risks like Hull and Machinery,...
Govt to prepare a master plan to track climate, disaster impact: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed country's...
Crop Loss:Chouhan asks officials to expedite insurance claims to farmers
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development Chouhan stated that the government’s focus is not limited to production alone, but also extends to the scientific assessment of crop damage, proper settlement of...
US allies see no way of opening Hormuz Strait during war
European capitals are preparing to combine military and insurance options for a post-conflict transition period.The UK has been in talks with Lloyds of London — the world’s largest insurance market — about insurance products and prices for when that happens, according...
US sending Marines and amphibious assault ship to Middle East, officials say
Even if the conflict does stop soon, there will be no rapid recovery from the upheaval caused by airstrikes and Iran’s virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the conduit for 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas The U.S. military is deploying a large...
Indian gas tankers getting ready to sail through Hormuz, data shows
India’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said separately on Friday that the country was “in favor of safe and unhindered movement” of India’s fleet of 22 vessels which were inside the Gulf, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was talking to other...
Airspace curbs, higher operational costs pose challenges for airlines amid West Asia conflict
Officials also said insurance premiums in the wake of the war have surged since February 28, ranging from Rs 30 lakh to up to Rs 1 crore, depending on narrow-body and wide-body aircraft.One of the officials said there is now a kind of war premium, which is about Rs...
Tariff refund lawsuits surge amid uncertainty about US plans
Nearly 1,000 new cases were filed in a US trade court since March 1, according to a Bloomberg News review of publicly available records. That’s roughly a third of the more than 3,000 tariff lawsuits brought over the past year. The number of companies suing for tariff...
West Asia crisis impact limited so far, but risks rise if Strait disruption prolongs: Jefferies
The report further emphasizes the fundamental linkage between energy and growth, noting that "economic growth is energy consumed," implying that any sustained disruption could directly hit growth trajectories of countries like India. New Delhi:The ongoing West Asia...
Global trade growth likely to slow down to 1.9 pc this year amid West Asia crisis WTO
"Sustained increases in energy prices could increase risks for global trade, with potential spillovers for food security and cost pressures on consumers and businesses," WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said New Delhi:The global trade growth is expected to...
Wildfires, storms, floods contribute to record 92% of global insured losses in 2025:Swiss Re
``According to our modelled peak-loss scenario, insured losses could even climb to about USD 320 billion in 2026. As exposure keeps building, the upward trend in insured losses is structural and it is critical to identify the risk drivers behind this to manage and...
Nearly 45% of Indian road accidents fatalities involve 2-wheelers, says Secy, MoRTH
Reaffirming the Government’s focus on high-risk areas, he informed that 100 districts with the highest number of accidents have already been identified for targeted interventions. New Delhi:V Umashankar,secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, remarked that...