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Middle East Crisis: Govt engages with all stakeholders to ensure trade continuity amid geopolitical unrest
The Centre reiterated its readiness to facilitate trade operations,...
Rising tensions in Middle East may impact trade, push up freight, insurance costs
``The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz threatens a major share of...
Govt warns subscribers against unfamiliar international calls
"The DoT advises citizens that they should show caution with respect to answering calls from unfamiliar international numbers which are not starting with +91 and which claim to be from government authorities of India. Citizens are advised to report such suspected...
Govt launches AI tools, e-commerce safety measures to boost consumer protection
The Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) is drafting new guidelines to regulate surrogate advertising and has issued notices to 13 companies for non-compliance with existing rules, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi New Delhi: Food and Consumer Affairs...
Govt to issue guidelines on pesky calls next month: Consumer Affairs Sec
Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said the department has prepared draft guidelines in consultation with stakeholders, which will be harmonized with upcoming regulations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) New Delhi: The consumer affairs ministry will...
Claims ratio of non-life insurers dips to 82.52% in FY24: Irdai report
The incurred claims ratio for private sector general insurers, standalone health insurers and specialised insurers were at 76.49 per cent, 63.63 per cent, and 66.58 per cent, respectively, for 2023-24 as compared to the previous year's ratio of 75.13 per cent, 61.44...
India’s insurance penetration falls further from 4% to 3.7% in FY 24
According to the latest IRDAI annual report for Fy 23-24, released today after its ratification in the winter session of Parliament the insurance penetration for life insurance industry has again marginally declined from 3 per cent in the previous year to 2.8 per cent...
Over 71.81 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Account numbers generated: Centre
Gender-wise utilisation shows that women account for 49 per cent of the issued Ayushman cards and almost 50 per cent of total hospital admissions, showcasing the scheme’s role in promoting gender equity in healthcare, according to the Health Ministry New Delhi: Over...
SEBI takes strict action in front running case, bars 9 entities, seizes over Rs 21 crore
The SEBI had investigated some suspicious front-running trades related to PNB MetLife India Insurance before this action.The focus of this investigation was to find out whether the suspicious entities were doing front running in the trade of PNB MetLife India...
West Bengal, Bihar most impacted by arsenic contamination: Centre tells NGT
“States of West Bengal and Bihar are reported to be most affected by arsenic contamination of groundwater irrigation by contaminated groundwater is the major route for arsenic entry into agricultural soil which ultimately leads to its entry into the food chain,” the...
GST Council approves ‘Track and Trace Mechanism’ to curb evasion
"The system shall be based on a Unique Identification Marking which shall be affixed on the said goods or the packages thereof. This will provide a legal framework for developing such a system and will help in implementation of mechanism for tracing specified...
GST Council to set up GoM to look into Andhra’s demand for 1 pc calamity cess
The GoM in January 2019 decided to approve the levy of 1 per cent 'calamity cess' by Kerala for a period of two years to fund rehabilitation work in the state hit by floods. The goods and services that faced the 1 per cent cess were decided by Kerala Jaisalmer: The...