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DGCA says no ‘major safety concerns’ on Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet
It advised the airline to strengthen internal coordination across...
Action plan should be made to tackle heat waves: Amit Shah
Amit Shah ,Union Home Minister ``For the first time, we have also...
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,...
Sumit Madan appointed as MD&CEO of Axis Max Life Insurance
Sumit Madan, CDO and CEO designate, Axis Max Life Insurance Sumit had joined Axis Max Life in February 2024 and brings over 25 years of extensive experience in banking establishing and scaling businesses with strategic clarity, people-centric leadership and...
FM asks NIIF to leverage its sovereign-backed design, explore diversified finance sources
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister The Governing Council appreciated NIIF's evolution as a sovereign-linked asset manager and acknowledged the efforts made over the years to build strong partnerships with marquee investors like Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, pension...
Life insurers record 11 pc rise in new premium collection in April-May
The private sector life insurance industry, led by HDFC Life (with a total premium of Rs 4966 crore), has grown by 12 per cent y-o-y to Rs 20, 411 crore during the first two months of the fiscal. State owned Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) has increased its premium by...
IMD DG Mohapatra receives UN’s Sasakawa Award-2025 for Disaster Risk Reduction
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department This accolade not only recognizes Mohapatra’s insightful leadership but also reaffirms India’s growing role in advancing global disaster risk management New Delhi: Mrutyunjay...
India is a strategic focus for World Business Council for Sustainable Development, says President CEO Peter Bakker
Peter Bakker. President and CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development WBCSD is mobilizing members in India to advance efforts in measuring and managing physical risk across value chains.These risks arise from the physical impacts of climate change and...