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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: Losses by wild animals as add on cover allowed at cost of state government
The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), introduced in the...
Air India checking fuel switches on its Boeing Dreamliners, memo says
The checks have not unearthed any issues so far and will not...
Air India’s Ahmedabad-London flight with 242 people crashes in seconds after take off, just one survives
Air India had renewed its mega $20 billion insurance policy with multinational re/insurer AIG as the lead reinsurer since Apr 1. The primary insurers for the Air India policy are- Tata Aig General Insurance( lead insurer), ICICI Lombard General Insurance, New India...
No MDR will be charged on UPI transactions: FinMin
"Speculation and claims that the MDR will be charged on UPI transactions are completely false, baseless, and misleading. Such baseless and sensation-creating speculations cause needless uncertainty, fear and suspicion among our citizens. The Government remains fully...
Firefighting efforts intensify aboard Singapore vessel after explosion off Kerala coast
"Around 40 per cent of the fire has now been brought under control. The vessel remains afloat but unmanned and is slowly drifting southeast in the Arabian Sea," according to updates shared by the Director General of Shipping. Kochi/Mumbai: Indian Coast Guard and other...
Hindu Kush Himalayas at greater risk Of landslides, floods this monsoon: Report
While the monsoon is crucial for refilling these rivers, the danger from water-related disasters, such as floods, landslides, storms, heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and GLOFs, is increasing due to the worsening impacts of climate change. New Delhi: There is a high...
R Doraiswamy selected as MD&CEO of LIC
R Doraiswamy, managing director, LIC Among four MDs, Doraiswamy is the second senior most MD among existing four MDs followed by Pant and Patnaik. After getting approvals from the government, he will be getting a term of over three years till August 31, 2028 as...
India’s social security coverage increased from 19 pc to 64 pc in 10 years
According to an official statement, ILO has acknowledged India's achievement and officially published on its dashboard that 64.3 per cent of India's population, i.e. over 94 crore people, are now covered under at least one social protection benefit. It is an...
SBI General Insurance appoints Mohd. Arif Khan as its deputy CEO
Mohd. Arif Khan, deputy chief executive officer, SBI General Naveen Chandra Jha, MD & CEO, SBI General Insurance, said, "His vast experience across diverse banking functions, strong strategic expertise, and deep understanding of the business, will be instrumental...
India’s population to reach 1.46 billion, fertility rate falling below the replacement level of 2.1.
The country's 68 per cent of the population is of working age (15-64), providing a potential demographic dividend, if matched by adequate employment and policy support. New Delhi: India's population is estimated to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, continuing to be the...
FM asks financial sector regulators to standardise KYC, refund of unclaimed assets to rightful owners
Lto R--Ajay Seth, Finance secretary, Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India,Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister,Pankaj Choudhary,Union Minister of State for Finance and Nagaraju Maddirala, Secretary, Department of Financial Services at the 29th FSDC...
Dai-ichi Life and Capgemini sign multi-year agreement to establish a GCC in India to drive international digital transformation
Tetsuya Kikuta, President and CEO, Dai-ichi Life Holdings "This strategic partnership with Capgemini supports our long-term ambition to build differentiated, internal capabilities through the establishment of our Global Capability Center," said Tetsuya Kikuta,...