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Govt to meet shipping firms and exporters on Monday to assess impact of Iran tensions on trade
Iran's state media said on February 28 that the Islamic Republic...
Healthcare should be affordable to all; Ayushman Bharat scheme fulfills vision: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi PM Modi highlighted the potential of...
NPS assets under management to touch Rs 15 lakh cr by fiscal end: PFRDA Chairman
(L to R)- Rama Mohan Rao Amara, MD of State Bank of India; Deepak Mohanty, chairman, PFRDA, Siddhartha Mohanty,MD&CEO, LIC; Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO of Axis Bank at an event to launch of official launch of the Association of NPS Intermediaries in Mumbai ``We...
GST Council exempts tax on insurers’ contributions to Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, defers any decisions on life and health covers
No decision was taken with regard to reduction in GST on insurance premiums as the GoM needed more time to study the issue. Many inputs are awaited including the one from insurance regulator IRDAI, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ``It was felt any decision on...
8.39 cr hospital admissions worth over Rs 1.16 lakh crore authorised under AB PMJAY till Nov 30: Govt
Many of the states and Union territories implementing the scheme have converged their respective State Health Insurance Schemes with AB PMJAY, thereby increasing the population covered under government-funded medical insurance to include more than 18 crore families,...
GST Council to decide on insurance premium tax; major rate rejig unlikely
A final decision of the insurance taxation under GST is likely on Saturday as most states are in favour of lowering taxes on premium. New Delhi: The GST Council, in its meeting on Saturday, is likely to decide on reducing tax rates on life and health insurance...
DoT asks telcos to play cybercrime awareness caller tune 8-10 times daily
"In order to make the public aware about cybercrime through the caller tune campaign, it has been decided to play caller tune audios through pre-call announcement/ring back tone arrangement, which will be provided to TSPs by nodal officers of I4C. Caller tunes to a...
Pollution-free environment a constitutional right, says HC; pulls up authorities for ‘inaction’
"There needs to be an inherent will, desire and resolve to curb environmental pollution, and effective and drastic steps in that regard being required to be taken, so that people are not adversely affected on health and other counts, more particularly when Mumbai,...
Lavanya Mundayur takes charge as CMD of Agriculture Insurance Company
Lavanya Mundayur, CMD, Agriculture Insurance Company After clearing Mundayur‘s appointment with a bit of delay, the government will now approve the appointments of new executive directors (EDs) and will also shortlist the names for the post CMD of Oriental Insurance...
Govt plans to make agri residue burning punishable under solid waste management rules
Farmers with less than two acres of land now have to pay environmental compensation of Rs 5,000, up from Rs 2,500. And those with land between two and five acres are fined Rs 10,000 instead of Rs 5,000 New Delhi: The government plans to make open burning of...
Reliance Nippon Life starts negotiation with IndusInd Bank on bancassurance tie up
"Bancassurance was a missing link in our structure and we have started exploring the possibility with IndusInd Bank and we are already in dialogue to strike a win-win deal for all stakeholders," Reliance Nippon Life Insurance CEO Ashish Vohra Mumbai: Reliance Nippon...
13 dead, 101 rescued after Navy speed boat rams into ferry off Mumbai coast
The Neelkamal ferry, with 80 persons and five crew members on board, was on way to Elephanta Islands, a popular tourist destination near Mumbai, when the speed boat circled it before crashing into it, a viral video of the accident shows Mumbai: Two passengers died and...