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Asia heatwaves compound economic strain amid oil shock
“Food inflation in Asia is set to rise in 2026,” said Adam Ahmad...
Hantavirus Cruise outbreak poses low pandemic risk
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Director-General,WHO The outbreak has...
SBI General appoints Shrish Mahuli as CBO
SBI General Insurance has appointed Shrish Ramchandra Mahuli as its chief business officer. With 24 years of experience across the insurance and automotive sectors,Mahuli will be responsible for driving the company’s overall business strategy, expanding distribution...
President Trump and his team discusing Iran’s proposal to end war
The proposal sent by Iran outlines a framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and bring an end to the conflict, with a condition that negotiations on its nuclear programme be held at a later stage. The Strait of Hormuz remains a critical maritime route for global...
EIP partners with Nexacore, launches end-to-end device protection to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is expected to remain a high-growth market for device protection and warranty solutions, as rising usage and demand for protection products drive momentum across the wider region. As a result, the Asia-Pacific electronic gadget insurance market is...
NGT issues notice to Centre over hanging glacier danger in central Himalaya
The bench referred to the report and said four researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar and the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Chandigarh, which indicated violation of the provisions of the...
Iran war disrupts the circuit board supply chain, raises costs for tech firms
The disruption is a fresh blow to electronics manufacturers which are already grappling with soaring memory chip costs and highlights the broadening impact of the Iran war that has wreaked havoc on supply chains, plastics, and oil supplies. The conflict in the Middle...
Acko eyes $300-$500 million IPO, valued at $2.5 billion
Founded in 2016, Acko has focused on digitising insurance purchase and has relied on partnerships with online platforms and mobility companies to scale. MUMBAI: India's Acko Insurance is targeting a valuation of between $2 billion and $2.5 billion in its planned...
Aon UK creates programme to support displaced professionals entering the workforce
People who have been displaced and have professional qualifications face unemployment rates up to three times the UK national average. The new programme, modelled on Aon’s award-winning UK Work Insights Programme, is delivered in collaboration with the Refugee...
WGC proposes physically-backed common infrastructure to scale digital gold
"The idea behind this initiative is to provide a shared infrastructure which could help gold to play a greater role in the digital economy. This will be backed by physical gold this will be accredited, inspected regularly, with processes in place to make sure that...
Parrots are ‘wild animals’, rules HC; orders Maharashtra govt to compensate farmer for crop damage
The court passed the order on a petition filed by Mahadeo Dekate , a farmer from Hingi village in Wardha district, who claimed that his pomegranate trees were damaged by wild parrots from the nearby wildlife sanctuary in May 2016, and sought compensation for the same....
Finmin asks PSBs to complete wage revision process in next 12 months
Public sector banks (PSBs) and financial institutions, including insurance companies revise wages of their employees every five years. As part of the settlement, the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) is expected to engage in dialogues with the employees'...