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Fire doused at HPCL Rajasthan Refinery, Re/insured by Oriental Insurance and Swiss Re
The refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, which was scheduled to...
Health insurance covers about 47% in rural and 44% in urban India:Govt Survey
The Indian government's survey findings have shown the estimated...
LIC bags Guinness world record for selling highest life insurance policies in 24 hrs
(L to R) Rishi Nath, official adjudicator, Guinness World Records, hands over certificate of achievement to Siddhartha Mohanty, CEO & MD, LIC, celebrating LIC’s Guinness World Record for the “Most Life Insurance Policies Sold in 24 Hours.” On January 20, a total...
Govt ratifies interest rate at 8.25 pc on employees’ provident fund for FY25
EPFO, on February 28, had decided to retain the interest rate of 8.25 per cent on employees' provident fund (EPF) deposits for the financial year 2024-25, equal to the rate provided in the preceding fiscal. Now the interest amount as per the rate ratified for FY25...
Monsoon reaches Kerala, earliest since 2009: IMD
The IMD in April forecast above-normal cumulative rainfall in the 2025 monsoon season, ruling out the possibility of El Nino conditions, which are associated with below-normal rainfall in the Indian subcontinent New Delhi:The southwest monsoon reached Kerala on...
Acko General Insurance penalised Rs 1 cr by IRDA for violating regulations
According to the IRDAI order, even where outsourcing is given to an intermediary, the insurer retains the responsibility for all regulatory obligations and proper due diligence and monitoring of the outsourced service provider and the services provided Hyderabad/...
Maternity leave integral to maternity benefits, says SC, sets aside Madras HC verdict
"Maternity leave is integral to maternity benefits. Reproductive rights are now recognized as part of several intersecting domains of international human rights law viz. the right to health, right to privacy, right to equality and non-discrimination and the right to...
Robust cybersecurity powerful technologies to determine strength of a nation Prasada
"In UP, around 10 crore Jan Dhan accounts were opened and a majority of these were citizens, who had never used banking services. A major reason behind this was higher costs. With IT integration and online transactions, the cost was brought down to Rs 50 from Rs...
Prudential appoints Naveen Tahilyani as its regional CEO for India and Africa
Naveen Tahilyani Earlier, Prudential plc had announced its plan to establish a joint venture with Vama Sundari Investments (Delhi) Private Limited (Vama), an HCL Group's Promoter Company, for an Indian standalone health insurance company London: UK major Prudential...
Recent rainfall unlikely to damage major crops will boost production: Agriculture Secretary
"No damage has been reported so far due to sudden rainfall. It will benefit summer (zaid) crops such as moong, maize and paddy," Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi New Delhi: The recent rainfall following extreme heat conditions across parts of the country has...
SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking national guidelines on heatwave
A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, National Disaster Management Authority and others, seeking their response within two weeks....
Need to establish permanent body for consumer disputes SC to Centre
"The Union of India is directed to file an affidavit on the feasibility of a permanent adjudicatory forum for consumer disputes, either in the form of a consumer tribunal or a consumer court, within a period of three months from today, on the touchstone of the...