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New GIC Re CMD to be selected by FSIB on Feb 24
A few names including Ashok Lahoty,appointed actuary of state owned...
Nagaraju inaugurates facilitation camps to promote ‘Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima’ for CGHS beneficiaries
M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS),...
Families of private doctors lost on Covid duty cannot be excluded from Rs 50 lakh insurance: SC
The Bombay High Court had previously dismissed her plea for benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Package (PMGKY), holding that Dr Surgade’s work was not officially “requisitioned” as Covid duty New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that...
Failure to hedge FX risk could affect ratings for some Indian corporates
The picture is more diverse in the building materials and construction sectors. Commodity and natural resource firms, for example, have products whose prices are broadly linked to global commodity prices in US dollars.Rated companies in the technology (mostly IT...
India sets its own air standards; global rankings not official: Govt
Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha on India's position in global indices such as IQAir's World Air Quality Ranking, the WHO Global Air Quality Database, the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) metrics, the Environment...
Employee medical plan costs in India expected to rise by 11.5 per cent in 2026
The report showS cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal conditions, and cancer will continue to be the top drivers of medical costs, with hypertension, high cholesterol, and poor nutrition as leading risk factors. “India’s healthcare landscape is evolving, with...
PFRDA widens investment options for funds
The PFRDA will now allow private pension funds to invest in the top 250 stocks by market capitalisation listed on India's bourses. Earlier, these funds were allowed to invest in a list of 200 stocks approved by the trust of the National Pension Scheme New...
Number of train accidents in India is down from 135 in 2014-15 to 31 in 2024-25: Railway Minister
Vaishnaw highlighted various safety measures taken by the Indian Railways to enhance safety in train operations. He said that the budgetary outlay for safety-related activities had been enhanced nearly 3-fold from Rs 39,463 crore in 2014-15 to over Rs 1.16 lakh crore...
TRAI-RBI pilot to help select customers review, revoke consents given for promotional content
Under the joint TRAI–RBI Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) pilot to digitise and standardise consent for promotional communications, SMS notifications will begin to be sent shortly to select customers (limited in number), according to Ministry of Communications. New...
Ageas Federal Life unveils its new logo, ropes in Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador
Cricker legend Sachin Tendulkar and Jude Gomes, managing director & CEO of Ageas Federal Life at an event in Mumbai to launch company's new brand identity Jude Gomes, managing director & CEO of Ageas Federal Life Insurance, said, “ This milestone accelerates...
AB-PMJAY: 2.02 crore claims amounting to Rs 28,732 crore settled in FY25, says govt
The scheme was also expanded to cover 6 crore senior citizens of age 70 years and above belonging to 4.5 crore families, irrespective of their socio-economic status, through the Ayushman Vay Vandana card. 89.51 lakh cards have been issued under the Ayushman Vay...
New labour codes give gig, platform workers portable social security benefits
Under the Social Security code, aggregators are now required to contribute 1–2 per cent of annual turnover, capped at 5 per cent of payments made or payable to gig and platform workers to a Social Security Fund, an official statement said.The fund finances a range of...