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Aon UK creates programme to support displaced professionals entering the workforce
People who have been displaced and have professional qualifications...
WGC proposes physically-backed common infrastructure to scale digital gold
"The idea behind this initiative is to provide a shared...
Urban Company and HDFC Pension forge partneship to secure future of 50,000 service professionals
As part of the affiliation, HDFC Pension will manage pension contributions providing a seamless digital experience for on-boarding, account management and long-term retirement planning, while Urban Company will facilitate awareness and access to the program across its...
SC agrees to hear pleas related to June 12 Air India plane crash
On September 22, while entertaining the plea of the NGO, the top court termed as “unfortunate and irresponsible” the selective publication of a preliminary report on the Air India crash, which outlined lapses on the part of pilots and paved the way for a “media...
RBI proposes rules for banks to implement relief measures during natural disasters, to kick in from April 1
India ranks sixth globally in climate vulnerability, according to the Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index 2025, which tracked events between 1993 and 2022.During this period, India experienced over 400 extreme weather events, resulting in at least 80,000 deaths and...
Nvidia unveils AI tools and models for faster weather forecasting
Mike Pritchard, the director of climate simulation research for Nvidia and a professor of earth system sciences at the University of California, Irvine, said that one of the practical business applications of the new weather models will be in the insurance industry....
India’s commercial vehicle industry entering early stages of a cyclical recovery
"Our analysis shows a clear improvement in fleet operator economics driven by lower GST cuts and better freight rates, leading to higher profitability. We have been positive on the sector given the strong potential of a CV upcycle and improving demand visibility," the...
Budget-26-27:Improving insurance affordability and access
Recent policy measures, such as the exemption of insurance premiums from GST, have laid a strong foundation for sectoral growth, and the Budget 026-27, to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Feb1, can build on this momentum through thoughtful,...
Budget 26-27:Repositioning general insurance as essential economic and social infrastructure
Significant focus on insuring houses and SME/MSMEs is also critical to ensure that the asset and lifestyle creation of India is not at risk due to physical or economic volatility. With rising climate linked events, rapid urbanisation, and increasing asset ownership...
Direct equity buying by investors moderate, households route savings via mutual funds: NSE report
The report noted that after witnessing net investments of Rs 1.7 lakh crore (USD 19.8 bn) in 2024 and consistent buying over the previous five years, individual investors turned moderate net sellers in 2025. During the year, net outflows from individual investors...
PFRDA constitutes 9-member panel to review and modernise NPS investment framework
It will benchmark these norms against global pension systems and assess them in the context of India’s evolving investment ecosystem. The objective is to strengthen the NPS investment architecture to support long-term retirement wealth creation, enhance...
IRDAI’s mandatory online Reinsurance Exchange begins on Apr1, to include brokers, offline payment
This innovative system, with a view to transforming India’s reinsurance landscape, brings together all key stakeholders (Cedants(insurers) , Intermediaries and Reinsurers) onto a single, unified platform that transforms how reinsurance transactions totalling Rs 1.14...